Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Early Years
Net Academies Trust, Harlow, CM18 7HT11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or September 2026
Closing date
10 February 2026 at 11am
Date listed
30 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £54,496.00 - £60,001.00 Annually (FTE) L2-L6
Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Early Years job summary
NET Academies are recruiting!
Assistant Headteacher for EYFS
Start Date: April or September 2026
Hours: Full Time (part time applications will be considered)
Salary: L2-L6 (negotiable dependent on experience)
NET Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an inspiring and motivated Assistant Headteacher to join the Senior Leadership Team of one of our schools on a permanent basis.
This is a classroom based role and the successful applicant will have class responsibility as well as playing a significant part in maintaining our high standards of achievement.
There will be designated leadership team out of class every week to support with the leadership aspects of the role. The Assistant Head will work with the Trust, Headteacher, Governors and Senior Leadership team.
Applicants must have a proven track record of raising standards, an excellent understanding and knowledge of improving outcomes for pupils and leadership experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for team teaching, coaching and setting high standards as well as developing and supporting other aspects of the school culture.
Additional benefits working at NET Academies:
- Additional 13 days school holidays
- Competitive salary
- IT equipment relevant to the post
- Subsidised accommodation for teaching staff
- An outstanding childcare facility (under 3 years) for NET staff at discounted rates
- A supportive team of leaders and staff
- Opportunities for growth and development
- A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the trust
- Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
- SENDCO network within the Trust
- Working with a pastoral team, including a family liaison officer
- Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
- National pay rates
- Flexible working opportunities
- Supportive special leave requests
NET Academies offers a unique chance to be part of a friendly and supportive team. Being part of a primary cluster of nine schools, staff work in teams to share the responsibility for planning, with support from Trust subject leads and the Curriculum Director. High quality CPD is offered across the Trust.
The Trust has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything they do, and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other local schools within NET. At NET we believe in the future development of our teachers to enable them to develop and progress their career. The Trust have an EYFS specialist who offers professional guidance and support to all EYFS staff.
Potential applicants are both welcome and encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the recruitment team by telephone on 01279 421567 option 1.
In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Net Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Net Academies Trust website
Welcome to NET Academies Trust. We are a DfE approved sponsor of six primary schools in Essex. As a team of schools we work together to promote and lead innovative practice in order to raise educational outcomes for all children- shaping futures.
We are as ambitious for the staff as we are for the children in our schools; providing excellent opportunities for continued professional development and staff wellbeing. We believe that partnerships and collaboration to share best practice are the key to meeting the challenge of raising pupil attainment. We are proud of the commitment within our schools, being acknowledged through national awards (TES Employer of the Year 2018, Place2Be Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Award 2019).
The Trust provides an effective structure of shared central services, to enable our schools to focus on teaching and learning. This achieves real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and ensuring our schools receive the support they need.
Our culture of ‘children first, people first’ creates effective teamwork and continual improvement. We are passionate about inclusion for both children and staff.
We share our learning with the wider community and take a system leader approach to help improve education beyond our own network. We encourage an outward facing approach with all of our schools, fostering a balance of autonomy and collaboration.
Jo Coton, Chief Executive
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