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Assistant Headteacher with leadership of Early Years and SEND

Holy Family Catholic Academy, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 5JF

This job expired on 19 May 2026 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 51,773.00 - 54,394.00

Assistant Headteacher with leadership of Early Years and SEND job summary

Assistant Headteacher with Early Years & SEND Leadership

Job type: Permanent

Salary: L1-L3 (dependent on experience)

Start date: September 2026

 

The Board of Directors of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring leader who is looking to join our innovative and ambitious team at Holy Family Catholic Academy. The role provides excellent opportunities to grow and develop as a leader and you will be strongly encouraged to innovate, develop and grow our current Early Years provision and its curriculum, aswell as enhance practice of all colleagues working within our Early Years Foundation Stage.

 

We are seeking to appoint an inspiring, talented and professional leader to join our community. The successful candidate will be ready to take the next step in their career in a strong values-led school, and will be someone who displays a strong commitment to professional growth and the flourishing of all.

We welcome applicants from existing Early Years Leaders and SENDCOS or from those with relevant experience and a desire to train into the role.

 

Situated in Platt Bridge, Holy Family Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery is committed to ensuring every child and adult in our school community thrives and achieves their full potential. At Holy Family, our vision is for every adult and child to personally and academically thrive; to be resilient, independent and resourceful thinkers, equipped with the skills to be life-long learners. We consistently expect children to follow our school rules of Being Calm, Being Kind and Being Respectful.

 

 

Academy mission statement:

At Holy Family we love Jesus and each other, live life to the full and learn with joy and spirit.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong Catholic Primary Academy. 

 

The successful candidate will:

• Be nurturing, and supportive of our Catholic ethos and embrace the development of the Catholic life and mission of our academy
• Be passionate about creating an inclusive and stimulating learning environment and a commitment to raising and driving improvement in standards across our school, specifically in Early Years.
• Have recent successful experience in an Early Years classroom and is looking for an opportunity to take the next step in their leadership career.
• Have the skills to lead, improve and sustain academic achievement for all children.
• Have has high expectations for children’s learning, and can foster collaborative working and living our values and Trust behaviours every day.
• Is up to date with current research around Quality First Teaching and Early Years practice.
• Be a team player and have the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents and others working within our school and our Trust
• Show a commitment to continuous professional development and innovation in teaching methods.
• Be resilient and have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be an inspirational classroom practitioner with the ability to engage and motivate pupils
• Be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance
• Place safeguarding at the heart of all decision-making

 

In return we can offer you:

• enthusiastic and ambitious children who are keen to learn
• an academy which is staffed by a dedicated teaching and support team committed to supporting the academy and its pupils
• excellent professional development opportunities
• support from within St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

 

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

 

If this sounds like the perfect job opportunity and you’d like to join our family, we would like to hear from you! Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged, please call 01942 704148 to arrange.

Please outline your suitability for the job clearly and concisely and ensure that it does not exceed 1,500 words. Please include any desire for leadership of other areas within school and what strengths you can bring to our school community, including CPD and any professional qualifications and certification achieved.

 

Applications must be made via SAMRecruit.

Closing Date: 19th May 2026 at 12pm

Shortlisting: 19th May 2026

Interview Date: 21st May 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.

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About Holy Family Catholic Academy

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holy Family Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holy-family-catholic-academy

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