Assistant Headteacher

Delta Primary School

Job Role - Assistant Headteacher

Apply by: Midday Monday 15th April 2024

Interviews: Friday 19th April 2024

Salary Scale: Leadership Scale L4 to L8 (Outer London: £54,555 - £59,826)

Hours: Full time

Contract Term: Permanent

Job Start: ASAP

Delta Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational Assistant Headteacher to become part of our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed senior leadership team in order to make a real impact on the life of the whole school. The role of a class based Assistant Headteacher includes: monitoring and being accountable for the achievement and progress of pupils; raising standards of teaching and learning; contributing to whole school planning of the School Development Plan and leading a curriculum area across the school. This is an incredibly exciting time to join our school as we are continuing to make rapid progress on our school improvement journey.

We foster a nurturing environment and every child is encouraged to find their own voice and grow as a person, while developing a lifelong love for learning. Our children are motivated to achieve and encouraged to be independent. Pupil voice is encouraged through our School Parliament and Delta assemblies that celebrate children’s achievements.

As part of the Connect Education Trust, we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters, providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive. We are able to offer significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues at Delta Primary School and across the Trust. At Delta Primary School staff are able to be involved with developments within the curriculum in areas that interest them. We encourage expertise and a staff that supports one another to develop their own practice by creating remarkable futures for all pupils. Collaboration and support are embedded in the culture of the school. Staff are the vital ingredient in our school and our commitment to the development of staff at all levels is a fundamental priority for us.

As part of the Connect Education Trust, we offer:

• Well-being days
• Employee support hub
• Attendance reward scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Visits to the school are warmly welcome, or a telephone call with the Headteacher can also be arranged. To arrange a visit or

to request an application pack, please email Lisa Gannon, Business Support Officer at lisa.gannon@deltaprimary.org

Please visit our website to learn more about Delta Primary: https://www.deltaprimaryelt.org

In line with recent legislation, applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to effectively carry out duties of the role.

Connect Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, therefore all employees working within the Trust must have the ability

to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of our children and young people. All candidates are required to

complete the school’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ declaration and will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Check from

the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). For posts in regulated activity, this will include a barred list check. The Trust also

requires consent from applicants to carry out online searches of publicly available information, including social media, prior

to interview. The Trust and its schools are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable

treatment or is disadvantaged on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or

race, and we welcome applications from all sections of society.