Assistant Principal EYFS

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2NB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  30 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £54,394.00 - £58,569.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Principal EYFS job summary

St Giles' and St George's is a Church of England Christian school part of Three Spires Trust serving a number of schools across the Midlands. Both the trust and our academy are under the umbrella of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield. Our Christian mission and values are at the heart of our service to this wonderful community.

Our school is a large primary academy providing education for all children aged 3 to 11 years. Through high-quality preschool provision, inclusive of parent and toddler sessions, we seek to ensure your child’s educational journey allows them to flourish and thrive.

We are seeking an inspiring and experienced Early Years leader to join our senior team as Assistant Principal - EYFS. This is a key role for someone passionate about giving every child the very best start in life and committed to delivering high-quality, inclusive early education.

As Assistant Principal, you will lead and develop our EYFS provision, ensuring excellent teaching, strong outcomes, and a nurturing environment where children feel safe, confident, and ready to learn. You will work closely with colleagues across the school to shape a creative and engaging curriculum, while supporting staff through coaching and professional development. You will also play an important role in wider school improvement and in building positive relationships with families and the community.

We are looking for a candidate with strong experience in Early Years, including leadership responsibilities, and a deep understanding of child development and the EYFS framework. You will be an effective communicator, able to inspire others, and committed to high standards, inclusion, and safeguarding.

In return, we offer a supportive and ambitious leadership team, opportunities for professional growth, and a welcoming school community where your work will have a meaningful and lasting impact.

For more information regarding the academy or Three Spires, please see the Recruitment Information Pack and Job Description attached. Applications must be made via MyNewTerm.

Please contact recruitment@threespirestrust.org or nmatthews@threespirestrust.org with any questions.

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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.

Applying for the job

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.

About St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 350 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-giles-and-st-george-s-church-of-england-academy

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