Assistant Headteacher - Pastoral - Part time - 2 days - Job Share

Job role

• Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£55,745.00 - £61,533.00 Annually (FTE) L4-8 (actual £22,298-24,612)

Assistant Headteacher - Pastoral - Part time - 2 days - Job Share job summary

Thank you for your interest in the position of part-time Assistant Head (Pastoral) at Charlton Wood Primary Academy within Trust in Learning (Academies). This is a job share role, working two days per week (Thursday and Friday), and we are looking for someone to join us in January 2026. The role has become available as our current Assistant Head (Pastoral) has reduced their working days following maternity leave.

Charlton Wood Primary School is a school set in the heart of a new and growing community. The school opened in September 2019 to Reception and Year One pupils as a two-form entry primary school, growing by a year group annually. This year, we are a full two-form entry school with 420 pupils. At Charlton Wood Primary Academy, we are entering our 7th year of growth, our approach to teaching and learning is now consistently embedded across the school and is consistently leading to high standards of achievement for our pupils.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced leader who will be a part of the Leadership team. The Assistant Head will lead, coordinate, and monitor the school’s provision for personal development, ensuring all pupils develop the knowledge, skills, values, and character needed to thrive in school and beyond.

You will quickly become one of the key people for a lot of our children and their families. You will work closely with the other Assistant Head Pastoral, and will be supported by the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Head Inclusion and the Pastoral Manager. This role is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people. You will be an inspiring role model, focused on helping pupils most in need of support.

We work as a team to support our children, especially our most vulnerable children, to engage positively in school in the classroom and with their peers. We work with our families to find solutions and appropriate support for our children to ensure success in school.

The successes of our pupils come because of a relentless and shared approach to achievement for all from the entire staff team who are united in the belief that all children can, and will, succeed as a result of high-quality teaching from passionate and caring professionals. Our school team approach is encapsulated in our school vision ‘Working together to grow confident, ambitious learners’.

As a leadership team we really want you to achieve your potential and we have a well-developed and effective approach to supporting staff development which is based in evidence informed research, using an instructional coaching model, so that you can be successful in your career. At Charlton Wood Primary Academy we are a team: our staff love working here and thrive on the support, development, encouragement and belief in success that we offer.

In addition to normal pay and conditions we will offer the successful candidate:

• a new fully resourced building with beautiful ground
• supportive and ongoing professional development throughout the year
• a bespoke training plan to enable you to deliver excellent outcomes and progress in your career
• a solution focussed team who work together closely to deliver the best for our community
• a supportive leadership team who will support you to be successful
• a commitment to reducing unnecessary workload so that you can focus on improving outcomes
• regular opportunities to network, moderate with and work with other colleagues in the Trust
• extremely supportive parents who are keen for their children to do well

The school and the Trust place no limits on their aspirations for our pupils and we all believe strongly in the importance of opening horizons and opportunities for those less well placed to see it for themselves. Charlton Wood Primary Academy has a history of building excellent relationships between staff, pupils, parents and the community. Pupils take pride in their school and respond positively to high expectations.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please call the school office to book one of the tours.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Charlton Wood Primary Academy is part of the Endeavour Academy Trust, which is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can find our Child Protection Policy on the trust's website: http://www.endeavouracademytrust.org.uk We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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