Assistant Headteacher w/ responsibility for Inclusion & Pastoral (P/T)
Foxborough Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 8TX6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or January 2026
Closing date
6 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 3 days a week, to be agreed
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1 - 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Following a successful promotion, we are looking to appoint an inspirational, forward-thinking Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Inclusion & Pastoral to join a school that values Responsibility, Open-Mindedness, Challenge and Kindness.
Foxborough is a vibrant and welcoming school where strong relationships and inclusive teaching are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about creating a supportive environment where every child and every member of staff feels valued and empowered to thrive. As a school, we prioritise staff development, offering ongoing professional growth opportunities and a collaborative culture that supports ambitious and compassionate leadership. If you're a leader who believes in the power of connection, inclusion, and continuous improvement, Foxborough is the place to make a real impact.
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
At Pioneer Educational Trust, we don’t just offer a job – we offer a community, a career and a commitment to your wellbeing. Here’s what makes us different:
Flexible Working: We have been at the forefront of pioneering flexible working in schools since 2019 focusing on the presumption that flexible working can work unless there is a genuine operational reason that it cannot. This is achieved through our unique, transparent and inclusive flexible job design process. As a Department for Education Flexible Working Ambassador MAT, we share our expertise regionally and nationally.
Professional development: We are committed to the growth of all our colleagues. With our CPDL Wednesdays, all our staff have dedicated time for professional development and collaborative working, ensuring continuous improvement and shared best practices.
Positive work environment: Enjoy a supportive and enriching working environment with free refreshments, long service recognition, free annual flu vaccinations, and an Employee Assistance Programme offering advice on wellbeing, and more.
Exceptional leadership opportunities: We provide exceptional leadership development opportunities for all our staff, enabling all colleagues to flourish and be fulfilled.
Pioneer Summit: All staff attend our collaborative annual Pioneer Summit. A fun packed day of keynote speakers, workshops and activities. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Trust and to recognise and celebrate our achievements.
All you have to do bring is your authentic self.
What our staff say (Edurio):
“Everyone is welcome here no matter what differences they have”
“Flexible working has made my transition back to work much easier and I enjoy being able to work and have that balance”
“I appreciate the culture, the people in the school and the school and Trust leadership”
What Ofsted say (November 2024):
“The school provides outstanding support for pupils with SEND. Staff identify pupils’ needs early on and teach in ways which provide effective support.”
“Leaders…have a highly ambitious, coherent strategy to sustain the quality of education pupils receive. As part of this, they ensure that staff benefit from exceptionally high-quality staff development, which is a central pillar of the trust’s ethos They are unanimously proud to be part of the school and of the difference it makes to pupils”
Our core values
- we pioneer: We prepare the way for others to follow, transcending barriers through aspiration, merit, and risk. We are determined, committed, and responsible, never accepting mediocrity.
- we inspire collaboration: We believe in working in partnership. In a culture of high trust and intelligent risk-taking, collaboration exists at all levels and between all stakeholders.
- we invest intelligently: We provide high-quality professional development for all staff and a positive, enriching work environment. We offer high support and challenge that enables all colleagues to flourish.
- we consciously liberate: Providing equal access to an outstanding education is central to our aims. We champion the vulnerable and disadvantaged, breaking down barriers to learning.
Flexible working opportunities
Flexible Working: We have been at the forefront of pioneering flexible working in schools since 2019 focusing on the presumption that flexible working can work unless there is a genuine operational reason that it cannot. This is achieved through our unique, transparent and inclusive flexible job design process. As a Department for Education Flexible Working Ambassador MAT, we share our expertise regionally and nationally.
Further details about the role
We are committed to equality of opportunity, promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, students and the community we work with. Foxborough Primary School and Pioneer Educational Trust values everyone’s contribution and ensures all have the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that all learners, regardless of background, deserve a world-class education.
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.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Foxborough Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 226 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Foxborough Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@pioneereducationaltrust.org.uk
Foxborough Primary School, part of Pioneer Educational Trust, is a richly diverse school community.
We are a small school with a big heart. We are role models who build supportive relationships with our pupils that create independent, responsible learners who are open-minded. We provide challenging opportunities so that every pupil can reach their full potential, driven by our passion for education and kindness.
School location
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