Assistant Headteacher - Watling Meadows Primary School

Central England Academy Trust, Nuneaton, CV11 4QH

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L3-L6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Assistant Head Teacher is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), leading Early Years and the whole‑school reading and phonics strategy, acting as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), and deputising for the Head Teacher. The postholder will model excellent teaching, secure high standards, and help establish the systems, culture and curriculum of a new and growing school. As the school is growing, we will be sharing the workload, in terms of additional responsibilities, but these will be redistributed as more staff are recruited.

In addition to the above we will require.

• Designated Teacher
• Attendance Champion
• Pupil Premium Champion
• Educational Visits Co-Ordinator
• Transition Lead

These can be negotiated subject to candidate’s strengths and experience.

This is a rare opportunity to create something truly special. We look forward to hearing from passionate leaders ready to take the next step in their career.

What the school offers its staff

Our offer to you

We strive to be an employer of choice, and are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, appreciated and at the heart of what we do.

We have a number of core benefits which include:

Professional Development

We support all our schools and services to offer professional development that isrooted in the evidenceof what improves teaching and learning.

We listen to what yourcareer aspirationsare and how we cansupport youwithin your role.

We provideTrust-wide CPDin key areas, including SEND, behaviour and teaching and learning.

We support staff inaccessing a wide range of qualifications, including Diplomas, Masters and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs).

Appraisal

Our staff appraisal focuses onsupporting our employeesto be the very best they can be.There isno performance-related payin our Trust, and we put staff at the heart of what we do so they can put children at the heart of what they do

Apprenticeship Levy

As a large employer we pay into the Apprenticeship Levy Fund and are therefore able tooffer a wide range of apprenticeshipsto both new and existing staff.

Pension Schemes

A contributorypension scheme relevant to your role: Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teaching staff, and the Local Government Pension Scheme for non-teaching staff.

Employee Support Schemes

Subsidised eye care for extended VDU users

• A Gym Membership Scheme
• A Cycle to Work Scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support.
• An Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials
• A Health Cash Plan benefit, providing reimbursements for various health-related expenses, including dental treatments, optical care, physiotherapy and more.

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.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for this post, please click on this linkhttps://centralenglandacademytrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacanciesand select the Assistant Headteacher position.

Darren Barrow, Head Teacher will be available at the model classroom and base set up at Higham Lane North Academy, Upper Farm Drive, Nuneaton, CV11 6YN on Monday 23rdFebruary from 4:00-6:00pm and all day Wednesday 25thFebruary if you would like to arrange an appointment to discuss this career defining opportunity further. Please emailheadteacher@watlingmeadows.co.ukto book your slot.

Please see the attached Job Application Pack for the full details of the role, including the Person Specification.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will be taken through the Trust's vetting procedure.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks:
Childcare disqualification
Enhanced DBS
Medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

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

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Watling Meadows AHT Job Description.pdf - 183 KB (opens in new tab)

About Central England Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Central England Academy Trust website
• Email address: headteacher@watlingmeadows.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/central-england-academy-trust

Thank you for your interest in joining Central England Academy Trust. Our diverse Trust serves families in Nuneaton and the surrounding areas, and currently consists of 5 schools: a primary special school, a secondary special school, two mainstream secondary schools and a mainstream junior school. We are also delighted to be opening a brand-new mainstream primary school in September 2026.

Our Trust’s core values summarise what is important to us and what we actively promote:

Collaboration: To work closely and productively with others for the greater good of everyone involved. To be positive, thoughtful and supportive towards others through showing appreciation and respect of own and other cultures, values and beliefs. We want everyone in our Trust to feel as though they are an important part of a large family.

Equity: Recognising that we do not start from the same place equity is about providing others with what they need in order to provide an equal access to opportunities. We want our school communities to be happy, empowered and supported through democratic processes and robust systems and structures where the autonomy, strengths and the uniqueness of the individual is supported, promoted and celebrated.

Aspiration: To always be ambitious ensuring that pupils and staff in our schools have the knowledge and skills to progress towards their aspirations and beyond. To support pupils to take their place in society and achieve success in adulthood.

Trust: To feel safe knowing that the reactions of others are well meaning and that systems and structures to support are consistent and predicable. To be well-informed and kept up-to-date and empowered to communicate wishes, concerns and opinions without fear of retribution.

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