Assistant Principal

Kineton Green Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7EB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership L1 - L5
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership L1 - L5

Assistant Principal job summary

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Kineton Green Primary School is a one form entry school in Solihull. We are a good school (Ofsted January 2020) and we have recently joined the Summit Learning Trust. We take great pride in developing a caring, creative and safe environment for our learners and we are passionate about providing a rich and varied curriculum that inspires curiosity and enquiry.

We are looking for an ambitious, talented and aspirational leader to support the school in continuing to improve teaching, learning and behaviour. The successful candidate will also lead a core subject across the school.

This is an exciting position for an experienced practitioner to step into the role of an Assistant Principal.

We encourage applicants who:

• are already a successful and experienced practitioner
• are looking for an exciting position where you will be supported well by the School and Trust
• want the opportunity to make a significant contribution to school improvement
• have high expectations and know that you can inspire and motivate pupils, staff and all other members of the school community

We are seeking to appoint an effective, strong and inspirational practitioner who can:

• develop and implement excellent standards of teaching and learning.
• show commitment to continuous school improvement.
• contribute to a culture where everyone is valued and encouraged to succeed.

We offer the right candidate:

• respectful children who are keen to learn and to succeed
• supportive parents, carers and local community
• a motivated and collegiate team of staff in school and across the Trust, who gladly share their expertise
• dedicated staff members, keen to improve and provide great teaching for all pupils
• dedicated time to fulfill the role

Why Join Summit Learning Trust?

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.

Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact the school office on 0121 706 3873.

The closing date is 9am on 16th October 2025 and interviews will be held shortly after.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.

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 Kineton Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kineton Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kineton-green-primary-school-solihull

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