Assistant Headteacher

Falconbrook Primary School, London, SW11 2LX

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required for September 2024

• Closing date

  6 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £59,731 - £65,007 per annum (Leadership Scale L4 – L9)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding teacher who is ambitious, dynamic and maintains a passion for continual development to join our Senior Leadership Team. The Falconbrook staff are friendly and enthusiastic and relish the opportunity to develop and extend their practice as we aim to build on past successes.

We are seeking applicants who are driven and ambitious for the pupils, the school and on a personal level.

We believe in the intrinsic worth of every individual and that there is nothing the children and adults in our community cannot achieve. We are committed to:

• Inclusion and promoting equity leading to equality of opportunity across all areas of school life including our curriculum and in all of our policies and practice.
• Behaving respectfully with everyone we meet
• Having ambition and communicating our high expectations clearly to each other
• Being creative and reflective impacting on our ability to be open-minded and to problem-solve
• Working together as a community and to help everyone achieve their best.

If you have a proven track record of engaging and inspiring both pupils and colleagues alike and are interested in joining an agile and innovative school community then we would welcome an application from you.

You will have experience of:

• Setting and demonstrating high expectations
• Being an outstanding practitioner who is an influencer
• High quality relationships with staff, pupils and parents
• Establishing and sustaining high-quality teaching across subjects and phases
• Working effectively with stakeholders and external professionals
• Developing and implementing school improvement strategies
• Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of a school.

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and inspiring Assistant Headteacher.

We can offer:

• A passionate, skilled and focused leadership team who work together to drive school improvement
• A dedicated, hardworking, knowledgeable and committed staff team
• Excellent career advancement continuing professional development opportunities
• Happy, confident, polite and engaged children with a great enthusiasm for learning
• Supportive parents and governors committed to our school ethos

Visits are strongly recommended!

School visits: 24th April – 3rd May 2024

Further details about the role

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/

Completed applications are to be returned to kate.anthony@falconbrook.net

Closing Date: 06 May 2024 (at 9am)

Interviews: 17 May 2024

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and the following safeguarding documents.

CVs are not accepted.

Falconbrook’s Safeguarding Principles

https://app.weduc.co.uk/get/external/f/id/69ece0a7f84a1aa0927cafbdd83c2d4122f57c29c5520e1c54fbdaab7796d794.pdf

Falconbrook’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

https://app.weduc.co.uk/get/external/f/id/be146ea25fb40690a7977d2fe5e996dc393e9e7dbb8b65e46e75b421b3e668de.pdf

Falconbrook’s Whistleblowing Policy

https://app.weduc.co.uk/get/external/f/id/0421e31a59964ce8c492b26f362b1286257097c1159b24efe4eaebb73eacc925.pdf

DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101454/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2022.pdf

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kate.anthony@falconbrook.net

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Assistant Head JD and PS - April 2024.doc - 116 KB (opens in new tab)

About Falconbrook Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 212 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Falconbrook Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: kate.anthony@falconbrook.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/falconbrook-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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Arranging a visit to Falconbrook Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kate.anthony@falconbrook.net.

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