Assistant Headteacher
- Leiston Primary School, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4JQ
- L2 - L6 (£48,366 - £53,380)
- 0.8 / 1FTE
- Permanent
- Reference: 6279
- Required from January 2025 or consideration given to start earlier
We have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join us at Leiston Primary School. This role will lead the curriculum and assessment throughout the school as well as some intervention teaching (3 afternoons a week)
Leiston is a 420-place school with a busy nursery. Currently judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’. We offer our children a wide range of opportunities. Leiston Primary School is a supportive and thriving environment working with pupils from a range of backgrounds. We constantly look at ways to develop and extend our practice to support our role as part of the community. We uphold a safeguarding ethos at the very heart of what we do, and it forms our decisions on a day by day basis with the child’s voice being a key part of this. Our ideal candidate will work to ensure that the curriculum and assessment across the school are effective and implemented as well as respond to the day to day needs of the children and the organisation as well as being a positive and welcoming force in the school.
We are looking for a leader who:
- is passionate about teaching and learning and is able to motivate and inspire pupils and colleagues
- is a positive and welcoming presence in the school and works effectively with all stakeholders
- has proven experience of effective phase and subject leadership
- understands the importance of shared culture within a school and knows how to promote this for the benefit of all
- is an excellent class practitioner
- has high expectations in all areas of school life
- is able to manage a team through a balance of support and challenge to secure best practice.
We will offer you:
- motivated pupils who engage readily in fun, inspiring lessons
- continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities within the school and the trust as well as with external providers
- the opportunity to be part of a wider leadership team
- a welcoming team who works collaboratively to meet the needs of all our pupils
- the opportunity to be part of a growing trust that thrives on creatively meeting the challenges faced by schools.
We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and four other primary schools Wickham Market, Easton, Leiston and Saxmundham with whom we work closely with.
Please read the Job Description (docx) and Privacy Notice (pdf)
For an informal conversation please contact the school office on 01728 830745 and ask for the head of school Lucy Melton or email [email protected]
To apply for the position please complete the Application Form (docx) and email to [email protected]
The trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
East Anglian Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. Please note that all applicants will be subject to online searches. The successful candidate will also be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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