Assistant Headteacher – Falconbrook Primary School – SW11 2LX

Overview

Assistant Headteacher – Falconbrook Primary School



Job Introduction

Required September 2024

We are looking for an outstanding teacher who is ambitious, dynamic and maintains a passion for continual development to join our Senior Leadership Team. The Falconbrook staff are friendly and enthusiastic and relish the opportunity to develop and extend their practice as we aim to build on past successes. 

We are seeking applicants who are driven and ambitious for the pupils, the school and on a personal level.  

We believe in the intrinsic worth of every individual and that there is nothing the children and adults in our community cannot achieve.  We are committed to: 

•    Inclusion and promoting equity leading to equality of opportunity across all areas of school life including our curriculum and in all of our policies and practice.

•    Behaving respectfully with everyone we meet

•    Having ambition and communicating our high expectations clearly to each other

•    Being creative and reflective impacting on our ability to be open-minded and to problem-solve

•    Working together as a community and to help everyone achieve their best.

If you have a proven track record of engaging and inspiring both pupils and colleagues alike and are interested in joining an agile and innovative school community then we would welcome an application from you. 

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and inspiring Assistant Headteacher.

We can offer: 

•    A passionate, skilled and focused leadership team who work together to drive school improvement

•    A dedicated, hardworking, knowledgeable and committed staff team

•    Excellent career advancement continuing professional development opportunities

•    Happy, confident, polite and engaged children with a great enthusiasm for learning

•    Supportive parents and governors committed to our school ethos

You will have experience of:

•    Setting and demonstrating high expectations

•    Being an outstanding practitioner who is an influencer

•    High quality relationships with staff, pupils and parents 

•    Establishing and sustaining high-quality teaching across subjects and phases

•    Working effectively with stakeholders and external professionals 

•    Developing and implementing school improvement strategies

•    Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of a school.

Visits are strongly recommended!

School visits: 24th April – 3rd May 2024

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below.

Completed applications are to be returned to kate.anthony@falconbrook.net

Closing Date: 06 May 2024 (at 9am)

Interviews: 17 May 2024

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

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs

Falconbrook Primary School

Wye Street

London

SW11 2LX

Telephone: 020 7288 7706

Headteacher: Mrs. S Pieniek-Jones

£59,731 – £65,007 per annum (Leadership Scale L4 – L9)