Assistant Headteacher Pastoral

About Us

Amplify Education is a newly formed multi-academy trust of 22 schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, created through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. A bold voice for Bristol, we build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential and strengthen citizenship. If you’re looking for a Trust that is ambitious, reflective and collaborative, Amplify Education could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at Victoria Park Primary School.

We are a vibrant, happy and successful school. We are a hard-working team, committed to achieving excellence in our own practice and providing the best possible opportunities for our children. We pride ourselves on our positive relationships between adults and children, our calm learning environment, and our belief in our four school values of Respect, Curiosity, Kindness and Determination.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an inspiring and empathetic Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) to join our Senior Leadership Team from 1st September 2026.

The successful candidate will work closely with the headteacher and the wider staff team to ensure pastoral care across the school is of the highest standard. They will play a significant role in improving the school, contributing to our school development plan by leading key areas, including safeguarding, attendance and behaviour.

They will be an organised leader of pastoral systems and processes, providing impactful leadership across the school. They will be able to build strong relationships with colleagues, children and families. They will have high expectations of our children and work hard to ensure barriers to their future success are removed.

If you join us, a typical week in this role may include the following:

• Strategically leading safeguarding in the school, working with colleagues from across the Trust, external partners and all staff within the school to promote and safeguard the welfare of children
• Leading on the implementation of safeguarding, attendance and behaviour areas of the Ofsted framework across the school
• Working with the Headteacher and other members of the leadership team in setting, nurturing, promoting and maintaining a high standard of behaviour, inclusion and mutual respect throughout the school
• Working with the pastoral team, school office and class teachers to identify and act to improve children’s attendance
• Managing the lunchtime team to ensure the behaviour curriculum based on positive relationships extends to all aspects of our children’s day
• Demonstrating excellent classroom practice when covering for teachers’ PPA
• Planning and delivering high quality staff training relating to areas of responsibility
• Reporting to governors, the headteacher, SLT, and the Amplify Trust Executive Team on safeguarding, behaviour, attendance and other areas of responsibility
• Being a visible presence in the school throughout the day, supporting children, colleagues and parents and carers.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

To find out more about Amplify Education, please visit our website.

Informal enquiries can be made by telephoning the school office.

We would recommend a visit to the school to meet the headteacher and look around. Please call the school office to book onto one of the following visits:

• Tuesday 24th March 4.15 - 5.15pm
• Thursday 26th March 4.00-5.00pm
• Friday 27th March 4.00-5.00pm
• Monday 30th March 4.00-5.00pm

We can offer you

• Continuing professional and leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work scheme, eyesight test vouchers
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

How to apply

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

Please complete our application form by midnight on Monday 20th April 2026

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Thursday 30th April 2026 at Victoria Park Primary School

All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.