Assistant Headteacher

Warren Wood Primary School are looking to appoint an inspirational Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership team. If you are looking to join a dedicated team that will welcome your ideas to engage our students, we would like to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be an existing senior leader or an ambitious middle leader looking to progress into Senior Leadership and make a significant contribution to our school. With a successful track record of teaching and working as a middle or senior leader, you should have experience of leading change and initiating and implementing improvements in personal development. You will develop the student experience and create great learning in the classroom, looking to drive excellence whilst working with an enthusiastic and energetic team of leaders and staff who are highly committed to the students.

Key Responsibilities:

·         To support the Headteacher in the strategic leadership and management of the school

·         To lead Personal Development across the school

·         To ensure high-quality teaching and learning and student progress

·         To support the Headteacher in developing and implementing school improvement plan and policies

Requirements:

·               Qualified teacher status or equivalent

·               Experience as a senior leader or an aspiring middle leader in a primary school

·               Strong leadership and management skills

·               A proven track record of improving student outcomes

·               The ability to motivate and inspire staff and students

·               Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Warren Wood Primary School is aspiring to be a vibrant and high performing primary school supporting learners of all abilities. As part of the Beyond Schools Trust we believe in the importance of core values that support our staff’s well-being and growth. We want our staff to have a good balance between work and life, receive recognition and praise for their efforts, and feel empowered to make decisions. As a member of the Trust, you will also have the opportunities to collaborate with other staff across our primary and secondary settings. We value teamwork and believe that working together can bring about positive changes within our school community.

In return, we will offer you:

• an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
• comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
• Care First employee assistance programme
• non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
• membership of the Teachers’/Local Government Pension Scheme
• two-week half term in October (Term-time/teachers only)
• cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please complete an application form which can be found on the school’s careers page here.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Lucinda Woodroof on 01634 401401 or via email lwoodroof@warrenwoodprimary.co.uk 

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications