Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for SEND
Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1SZ9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 April 2025
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1-5 (L1 in the first instance)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an Assistant headteacher with responsibility for SEND to support in the leadership of our wonderful Primary School.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Headteacher to join our happy and hard working team.We want someone who:
- Understands, and is committed to, the opportunities of working in a primaryschool
- Is passionate about putting children first
- Is a strong teacher and able to inspire children in their learning
- Wants to make a real difference
- Is ambitious and committed to professional development.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer you:
- Committed staff and a strong and supportive Governing Body.
- Support from experienced headteachers and a committed and professional trust board.
- A commitment to professional development opportunities.
- Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
- Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
- Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
- Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
- Death in service benefit.
We warmly welcome visits to the school and would be happy to discuss the post further with candidates who may be interested in applying. More information can be found in our Application Pack.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 180 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School website
- Email address
- cgray@themast.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01484 682190
Scholes Junior and Infant School is a successful, vibrant school where children come first. We have a highly motivated, resourceful and committed team of staff, governors and trustees who care about and nurture the needs of every child. We are a member of the ‘Mast Academy Trust’ comprising of Birdesdge First School, Shelley First School, Kirkburton Middle School and Scissett Middle School.
We want our children to be happy at school and for learning to be fun and challenging. We set high expectations and want to give our children every opportunity to become confident and independent learners. We work closely with parents to ensure this happens and recognise the importance of good communication between home and school.
Our aim is to help the children to reach their full potential, to develop their social awareness and to be prepared for the next phase of their education.
Arranging a visit to Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cgray@themast.co.uk.
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