Assistant Headteacher

Richard Lee Primary School

The Drive, Wyken, Coventry CV2 5FU

Tel:024 7665 8800

“Be the best you can be”

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER

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Required for September 2024

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious leader to play a key role in the next step on our journey to providing an outstanding quality of education for every child.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced professional to broaden their experience and further develop their leadership and management skills. Specific responsibilities will be agreed with the successful candidate, taking into account their strengths and areas of expertise.

We are very proud of our dedicated and caring staff team; hard-working and well-behaved children; vibrant learning environment and supportive parents and carers. We are committed to ensuring that children of all abilities and backgrounds achieve their very best in everything they do. We are also committed to growing the talent in all our staff, enabling them to flourish and succeed.

We are looking for a candidate who:

·    Is an excellent classroom practitioner with a love of teaching and an enthusiasm for ensuring that every child achieves their full potential;

·    Is passionate about children’s learning, with a proven track record of raising attainment and accelerating progress;

·    Is an experienced leader who has previously worked in a TLR or similar leadership role;

·    Is keen to progress in their career and have an influence on teaching and learning beyond their own classroom.

·    Has the drive and ambition to go the extra mile to make great things happen at Richard Lee.

We can offer:

·    The opportunity to take a full and strategic role in the leadership of the school;

·    Ongoing professional development, including access to leadership development;

·    The opportunity to work as part of an experienced and successful leadership team with a proven track record of securing school improvement;

·    A supportive, friendly and hardworking staff team who are united in their drive to achieve the very best outcomes for every child;

·    A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition, through the Trust people strategy, and a range of benefits which include the provision of an iPad, the teachers’ pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, an employee discount scheme and a commitment to developing the use of new technologies to support learning and streamline workload.

·    A supportive Trust and local governing body who are committed to helping the school move forwards

If you are committed to ensuring that every child achieves their very best and enjoy making a difference, then come and see us in action and find out more about what this role can offer.

Visits and applications: Visits to the school prior to application are strongly encouraged and will be warmly welcomed. We would be delighted to meet you and talk about the opportunity. To arrange a visit or discuss the role in more detail, please contact the school Office Manager on either Joyti.Khara@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk  or 024 76 658800.

Application deadline: 9.00am Monday 15th April 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 23rd April 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, please assume you have been unsuccessful.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.

These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.