Associate Assistant Headteacher (Literacy / Teaching & Learning)
Bury Church of England High School, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TS8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 52,301 - 57,831
Associate Assistant Headteacher (Literacy / Teaching & Learning) job summary
BURY CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER – LITERACY AND TEACHING AND LEARNING
L3– L7 (£52,301 – £57,831)
1.0 FTE
PERMANENT CONTRACT
REQUIRED SEPTEMBER 2025
At Bury Church of England High School and The Bishop Fraser Trust, we believe that ensuring children can read at and beyond their chronological reading age is an absolute game-changer. It is the foundation upon which their future success is built. We know that when children leave school without confidence in their reading ability and literacy skills, they face significant barriers to achieving the employment and opportunities they truly deserve. We refuse to let that happen. We want every child in our schools to flourish. Too many of our pupils arrive with literacy levels below age-related expectations, and we need a warrior, a champion, to change that.
MAIN DUTIES:
• To be the strategic lead for teaching and learning and Literacy
• Key member of the Teaching and Learning Team
WE ARE SEEKING A PASSIONATE CANDIDATE WHO:
- Has a proven track record in leading and innovating change, in particular has experience in driving improvements through the collation and analysis and use of pupil data.
- Is ambitious and well qualified.
- Is an excellent communicator capable of influencing and inspiring others.
- Possesses strong leadership and management skills, able to challenge and support both staff and students to great achievement.
- Can hold to account those colleagues who fail to uphold or demonstrate agreed standards.
- Understands the context of our school community and has experience of successfully working with young people from similar demographics.
- Has a genuine passion for quality learning and excellence in literacy and ensures that students are at the centre of every decision.
- Can quickly build rapport and effective professional relationships with our young people and enthuse and motivate them to work hard and try their best.
- Is prepared to share good practice and actively seek to continue to explore ways to improve their own and others’ teaching and pastoral care.
- Demonstrates personal resilience and role models those personal qualities we wish to instill in our young people.
At Bury Church, we are creating a true centre of excellence where every child and member of staff is valued and encouraged to "let their light shine", which was recognised in our recent SIAMS inspection. We are a school with a rich history which has served Bury for more than 250 years and which remains at the heart of the community. We are also a very forward-thinking school with high aspirations for all. We are not complacent and constantly aim to improve all aspects of our work.
We are also fully committed to staff development, with over 60 hours CPD and development annually, as well as our own leadership development programmes.
Our students deserve the very best, if you believe so too, come and look around!
IN RETURN, WE OFFER:
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Access to National College training, subject-specific CPD, leadership pathways, and mentoring programs.
- Career Progression: Clear pathways for growth, from early careers to leadership roles. We use a ‘touchbase’ informal approach to focus on professional development as well as an annual career conversation with your manager.
- Wellbeing & Support: Leadership training focused on wellbeing, mental health resources, and staff networks.
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): Commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace, with ongoing EDI training and initiatives.
- Long weekend off in November for teachers and term time support staff!
- Automatic pay progression for teachers – we don’t have performance related appraisals and pay reviews.
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days for all year-round support staff. This increases to 28 days after 5 years.
- A paid premium to a Healthcare Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical costs via UK Healthcare
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Amazing benefits and discounts via UK Healthcare
- Fantastic facilities
- A lunch allowance for those colleagues volunteering to assist in lunchtime duties or activities
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
For more information visit our website – www.burychurch.bury.sch.uk or contact our Business Operations Team on 0161 797 6236 or by emailing hr@burychurch.bury.sch.uk.
To apply please complete the application form via the link.
Please do not send CV’s as they will not be considered.
We reserve the right to close the recruitment early should sufficient suitable candidate applications be received.
The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.
CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 28TH April 2025 AT 9AM
INTERVIEWS: W/C 5TH MAY 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bury Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 842 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bury Church of England High School website
Bury C of E High School has recently joined the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT - St James’s C of E High School, Canon Slade School and Bolton St Catherine’s Academy; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.
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