- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 470 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Trust Assistant Headteacher
More than one location, Enhance Academy TrustThis job expired on 18 September 2026 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
18 September 2026 at 5:19pm
Date listed
22 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
- 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 (£55,060 to £60,624)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you ready to make a real difference?
Are you ready to move to the next stage of your career and further develop your professional and leadership skills?
If so, this could be the role for you!
We are looking to appoint Associate Leaders (Trust Assistant Headteachers) to join our established team to support our primary schools across our Wakefield Hub.
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 as Assistant Headteacher 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, team teaching and delivering CPD opportunities.
Applications will be considered on receipt and successful candidates will be invited to be part of the recruitment process - this may be before the closing date.
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 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.
- Dedicated leadership time.
- 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 or Simon McCarthy, Deputy CEO - office@enhanceacad.org.uk.
Applications will be considered on receipt and successful candidates will be invited to be part of the recruitment process - this may be before the closing date.
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.
This job post has expired.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- office@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.
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