Primary School Assistant Headteacher

Are you an experienced Assistant Headteacher or Senior Leader seeking a new role for immediate start in a brilliant Primary School where you can make an instant impact?

Perhaps you are an experienced middle leader looking for the next step in your career into senior leadership and make a real difference using your skills and experience?

Would you like to work at an inclusive and supportive primary school where OFSTED have praised this school highly for staff development?

Are you available to start ASAP or for January?

If yes, then Academics have the role for you!

A wonderful primary school in Maldon are seeking an Assistant Headteacher to join them ASAP on either a permanent contract or long term contract for at least 2 terms (depending on your availability).

This is a full-time role with responsibility for pastoral support, teaching & learning and assisting on the daily operations within the school.

• Primary School Assistant Headteacher
• Maldon, Essex
• ASAP/January 2026 start
• Non class based
• Full Time
• Permanent contract or 2 terms on long term supply (Depending on your availability)
• L4 - L10 Pay (£54,555 - £62,703)
• 2 Form Entry
• Good OFSTED
• Excellent CPD & staff development
• Lead for Pastoral support, teaching & learning and daily operations
• Strong teaching and support staff team
• Supportive SLT
• Parking available

This role will not be class based but there will be elements of teaching small groups 2 days per week.

This role would be ideal for an experienced Assistant Headteacher or a Phase Leader/ Middle Leader who wants to progress in the next stage of their career.

As this schools Assistant Head, you will have strategic and operational responsibility for:

• Behaviour and pastoral support across the school
• Continuous improvement in quality first teaching across the school to raise standards and outcomes in all areas
• Day to day operational running of the school

• Maintain & develop the ethos and practice of the school in line with their visions, values and strategies
• Promote creativity, innovation and the appropriate use of technologies to achieve excellence
• Contribute to the strategic development of the school as part of the SLT
• Demonstrate high standards of planning, first quality teaching
• Contribute to the design, development and implementation of teaching across EYFS, KS1 & KS2.

For this Primary School Assistant Headteacher role you must hold QTS and have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience across a wider range from Nursery to Year 6.

To apply for this role, please click 'apply' now or contact Sarah O TODAY!