- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 479 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Michael's CofE Academy website
Associate Leader: Trust Assistant Headteacher
More than one location, Enhance Academy Trust25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
6 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
12 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale: L1 - L5 (£51,773 to £57,137)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Enhance Academy Trust is looking to appoint Associate Leaders (Trust Assistant Headteachers) to join our established team to support our primary schools across Wakefield, Kirklees and Barnsley.
We are especially keen to hear from experienced Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 practitioners who would like to further develop their leadership skills within a highly collaborative and supportive environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity for inspiring and highly motivated teachers with a proven track record of teaching to join a team of experienced and committed school and Trust leaders.
The successful candidates will be deployed into one of our schools on a full time basis to strengthen teaching and leadership. They will have responsibility for their own class and will also provide additional leadership capacity to the school. There will also be the opportunity for successful candidates to support colleagues in other Trust schools to develop high quality teaching and learning through coaching and team teaching and leading CPD opportunities.
What the school offers its staff
You will have the chance to gain new skills and expertise, and to extend your understanding of different leadership and teaching approaches.
If you feel that you have the necessary experience, skills and abilities to be successful in this position, we look forward to hearing from you.
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
- GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
- Free annual flu jab
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
- A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
- Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.
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.
Informal conversations are welcomed and visits to our academies are highly encouraged.
If you would like further details about this exciting role, please email Mark Randall, CEO mark.randall@enhanceacad.org.uk or Simon McCarthy, Deputy CEO simon.mccarthy@enhanceacad.org.uk to arrange a discussion.
Commitment to safeguarding
Enhance Academy Trust has an absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS. The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all.
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)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- mark.randall@enhanceacad.org.uk
Enhance Academy Trust is a Church of England Multi-Academy Trust comprising of sixteen primary schools located across Wakefield, Barnsley and Kirklees and a post 16 performing arts free school.
The Trust works very closely with its academies and encourages them to help each other whilst at the same time allowing them a reasonable amount of autonomy. It has kept to this model whilst expanding and wants to continue to follow similar principles in the future.
Our vision is to deliver improved educational outcomes and learning skills to enable our young people to live well in the world around them. We also aim to allow our academy leaders and staff to develop the individual character of our academies so they can best serve their local communities.
School Details
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- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 121 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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- School type
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- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 361 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Diamond Wood Community Academy website
St Botolphs CE Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 304 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Botolphs CE Academy website
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 229 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy website
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- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 172 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Royston St John Baptist CE Primary website
Lepton CofE Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 158 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lepton CofE Primary Academy website
Overthorpe CofE Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 224 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Overthorpe CofE Academy website
St Helen's CE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Helen's CE Primary School website
Sandal Magna Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 263 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sandal Magna Community Academy website
St Giles C of E Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 349 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Giles C of E Academy website
Christ Church CE Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 213 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Christ Church CE Academy website
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- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 117 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 10
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 173 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 10
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Highburton CofE First Academy website
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- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Batley Parish CofE Primary Academy website
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