Assistant Head Teacher
Nansen Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3HG12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 June 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
- £60,644.00 - £66,919.00 Annually (FTE) L9-L13
Assistant Head Teacher job summary
Nansen Primary School
(Part of Leigh Trust)
104 Naseby Road
Alum Rock
Birmingham
B8 3HG
Assistant Head Teacher – Full time (Class Based)
Start Date: September 2025
Salary Range based on previous experience: Leadership point 9-13
Nansen Primary School is part of Leigh Multi-Academy Trust and is a vibrant and dynamic school that is looking for inspirational teachers. Nansen Primary School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Head Teacher to join our committed, enthusiastic and supportive team. The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner and have previous leadership and management experience (leadership of a core subject or phase within school) with a proven track record of improving standards and evidence of leading whole school initiatives. Area of responsibility will be discussed at interview. We pride ourselves on being a happy, warm and welcoming school with children at the heart of everything we do. We have high expectations and a culture of learning built on trust and support.
The successful candidate will be
MOTIVATIONAL INSPIRING DYNAMIC AMBITIOUS
Our Vision and values
Our vision is to develop a community where children can enjoy a welcoming, secure, happy and healthy environment, all members can develop self-confidence, self-esteem, self-motivation, independence, compassion, tolerance and understanding.
As part of the Leigh Trust family of schools, we are “The TEAM that CARES”.
We can offer you:
The opportunity to work in an inclusive school.
Positive and enthusiastic staff, committed to achieving the best for all pupils.
Dedicated leadership time and support
Happy, motivated, keen to learn children.
Commitment to support you in your continued professional development.
Support of a caring and motivated Senior Leadership Team.
The opportunity to collaborate with and benefit from the mutual support of schools with Leigh Trust.
We are looking for a practitioner that:
Has a positive, optimistic outlook
Has a passion for teaching and learning.
Cares deeply about children’s learning and their emotional wellbeing.
Has high expectations of attainment and behaviour.
Shows initiative and work collaboratively with a team.
Has great communication skills with the ability to build trust and confidence with parents, children and colleagues.
How to apply
Please apply via clicking on the link to the My New Term portal below. You will need to Register and create an account with them. Once registered, you will be able to submit your application.
🔗 Only applications submitted via the MyNewTerm portal will be considered:
Closing date: 16th June 2025 at 9am
Interview, task and observations: 20th June 2025.
Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection
Nansen Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Nansen Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
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.
About Nansen Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 662 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Nansen Primary School website
School location
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