Assistant Head of Key Stage

Isca Academy; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Isca Academy is seeking an Assistant Head of Key Stage to join our ambitious team and contribute to our five-year plan to become a beacon of national educational excellence. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, with DBS checks and compliance fundamental to all appointments.

As part of the Ted Wragg Trust, we offer supportive development opportunities and a collaborative culture that values high expectations, warmth and integrity in driving pupil outcomes.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please see Assistant Head of Key Stage Recruitment Pack

What the school offers its staff

At Isca Academy, we believe every child matters. We are committed to ensuring every young person feels known, valued and inspired to achieve more than they ever imagined. Team Isca is a vibrant, ambitious and caring community where children thrive because the adults around them care deeply, work collaboratively and hold high expectations with warmth and integrity.

We are passionate about an exceptional education for every child regardless of background or need, and we believe in the power of education to transform lives and make the world a better place. We want every child to know they matter, feel empowered to dream big and achieve those dreams, and we strive for colleagues to join us who believe in their potential as strongly as we do.

Team Isca is full of energy, optimism and a genuine love for what we do. We are a team who work hard, lift each other up, have fun along the way and truly love coming to work. Our sense of joy, connection and commitment to each other and our children is part of what makes our school so special.

As part of the Ted Wragg Trust, we are committed to growing great people. You will be supported, encouraged and given the opportunities you deserve to thrive, develop and lead. If you want to make a meaningful difference, be part of a team that cares and works hard to help children achieve extraordinary things, then Team Isca is the place to make your impact.

We’d love to hear from you.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

At Isca Academy, we are relentlessly ambitious for all our pupils and intend to have the best outcomes in the country by 2027. We are at the start of a five-year journey to becoming the best school in the country and are unapologetic about this ambition. We intend to transform Isca into a beacon of national excellence in order to support the improvement of education in the South West. We understand that outcomes in our region are not good enough and are determined to change this.

As a member of our team, you will reflect this ambition and these values in everything you do. We are always searching for relentlessly driven individuals who reflect our core values of Inspiration, Success, Community and Ambition. We believe, as a part of the Ted Wragg Trust, in growing great people; if you are someone who embodies our values and reflects our purpose, we will ensure you have the training and opportunities you need in order to become outstanding in every area of your work. Above all, we seek people driven by the belief that all young people, regardless of background, can achieve at the very highest level