Assistant Headteacher

University of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0QZ

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Scale L3–L7
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership Pay Scale L3–L7

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Assistant Headteacher (please send internally and add to MyNewTerm)

There is no other school like ours. As the country’s first primary school to grow from the recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review, we were built from the ground up around a single question: what is best for this child? We are looking for an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to lead the pastoral life of our school.

As a member of our Senior Leadership Team, you will lead pastoral care, behaviour and wellbeing across the school, and work with teachers and leaders to improve the quality of teaching. You will also be a Designated Safeguarding Lead. This is a non-teaching post, working closely with the Deputy Headteacher, who holds overall accountability for this area.

We are a large, three-form entry Free School, founded on three principles: inclusion, ambition and innovation. We are known nationally and internationally for our work in areas such as Oracy and Professional Development.

We warmly welcome a visit before you apply. School visits: Tuesday 29 September 2026, 4.30-5.30pm.

Closing date: 12 noon, Tuesday 13th October 2026

Shortlisting: Wednesday 14th October 2026

Interviews: w/c Monday 19th October 2026

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About University of Cambridge Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 660 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: University of Cambridge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/university-of-cambridge-primary-school

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