Assistant Headteacher – Riverside Primary School
Leadership Pay Scale L5 – L9
Are you a current member of Leadership who is looking to take the next step in your career?
Do you have the enthusiasm for teaching and learning and have a strong clear vision for high quality education?
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge and can offer the following attributes to our school we warmly welcome you application:
• Passionate and determined
• Pro-active and will lead ‘from the front’
• Currently in a Leadership post at a middle or senior level
• Committed to making a difference to the outcomes for all our children
• Motivated and inspirational to both pupils and staff
• Collaboratively work with and share best practice across the schools within the Trust.
Along with receiving support from colleagues across the Lionheart Academies Trust, we also offer:
• School improvement strategy;
• The development of a team;
• Leadership coaching;
• A culture of school to school support, which truly embraces the ethos of sharing and collaboration;
• Support from the Executive Team with the Trust, on areas of business such as Finance, Estates Management, Human Resources, IT and Catering.
• Children who are polite, respectful, hardworking and show exemplary behaviour; they never fail to make us smile.
• Parents who will warmly welcome you and appreciate all of your hard work, including a terrific PTA.
• Governors who highly value the work our teachers do.
• A team of incredibly supportive and caring staff, who champion each other and work collaboratively at all times.
Role specifics:
• 50% Classroom based with shared class responsibility and 50% management release.
• Permanent Full time post to start in Easter or next academic year start
• Leadership pay range 5 – 9
We aim to develop self-directed, responsible learners with a life-long love for learning. Our ‘5Rs – Respect, Responsibility, Resourcefulness, Resilience and Reflection’ – permeate all aspects of our school.
Closing date: Monday 9th Feburay 2026, 8am
Interviews: 24/2/26