19 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    24 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L7 to L11

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

  • Have a proven track record of leading teaching and learning and accelerating pupil progress at a high level in the primary phase
  • Be enthusiastic, creative, innovative and prepared to ‘roll their sleeves up and have a go’
  • Have high expectations of pupils behaviour, behaviours for learning and achievement
  • Be an excellent communicator who is committed to being proactive in working in positive partnership with all stakeholders
  • Be willing to involve themselves in, and support, the wider aspects of school life

What the school offers its staff

The children, staff and Governors of Woodland Community Primary School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, creative and inspirational leader to join our caring and aspirational team. This position is for a September 2025 start and is to cover a maternity leave.

‘Woodland Community Primary School is a warm and supportive community. The school has high ambitions for pupils’ achievement and behaviour. Pupils work hard to meet these aspirations… Pupils and staff enjoy excellent relationships. Pupils feel happy and well cared for.’ (Ofsted 2025)

Based in fantastic grounds and with amazing resources, Woodland Community Primary School is a happy, inclusive school with high standards of behaviour.

We can offer:

  • A happy, inclusive and supportive school environment
  • Children who are polite, well behaved and enthusiastic learners
  • Excellent support for your professional development
  • A very well resourced learning environment
  • A welcoming, friendly and extremely hardworking staff team


Further details about the role

For further information, please contact Joanne Cunningham, Headteacher by email (jcunningham@woodland.rochdale.sch.uk) or telephone 01706 620305. Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Closing Date - Thursday 24th April 2025

Shortlisting: (Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted). Friday 25th April 2025

Interviews – Wednesday 30th April 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to cpickles@woodland.rochdale.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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About Woodland Community Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
567 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01706 620305

Based in fantastic grounds and with state of the art resources, Woodland Community Primary School is a happy, inclusive school with high standards of behaviour.

Arranging a visit to Woodland Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpickles@woodland.rochdale.sch.uk.

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