Assistant Headteacher: English KS2 Leader and Leader for another subject

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Job summary

An established educational institution in Birmingham is seeking a passionate and skilled teacher to lead English in Key Stage 2. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, contributing to the school’s commitment to excellence and community engagement. The school has been recognized for its outstanding work and is well-resourced, providing an excellent environment for both staff and students. If you are dedicated to fostering a positive learning experience and have the expertise in teaching English, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and vibrant school community.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in teaching English at Key Stage 2 is essential.
• Leadership experience in an educational setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead English in Key Stage 2 and collaborate with the Headteacher.
• Maintain high educational standards and support staff development.

Skills

Teaching English

Key Stage 2 Experience

Leadership Skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Job start date: 28 April 2025 or 1 September 2025

Hours per week: Full time

Aston Tower Community Primary School
Upper Sutton Street
Birmingham
B6 5BE
Telephone number: 0121 327 0339

Contact email: [e-mail]

Contract type: Permanent

Want to lead an area at the heart of school life?

Do you have an expertise in teaching English at Key Stage 2?

Are you looking for the opportunity to lead across the school and work strategically with the Headteacher and Deputy Teacher?

The role:

We seek a highly successful teacher, ideally with recent Key Stage 2 experience, to lead English in Key Stage 2 along with another subject to be agreed upon. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our experienced Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, and maintain our high standards as recognised at our October 2024 inspection. This identified the school’s outstanding work. Aston Tower has also been awarded the Leading Parent Partnership Award recognising our excellent work with parents.

The school:

Aston Tower is a popular two-form entry multi-cultural school that serves a community which really values and supports our work. We have friendly, responsive and enthusiastic children whose attitudes to learning were described as ‘excellent’ by Ofsted along with their outstanding behaviour. Our staff team is skilled, caring, and committed; trustees are keen to be involved and highly supportive. The school is very well-resourced. Our well-kept modern premises are set in spacious grounds which lend themselves to being further developed to promote our pupils’ learning. This term we are opening a resource base for pupils with Special Educational Needs following approval from the Department for Education (DfE).

How to apply:

Potential candidates are invited to discuss this opportunity and visit the school. An application form and person specification are available from our website.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This 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.