Assistant Headteacher – Leading on Inclusion

Assistant Headteacher – Leading on Inclusion 

Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Leadership Scale – L6 - L10, £47,735 - £52,723 pa 

Location: Mere Green Primary School, Mere Green Road, Four Oaks, B75 5BL

Required as soon as possible

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing 5 secondary schools, 11 primary schools, a Teaching School Hub, and School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. Our schools are based in North Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield, and North Warwickshire. A further secondary school and 2 primary schools will join the ATLP in the near future.

A vacancy for an Assistant Headteacher has arisen due to the growth of our Multi Academy Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and outstanding practitioner to work collaboratively with our Headteachers and leadership teams to support strategically in the leadership and management of our schools. 

What you'll need to succeed

 To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

 Be committed to keeping our students safe

 To be a talented leader looking to extend your experience or an ambitious middle leaders seeking your first senior leadership post

 Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate both pupils and peers

 Be an outstanding teacher and leader

 Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders

 Excellent people manager who is able to motivate and develop the teams you lead

 The ability to work in a face paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you'll get in return

 Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities across our schools and Teaching School Hub

 The opportunity to join our team of leading education experts and propel your career to the next level

 A competitive salary

 Competitive pension scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)

 3 Professional Development Days

What you need to do now

For an application pack please visit our website: https://atlp.co.uk/vacancies

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact our administrative department, admin@meregrn.bham.sch.uk

Completed applications should include an application form and a letter of application no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining how ‘Your experience to date makes you the candidate of choice for this role’.

Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Closing date: 9:00am, Wednesday 5th January 2022

Interview date: 12th January 2022 

We continue to adhere to the government’s advice and guidance for education settings, ensuring appropriate risk assessments are in place to allow for safe working practices. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

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:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Please note we do not accept CV’s, applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form. The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting  the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references which will be sought prior to interview. The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation https://atlp.org.uk/files/2021/03/ATLP-Overall-Safeguarding-Policy-2020-FINAL-3.pdf