Assistant Headteacher - River View Primary & Nursery School

Education Stage: EYFS/KS1/KS2
Contract Type: Permanent from September 2025

Working Pattern: Full time
Pay Scale: L5 - L7 £54,939 - £57,831

River View Primary and Nursery School is a vibrant and welcoming learning environment where every child is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. With a strong commitment to academic excellence, the school fosters a culture of ambition, inspiring students to aim high and achieve their best. The dedicated staff create an inclusive atmosphere, ensuring that all children, regardless of their background or ability, feel supported and empowered to thrive.

At River View, kindness and care are at the heart of everything we do with a focus on nurturing each child's emotional and social development alongside their academic growth. This school is not just a place to learn but also a community where children are encouraged to become confident, curious and compassionate individuals.

We are currently looking for an Assistant Head to join our Senior Leadership team.

The Assistant Head will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, behaviour, progress and achievement for all pupils. This will be achieved through careful monitoring and holding staff to account for the progress their pupils make.

The role will also include class responsibility and the successful candidate will need to:

1. Be responsible for progress and support of Key Stages 1 & 2.
2. Be responsible for a specific curriculum or pastoral responsibility, as required to fulfil the school development plan and that supports teaching and learning.
3. Carry out teaching duties in accordance with the school's schemes of work and National Curriculum.
4. Meet in full the Professional Standards for Teachers.
5. Model and promote good practice in teaching and learning.
6. Contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan.
7. Monitor progress and targets to ensure that each individual student is able to achieve planned outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Experience of managing staff.
2. Good knowledge of people management practices.
3. Effective leadership skills.
4. NPQSL or Charter teaching qualification.

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting . This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Visits to the school are welcomed and actively encouraged. To arrange a visit, please call or email .

Application forms are available by visiting the school website: or by emailing . Return your completed form to this email address with the recruitment monitoring form by the closing date.

Closing date: Wednesday 30 th April 2025 at 3pm

Interviews: Tuesday 6th May 2025