Assistant Headteacher
Warren Wood Primary School, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UR11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
8 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £48,366.00 - £53,380.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Salary: Leadership Scale L2-L6 (£48,366 - £53,380)
Start date: 1st January 2025
Hours: Full-time
Location:Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 2UR
Closing date:8th October 2025
Interview date: 14th October 2025
Warren Wood Primary School are looking to appoint an inspirational Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership team. If you are looking to join a dedicated team that will welcome your ideas to engage our students, we would like to hear from you!
The successful applicant will be an existing senior leader or an ambitious middle leader looking to progress into Senior Leadership and make a significant contribution to our school. With a successful track record of teaching and working as a middle or senior leader, you should have experience of leading change and initiating and implementing improvements in personal development. You will develop the student experience and create great learning in the classroom, looking to drive excellence whilst working with an enthusiastic and energetic team of leaders and staff who are highly committed to the students.
Key Responsibilities:
To support the Headteacher in the strategic leadership and management of the school
To lead Personal Development across the school
To ensure high-quality teaching and learning and student progress
To support the Headteacher in developing and implementing school improvement plan and policies
Requirements:
Qualified teacher status or equivalent
Experience as a senior leader or an aspiring middle leader in a primary school
Strong leadership and management skills
A proven track record of improving student outcomes
The ability to motivate and inspire staff and students
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Warren Wood Primary School is aspiring to be a vibrant and high performing primary school supporting learners of all abilities. As part of the Beyond Schools Trust we believe in the importance of core values that support our staff’s well-being and growth. We want our staff to have a good balance between work and life, receive recognition and praise for their efforts, and feel empowered to make decisions. As a member of the Trust, you will also have the opportunities to collaborate with other staff across our primary and secondary settings. We value teamwork and believe that working together can bring about positive changes within our school community.
In return, we will offer you:
- an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
- comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
- Care First employee assistance programme
- non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
- membership of the Teachers’/Local Government Pension Scheme
- two-week half term in October (Term-time/teachers only)
- cycle to work scheme
For further details on this role and to apply please complete an application form which can be found on the school’s careers page Our Vacancies | Warren Wood Primary School
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Lucinda Woodroof on 01634 401401 or via email lwoodroof@warrenwoodprimary.co.uk
We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications
Safeguarding commitment
Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".
Equality & Inclusivity Statement
At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.
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 are not accepted.
About Warren Wood Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 486 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Warren Wood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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