Assistant Headteacher

Welbourne Primary School, London, N15 4EA

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L6-L10

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a leader to join our team to ensure our school's strategic vision is enacted consistently across all classrooms and corridors. This is a crucial, high-impact role focused on the lived reality of our school culture. This role is vital in providing total clarity and a single-point accountability for reinforcing our daily habits and shared norms, bridging between the strategic and operational leadership of the school. The leader will be an exceptional classroom teacher; modeling high competency of the teacher standards.

The Assistant Headteacher will be a guardian of the school’s "Daily Habits." They will ensure that the school is a safe, calm, and inclusive environment where every pupil, regardless of background, can thrive.

They will move the school’s "shared language" into "observable actions" through coaching, vigilance, and clear systems.

Under the direction of the headteacher, to ensure that the school fulfils its aims for excellence in teaching & learning & enables all pupils to achieve:

• to work alongside the headteacher to continue to develop a culture where individuals feel valued & personal development is encouraged
• to work alongside the headteacher to achieve the aims & objectives set out in the school’s development plans & the school’s vision
• to have high expectations of themselves & work with the headteacher to ensure that staff & pupils continually seek to improve & have high expectations of themselves & others
• to keep governors informed about the development of key areas & encourage their involvement so that they can effectively evaluate progress against development plans

The assistant headteacher will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).

What the school offers its staff

Investing in Your Leadership Journey

• We understand that effective leadership requires more than just a title; it requires time, strategic support, and a commitment to your professional growth.

As an Assistant Headteacher, you will benefit from:

A Modernised Professional Framework

As a leader, you will be supported by a staff team that feels valued and understands their own progression pathways.

Empowered Autonomy: You will lead core areas of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) with the autonomy to move from "action planning" to genuine strategic change.

Relational Leadership Culture

• Coaching & Mentorship: Regular 1-to-1 strategic coaching with the Headteacher to invest in your own -self-development.
• External Supervision: all members of the senior leadership team receive 1-to-1 external supervision to provide a safe space to reflect on the weight of leadership.
• Relational Infrastructure: You will be leading a school that has moved away from punitive systems. Our commitment to relational practice means you will spend less time on "firefighting" and more time on high-impact school improvement.

Effective Professional Development

Local Networks: access to Haringey Education Partnership’s CPD package and networks

Innovation Tools: Experience leading with tools such as access to Google for Education’s development

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
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• Are these ‘my people‘?
• Visits to the school are strongly encouraged before an application is submitted.
• We have tour dates with the headteacher:
• Wednesday 25 March 1.30pm - 2.30pm
• Wednesday 15 April 4pm - 5pm
• Thursday 16 April 9.15am -10.15am
• Monday 20 April 2pm - 3pm

You can book a space on a tour by emailing sbm@welbourne.haringey.sch.uk or call the school on

0208 808 0427

If there are access arrangements we can assist with, please let us know.

I want to be here.

Applications can only be accepted on the Haringey application form, which you can download from our website. The supporting statement must be no longer than 2 A4 pages, font size 12 and meet theperson specification.

• Applications must be emailed to our School Business Manager, Dawne McKenzie at sbm@welbourne.haringey.sch.uk . The closing date is Thursday 23 April 2026, midday.
• The school wants to see more of me.
• There will be two rounds of shortlisting.
• First round: shortlisted candidates will be invited for selection activities on Thursday 30 April 2026.
• Second round: successful applicants will be invited for final interviews on Tuesday 5 May 2026.
• References will be sought prior to interviews.
• We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks including social media as part of our Prevent Duty.
• Further information about the disclosure can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.
• As a school, we embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is
• a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the essential selection criteria.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Welbourne Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Welbourne Primary School website
• Email address: dmckenzie@welbourne.haringey.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/welbourne-primary-school-london

Welbourne is a richly diverse school community in which different languages, cultures and religions learn together in harmony.

We work in partnership with parents/carers and the wider community to ensure the success of our children. We believe that children deserve the best possible chances in life and that they learn best when there are strong links between home and school.

We are a friendly, caring school with high expectations for all our pupils. Our children are encouraged to explore, discover and question through a range of exciting learning opportunities both within and outside the classroom. The staff endeavour to provide a calm and stimulating environment where good behaviour and mutual respect is modelled by everyone and where everyone is valued.

Arranging a visit to Welbourne Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dmckenzie@welbourne.haringey.sch.uk.

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