Assistant Headteacher

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