Assistant Headteacher

Location

Hillingdon, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Hermitage Primary School

Assistant Headteacher

Salary: L4 to L8 (£54,555 to £59,826 FTE)  

Start: September 2024

Hermitage Primary School is keen to appoint an exceptional and inspiring assistant headteacher. Our assistant headteacher will support our recently appointed headteacher and dedicated senior leadership team in delivering the school’s strategic plans, building on the school’s strong foundations and delivering the vision of a high-performing, safe and nurturing environment where all pupils are valued equally. Hermitage aims to ensure all children grow in confidence and build strong relationships rooted in respect and empathy.

Our assistant headteacher will:

• play a major role in formulating the school’s aims and objectives, establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved;
• be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including the leadership of a subject and monitoring of progress toward achievement;
• lead the development and monitoring of the curriculum;
• act as a mentor for, and lead the induction of, Early Career Teachers (ECTs);
• carry out the professional duties of a teacher as required;
• be responsible for the management of any child protection issues as appropriate; and be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.

Being a leading practitioner for learning, our assistant headteacher will teach a timetable of 0.5 FTE.

Our assistant headteacher will benefit from working within a caring, supportive and committed school environment. They will be invited to join our Trust’s professional development networks that operate across our primary and secondary sectors, and will be supported by school and Trust leaders with a wealth of experience in education. 

A tour of the school site is being offered on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th March 2024 and Wednesday 13th March 2024. Please see the applicant information pack for further details. 

CLOSING DATE: 9.30am on Monday 18th March 2024

INTERVIEWS: Friday 22nd March 2024 (Please note this will be a full-day selection process and the date cannot be altered)

Applications should be returned to: [email protected]

In line with safer recruitment procedures, CVs will not be accepted. 

Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.

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