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Assistant Headteacher - Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Brookside Community Primary School, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PR

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L7 (£60,145) - L10 (£64,691), depending on experience.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and dedicated professional who can contribute to our vibrant and inclusive learning community. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality teaching and learning, building positive relationshipswith pupils, and supporting their academic and personal development. We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to inclusion, excellence, and teamwork, and who is ready to embrace the opportunities that come with working in a dynamic academy setting.

Are you an ambitious, values-driven leader with a passion for excellence in teaching and learning? Brookside Academy is seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher - Teaching, Learning and Assessment to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our academy.

At Brookside, we are proud to be one of Somerset’s largest and most inclusive primary schools, offering provision across nursery, mainstream, and specialist settings. As part of the Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust, we are committed to collaboration, innovation, and ensuring that every child achieves their potential.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and inspirational leader to drive forward the highest standards of teaching, learning, and assessment across the academy. You will lead with vision and integrity, developing research-informed practice, coaching colleagues to excel, and embedding a culture of ambition, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate a strong track record of leadership, evidence of improving pupil outcomes, and expertise in pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment. You will combine strategic thinking with a hands-on commitment to modelling excellent practice, and you will have the presence and credibility to inspire staff, pupils, and the wider community.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a significant impact on teaching, learning, and outcomes across a diverse and ambitious academy.
• Access to extensive professional development and leadership pathways within BTC Trust.
• A supportive, collaborative team where your ideas and leadership will help shape the academy’s future.
• A dynamic and inclusive school environment where every role contributes to our vision that children come first.

If you share our passion for educational excellence and believe you can make a real difference to the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 5th October 2025 at 11:59pm

Interview date: 14th October 2025

We believe in hiring for potential and this means that we value individuals for the knowledge skills and experience that they have developed in every aspect of their lives. If you don’t feel that you meet all of the criteria listed in the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.

We care about our staff and provide a number of benefits in addition to salary including a positive and supportive working environment, employer pension contribution of at least 23%, generous annual leave entitlement for all-year round staff, on-site gyms, free parking, access to a retail discounts platform and Employee Assistance Programme. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.

We truly believe that diversity of thought, culture, background and perspective secure the best outcomes for our students. We strive to build teams that represent our local communities and welcome applications from individuals who identify as members of an under-represented group and in particular individuals who identify as BAME, disabled or LGBT. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. This post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).A comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all applicants, which will include a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

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AHT - Teaching, Learning and Assessment Candidate Information Pack.pdf - 512 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brookside Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 568 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brookside Community Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@btc-trust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brookside-community-primary-school

Brookside Academy offers mainstream and specialist provision from 0 to 11. We are a unique setting where experienced staff, excellent facilities and high expectations are key to ensuring all children can achieve.

Arranging a visit to Brookside Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.

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