Assistant Headteacher (with responsibility for Upper KS2)
Catherine Junior School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 6AZ7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L3 - L7
What skills and experience we're looking for
Catherine Junior School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to lead on English and manage the UKS2 team. This is a new post created as part of an expansion of our leadership team.
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to manage our Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 & 6) and spearhead the development of English across the whole school. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate leader who is committed to raising standards and delivering high-quality teaching and learning in a large and diverse junior school.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the UKS2 phase team, supporting and developing teaching and learning for Years 5 and 6
- Take whole-school responsibility for leading English, ensuring a consistent, ambitious curriculum
- Support the Headteacher, Deputy Headteachers, and fellow Assistant Headteachers in:
- Communicating the school’s vision and strategic leadership
- Day-to-day management of the school
- Formulating and implementing the school’s aims, objectives, and policies
- Managing staff and resources effectively
- Monitoring and evaluating progress towards school goals
- Model outstanding classroom practice as a class-based leader, supported by leadership release time (0.3 FTE)
- Work collaboratively with the leadership team to maintain the highest standards of teaching and learning throughout the school
Desirable Qualities
- A passionate advocate for pupil progress and wellbeing
- Skilled in building effective professional relationships across all levels of the school community
- Innovative thinker with a proactive approach to school improvement and change management
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A strong track record of teaching year 6 is desirable but not essential
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Catherine Junior School?
- Join a large, welcoming junior school at the heart of a vibrant and diverse community
- Work with pupils who are friendly, courteous, and eager to learn in a calm and focused environment
- Lead within a school that values difference and celebrates diversity
- Benefit from an ambitious curriculum with a strong focus on oracy development
- Thrive in a supportive atmosphere where leaders are “mindful of staff workload and manage change thoughtfully” (Ofsted 2023)
- Enjoy working in a vibrant and attractive school environment with a dedicated and caring team
- Receive ongoing professional development
- Support from a fully engaged Governing Body
If you are an inspirational leader who is ready to make a significant impact on our school community, we would love to hear from you.
Further information about the job
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Prospective candidates should contact the school Business Manager, Ellen Goonan (egoonan@catherine-jun.leicester.sch.uk - 0116 262 5896) to arrange a mutually convenient time.
Closing date: Monday 6th October 2025 @ 9:00 am
Interviews: Wednesday 29 October 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Catherine Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the following satisfactory pre-employment checks:
- Identity
- Right to work in the UK
- Qualifications
- Barred List Check (previously List 99)
- Section 128 check
- Disclosure & Barring Service Check
- References
- Online/social media search
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.
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About Catherine Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 474 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Catherine Junior School website
- Email address
- egoonan@catherine-jun.leicester.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0116 2625896
A larger than average junior school located within the vibrant multi-cultural city of Leicester, Catherine Junior School is currently judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’. Our curriculum is designed to provide, through inspiring and engaging experiences, the knowledge and skills to become independent, life-long learners.
“Pupils are very welcoming, friendly and courteous.”
“The school sets high expectations for behaviour.”
“The school has an ambitious curriculum, with a strong focus on developing pupils’ oracy.”
Ofsted 2023
Arranging a visit to Catherine Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email egoonan@catherine-jun.leicester.sch.uk.
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