Assistant Headteacher
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4QQ |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 04c6c30a-6fb9-425f-b8d9-5a84edeb82c8 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title Assistant Head Teacher
Employment Status: Permanent, full time
Actual Salary: Leadership pay Scale 6 – 10 (£56,316 - £62,202)
Required: September 2025
Location: Coventry
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and a committed professional to assist the Headteacher in managing, leading and developing the school. The successful candidate will seek to attain high standards of pupil achievement, behaviour, social development and effective and efficient use of resources.
We are looking for someone who has:
• Successful teaching experience across the primary age range
• Relevant and recent professional development
• Demonstrable impact on school improvement
• Evidence of raising standards and the ability to be an excellent class teacher
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
What the school offers its staff
About us
Frederick Bird Academy is a proud member of the Inspire Education Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, which collaborate to provide mutual support, share good practice and learn from each other whilst retaining their own distinctive character.
We are a large primary school of just over 800 children serving the Hillfields area of Coventry. Our team of dedicated, hardworking and skilled staff are committed to ensuring that our children achieve excellence and enjoyment in all that they do. In promoting a culture of aspiration and achievement, we aim to provide a high-quality education that prepares our children for their next step and beyond, as well as equip them to meet the challenges of a changing society.
Our vibrant community is celebrated and reflected in our curriculum offer which provides children with a wide range of memorable experiences and values their individuality and heritage. All children regardless of disability, race religion, belief or gender are encouraged to reach their full potential, uphold British values and embrace the rich cultural diversity of our community.
We are a truly inclusive school and expect the highest standards of learning, behaviour and attendance from our children. Through our partnerships with parents, we aim for all children to be the best learners they can be.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Job Title Assistant Head Teacher
Employment Status: Permanent, full time
Actual Salary: Leadership pay Scale 6 – 10 (£56,316 - £62,202)
Required: September 2025
Location: Coventry
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and a committed professional to assist the Headteacher in managing, leading and developing the school. The successful candidate will seek to attain high standards of pupil achievement, behaviour, social development and effective and efficient use of resources.
We are looking for someone who has:
• Successful teaching experience across the primary age range
• Relevant and recent professional development
• Demonstrable impact on school improvement
• Evidence of raising standards and the ability to be an excellent class teacher
All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.
What the school offers its staff
About us
Frederick Bird Academy is a proud member of the Inspire Education Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, which collaborate to provide mutual support, share good practice and learn from each other whilst retaining their own distinctive character.
We are a large primary school of just over 800 children serving the Hillfields area of Coventry. Our team of dedicated, hardworking and skilled staff are committed to ensuring that our children achieve excellence and enjoyment in all that they do. In promoting a culture of aspiration and achievement, we aim to provide a high-quality education that prepares our children for their next step and beyond, as well as equip them to meet the challenges of a changing society.
Our vibrant community is celebrated and reflected in our curriculum offer which provides children with a wide range of memorable experiences and values their individuality and heritage. All children regardless of disability, race religion, belief or gender are encouraged to reach their full potential, uphold British values and embrace the rich cultural diversity of our community.
We are a truly inclusive school and expect the highest standards of learning, behaviour and attendance from our children. Through our partnerships with parents, we aim for all children to be the best learners they can be.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.