Interim Assistant Headteacher

Beechfield School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 5TY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £56,320.00 - £59,213.00 Annually (FTE) Pay Scale L5-L7 - Salary is quoted at Sept 24 payscales. The role will be paid at Sept 25 payscales when confirmed

Interim Assistant Headteacher job summary

We are looking to appoint an out-of-class interim Assistant Headteacher from 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2026.

The successful internal candidate would revert to their previous role at the end of this appointment term.

For full details of the role, please refer to the attached job description.

We had a ‘good’ Ofsted in May 2022 and our KS2 results are testament to our dedication and love for learning. We are kind, supportive and treat everyone in our school community as an individual, ensuring everyone can achieve their very best.

We are looking for someone who:

Can support the Headteacher with the genuine desire to make a difference to all of our children and families’ lives. We want our children to develop into responsible, confident and successful people who have choices.

Understands that safeguarding and nurture underpins all we do at Beechfield.

Is an excellent teacher with high expectations; experience across age ranges and a good understanding of strategies that enable all children to learn

Is willing to take a lead on teaching, curriculum and assessment across the school for all staff including ECTs.

Has high expectations of attendance and behaviour and can support the Pastoral Team and all staff to implement a range of positive behaviour strategies.

Wants to learn and develop personally and professionally, is responsive to feedback and is willing and able to lead whole school CPD.

Can form positive, professional working relationships with our children, families and staff.

Is professional and can lead by example.

Can use their initiative and implement evidence-based research to motivate and lead others to improve outcomes.

What we can offer you:

The chance to work in a good, inclusive school that has achieved the National Nurturing Schools Award with pupils who are kind, well behaved and hard working.

A performance development system that is individualised and focused on opportunities for career and personal development within the school and the Trust.

Opportunities for professional development and collaboration with the other teachers and leaders in the Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust.

A wellbeing package that includes access to counselling and medical support.

The School:

Beechfield is a ‘good’ school based in north Watford one mile from the town centre and half a mile from Watford Junction. The M1 and M25 are also nearby.

We are very proud of our multi-cultural and inclusive school. 53% of our pupils have English as an additional language and 25% are in receipt of Pupil premium. 47 languages are spoken across the school. We have a diverse staff who are representative of our school community.

Every day, every one of our staff strive to make a positive difference to the children and families in our school community. They do this through high expectations and a passion to make a difference.

A nurturing ethos runs throughout our school curriculum and teachers work hard to ensure children are given holistic support to thrive and develop academically as well as socially. We teach our children to be responsible, resilient, tolerant and compassionate as well as focusing on the basics, because if children can read, write, communicate and calculate, their choices are opened up.

Ofsted Report May 2022 : ‘Feedback from parents is overwhelmingly positive. Parents appreciate the caring ethos and adults’ support of their children’s social and emotional development, and their academic achievement.’

Beechfield is part of the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust along with Cherry Tree and Laurance Haines School. The vision of the Trust is to ‘inspire and nurture our children and their community to be the very best they can be.’ The schools keep their own identities but there are many opportunities for collaboration and support between the staff in the three schools.

Further information can be found on our website www.beechfield.herts.sch.uk

Visits before applying are strongly recommended so you can see for yourself what working here is like.

Please contact Fiona Lawrence on 01923 221269 or by email at fiona.lawrence@beechfield.herts.sch.uk to arrange.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Beechfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 435 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beechfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beechfield-school-watford

Beechfield School is a friendly and dynamic place to work. We currently have over 400 pupils and 60 enthusiastic, dedicated staff. We are situated near Watford town centre and have excellent transport links to Central London/major airports and the M25 and M1.

As part of the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust, each school maintains their own clear identity while working collaboratively, which means that there is a huge amount of opportunity and support for staff in each school.

Our three core beliefs be kind, work hard and love learning underpin everything we do. We believe in a positive culture of collaboration and support where we value, praise, reward and celebrate.

Through high expectations and positive relationships we enable our pupils from many different backgrounds and cultures to work together to become confident, successful and responsible.

We have a nurturing ethos that instils a sense of personal responsibility. We ensure everyone is kind and respectful towards themselves, others and their environment, developing responsible citizens for the future.

We value effort and working hard. We teach resilience and perseverance when faced with challenges and celebrate excellence and success when we work hard and give our best.

We inspire a love of learning through a rich and purposeful curriculum. We provide opportunities to learn about issues that affect our lives and communities, to enable all to become confident, independent thinkers and develop the skills needed to be successful in an ever changing world.

We can offer you:

• A real sense of community.

• An innovative approach to learning with an emphasis on enjoyment and creativity.

• A strong commitment to CPD with quality mentoring and development support.

• A dedicated NQT programme which offers bespoke support and training, as well as the opportunity to work with other people at the same career stage as you.

• A staff council that is listened to and has impact.

• Outstanding Trust leadership with children at the heart of all we do.

• A healthcare plan which includes private medical care as well as well-being care, physiotherapy, stress counselling and lifestyle health screening days.

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