Assistant Headteacher (Permanent)
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0BT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e12cfc27-b066-4096-b41b-2196709f0285 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Paul’s is a unique place that bases all it does around the school, its pupils and families. As a school, wehave high expectations and aspirations for all our pupils to ensure an effective learning experience and thehighest possible outcomes that will prepare and enhance our pupils for their next journey and beyond. OurChristian values, ‘Trust’, ‘Love’ and ‘Compassion’ and ‘Respect’ underpin all that we do in our school. Ourvision, ‘Do everything in love,’ also recognises the importance of celebrating everyone who learns andworks here and the need to work collaboratively and inclusively in the diverse cultural world that we live in.It is our hope that all children will be respectful, caring and tolerant towards others, our world andthemselves. We seek to empower and equip children to have high aspirations and hopes for the future. It isour aim to be inspirational and to provide strong and lasting foundation skills so that our children develop alove of learning and flourish in all that they do.
The headteacher and governors of this happy, caring school are seeking to appoint an AssistantHeadteacher who will work closely alongside the headteacher and colleagues to support the growth anddevelopment of this school. You will be:
A leader with vision and experience, able to lead by example, able to motivate and inspire staff andchildren, whilst developing their own and others' leadership skills;
A practitioner who can demonstrate that they have had an impact in raising standards through highexpectations;
Able to analyse data, the performance of pupils and pupil progress and plan appropriate actions forwhole school improvement
with excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
As a member of the Senior Leadership team, you will be responsible formonitoring and evaluating the quality of education, implementing and the schoolimprovement plans, developing teaching and learning, leading on curriculumareas and supporting the Headteacher in the day to day running of the school.
Alverthorpe St Paul’s is a special place with a distinctive Christian ethos. Developing our pupils in anurturing environment is a key focus of the role and the forging of good relationships is essential. We arelooking for someone who:
Someone who is determined, resilient and would work well with our newly established team;
An up-to-date practitioner with relevant experience of the primary phase and curriculum and a creativeapproach to learning
An outstanding and inspirational teacher who has a proven track record of high standards in theirown teaching and providing high quality learning experiences for all children, especially for children withadditional needs;
A well-organised professional
Has a willingness to support the Christian ethos of the school and support the implementation of theSIAMS Framework
Someone who has a warm, kind, caring, positive nature and has a sense of humour.
Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of education, implementing the schoolimprovement plans, developing teaching and learning, leading on curriculum areas and supportingthe Headteacher in the day to day running of the school.
A role model to others within the team
This post has a teaching commitment, and a key part of the role is to support the development ofteaching and learning and drive curriculum standards forward
Supportive team player on the SLT, and supporting the development of support staff
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
*A nurturing, caring and inclusive school;
*A friendly, hard-working, professional and supportive team of staff and governors;
*Enthusiastic children who enjoy learning and who are a joy to teach!
*A commitment to your professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wakefield Council is wholly commited to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.
St Paul’s is a unique place that bases all it does around the school, its pupils and families. As a school, wehave high expectations and aspirations for all our pupils to ensure an effective learning experience and thehighest possible outcomes that will prepare and enhance our pupils for their next journey and beyond. OurChristian values, ‘Trust’, ‘Love’ and ‘Compassion’ and ‘Respect’ underpin all that we do in our school. Ourvision, ‘Do everything in love,’ also recognises the importance of celebrating everyone who learns andworks here and the need to work collaboratively and inclusively in the diverse cultural world that we live in.It is our hope that all children will be respectful, caring and tolerant towards others, our world andthemselves. We seek to empower and equip children to have high aspirations and hopes for the future. It isour aim to be inspirational and to provide strong and lasting foundation skills so that our children develop alove of learning and flourish in all that they do.
The headteacher and governors of this happy, caring school are seeking to appoint an AssistantHeadteacher who will work closely alongside the headteacher and colleagues to support the growth anddevelopment of this school. You will be:
A leader with vision and experience, able to lead by example, able to motivate and inspire staff andchildren, whilst developing their own and others' leadership skills;
A practitioner who can demonstrate that they have had an impact in raising standards through highexpectations;
Able to analyse data, the performance of pupils and pupil progress and plan appropriate actions forwhole school improvement
with excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
As a member of the Senior Leadership team, you will be responsible formonitoring and evaluating the quality of education, implementing and the schoolimprovement plans, developing teaching and learning, leading on curriculumareas and supporting the Headteacher in the day to day running of the school.
Alverthorpe St Paul’s is a special place with a distinctive Christian ethos. Developing our pupils in anurturing environment is a key focus of the role and the forging of good relationships is essential. We arelooking for someone who:
Someone who is determined, resilient and would work well with our newly established team;
An up-to-date practitioner with relevant experience of the primary phase and curriculum and a creativeapproach to learning
An outstanding and inspirational teacher who has a proven track record of high standards in theirown teaching and providing high quality learning experiences for all children, especially for children withadditional needs;
A well-organised professional
Has a willingness to support the Christian ethos of the school and support the implementation of theSIAMS Framework
Someone who has a warm, kind, caring, positive nature and has a sense of humour.
Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of education, implementing the schoolimprovement plans, developing teaching and learning, leading on curriculum areas and supportingthe Headteacher in the day to day running of the school.
A role model to others within the team
This post has a teaching commitment, and a key part of the role is to support the development ofteaching and learning and drive curriculum standards forward
Supportive team player on the SLT, and supporting the development of support staff
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
*A nurturing, caring and inclusive school;
*A friendly, hard-working, professional and supportive team of staff and governors;
*Enthusiastic children who enjoy learning and who are a joy to teach!
*A commitment to your professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wakefield Council is wholly commited to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.