12 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    6 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

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Key stage

Early years

Working pattern

Full time: 32.50hrs per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership 7-11

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an inspirational and dedicated Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team at Greenmount Primary School. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced early years educator to have a significant impact on shaping the future of our school and its pupils. As the EYFS Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning in Early Years, you will play a pivotal role in driving high standards of education and ensuring that all our pupils receive the best possible learning experience. You will work closely with the Headteacher, senior leadership team, staff and parents to deliver a dynamic and forward-thinking curriculum that ensures all children thrive. You will be committed to ensuring you have a strong inclusive approach to teaching, including supporting those with special educational needs, EAL or from disadvantaged backgrounds.

As a leader you will support the Headteacher in shaping and executing the school’s vision and strategic goals. You will lead whole school initiatives to ensure school remains innovative and responsive to all needs of learners. Your excellent communication and inter personal skills will inspire and motivate the staff and pupils you work with, as well as the wider community.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:

  • A supportive and collaborative working environment, where every member of staff is valued.
  • A dedicated team of teachers and support staff who all share a determination that every child achieves their full potential.
  • Opportunities for professional and personal development.
  • A positive and inclusive school culture focused on achievement and well-being.

Visits to Greenmount Primary School and an opportunity to meet the Headteacher are encouraged and can be arranged on request. To arrange a visit to the school, or to request further information about this role, email: debra.jackson@greenmountprimary.co.uk

Further details about the role

Greenmount Primary School is a friendly, inclusive, culturally diverse and popular inner-city school in Beeston, South Leeds. We are a 2-form entry school with ages from 3-11. We are proud of our happy & well behaved pupils. We have a highly skilled and committed staff team whose well-being is prioritised. Our aim is for all of our children to gain independence and achieve well through an adventure in learning and develop the CLIMB values by the time they leave us in year 6. Our focus is that every child and their family will look back and recall their time at Greenmount, as a time of achievement and hard work but also of fun and friendships; a time during which they developed a thirst for knowledge and a passion for learning.

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.

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About Greenmount Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
476 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Phone number
0113 2760771

Greenmount Primary School is a friendly, inclusive, culturally diverse and popular inner-city school in Beeston, South Leeds. We are a 2-form entry school with ages from 3-11. We are proud of our happy & well behaved pupils. We have a highly skilled and committed staff team whose well-being is prioritised. Our aim is for all of our children to gain independence and achieve well through an adventure in learning and develop the CLIMB values by the time they leave us in year 6. Our focus is that every child and their family will look back and recall their time at Greenmount, as a time of achievement and hard work but also of fun and friendships; a time during which they developed a thirst for knowledge and a passion for learning.

Arranging a visit to Greenmount Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email debra.jackson@greenmountprimary.co.uk.

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