Assistant Principal
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9JL13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 September 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: As many hours as required to complete the duties of the role.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Points L4 - L10; FTE Salary £55,747 - £64,691
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Position
This is a great opportunity for a highly-motivated, ambitious professional who wants to make an impact. Leaders at Murrayfield Primary Academy are committed to changing children’s lives through continuing growth and commitment to excellence; we seek to become one of the best schools in Suffolk.
What you will offer
We are looking for someone who enjoys visible leadership, who can quickly and effectively build strong relationships with students, families and staff alike.
What the school offers its staff
The Trust
When you join Paradigm, you’ll be joining a Trust that is committed to developing and sustaining great schools to make the biggest difference for pupils. It’s a place where we work together, helping each other to make sure every child can reach their potential.
We are only able to do this through the hard work of our staff, and so we value them accordingly. At Paradigm you’ll be supported with your career goals, with ongoing professional development and numerous opportunities to progress on your career path. Staff health is extremely important to us, and as part of Paradigm you’ll enjoy a range of benefits that are designed to support your wellbeing, as well as a highly competitive rewards package.
If you have a passion to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
What we will offer
You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
- A strong commitment to professional development
- We strive to be a family friendly employer
- Employee counselling service
- Cycle to work scheme
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 407 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy website
- Email address
- amelia.brown@paradigmtrust.org
School location
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