Assistant Headteacher at Whittle Academy

Whittle Academy; Coventry; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittle Academy in Coventry is seeking an outstanding Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team and drive excellence across our school. You will lead high-quality teaching, take responsibility for a phase, contribute to self-evaluation and improvement planning, and be a visible, proactive member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The role requires Qualified Teacher Status, strong pedagogy, data-driven analysis, and the ability to coach and develop others while upholding safeguarding,

Qualifications

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner capable of modelling outstanding teaching.
• Have successful experience of leading a team, subject or phase.
• Strong understanding of effective pedagogy and curriculum design.
• Able to analyse and use data to drive school improvement.
• Demonstrate the ability to coach, motivate and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across the school.
• Take responsibility for a phase (e.g. key stage), ensuring high standards of achievement, behaviour and curriculum provision.
• Contribute significantly to school self-evaluation, improvement planning and strategic leadership.
• Be a visible and proactive member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Coaching

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

About this Role

Job Title Assistant Headteacher

Employment Status: Permanent

Working Hours: Fulltime

Actual Salary: Leadership Scale L1-L5 £51,773 - £57,137

Required: Assoon as possible

Location: Whittle Academy, Coventry

About the role

We areseeking an outstanding and ambitious Assistant Headteacher to join ourleadership team and play a key role in driving excellence across our school.

This is anexciting opportunity for a highly effective practitioner and emerging orexperienced leader who is passionate about teaching and learning and committedto achieving the very best outcomes for all pupils.

Thesuccessful candidate will:

• Lead and develop high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across the school
• Take responsibility for a phase (e.g. key stage), ensuring high standards of achievement, behaviour and curriculum provision
• Contribute significantly to school self-evaluation, improvement planning and strategic leadership
• Be a visible and proactive member of the Senior Leadership Team

We arelooking for someone who:

• Isan excellent classroom practitioner, able to model outstanding teaching
• Hassuccessful experience of leading a team, subject or phase
• Hasa strong understanding of effective pedagogy and curriculum design
• Cananalyse and use data effectively to drive school improvement
• Demonstratesthe ability to coach, motivate and develop others
• Hasthe drive, resilience and ambition to make a sustained impact on outcomes forpupils
• Iscommitted to inclusion, safeguarding and high expectations for all children

You willalso:

• HaveQualified Teacher Status and relevant professional development
• Becommitted to ongoing professional learning and leadership development
• Shareour belief that every child deserves a high-quality, inclusive education

All staff areexpected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children's welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by thetrust/academy.

Closing date: Monday 14th September 2026

Interview date: Thursday 17th September 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguardingchecks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from therehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Assistant Headteacher will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check, with effect of 1st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.