Part Time Co-Head Teacher - Sundridge Primary School

Start date: 1st April 2026

Contract type:
Permanent – 2 days per week (Thursday/Friday)

Salary – L15 to L21 (pro-rata) £73,104 pro
-rata

Actual Salary:£29,241.60

Following the reduction in days of the current head teacher from March 2026, the governing board of this highly regarded 1-form entry primary school are inviting applications for the position of a permanent head teacher – 2 days per week (Thursday/Friday). We are looking to appoint an outstanding, highly motivated and dedicated co-head teacher.

Sundridge Primary School offers “a warm welcome at the gate” (Ofsted 2024) and we are looking for a similarly welcoming, enthusiastic and inclusive co-head teacher who will share our ambition for our school and for all our pupils, both academically and personally.

• Experience of all stages of the primary curriculum
• The skills to lead a primary school
• Be looking for the next challenging, but rewarding, step in your career
• Relevant experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead
• NPQH qualification.

We are seeking an expert leader who will relish the opportunity to co-lead our school. You will be well equipped to address the challenges of significant change, and simultaneously recognise and embrace the opportunities it brings. As an experienced people manager, you will know how to support our school community, pupils, staff and parents, through this change and continue to improve academic standards, maximise opportunities and experiences for pupils and maintain staff wellbeing.

Your proven dedication to staff and pupil wellbeing and personal development, to quality of education and to a broad and balanced curriculum will mean every Sundridge pupil continues to develop confidence and resilience and “all children have opportunities to take on responsibilities and to contribute to their community” (Ofsted, 2024)

• An exciting opportunity to co-lead our school
• A school to be proud of, with ambitions for all its pupils, and the ambition to maintain and improve on its “Good” school recognised by Ofsted in 2024
• A vibrant community of pupils who take on a responsibility in school and have a good and positive relationship with their peers as well as staff
• A team of dedicated and hard-working staff along with an experienced and driven leadership team
• A school that uses evidence-informed practice to successfully continually improve practice to strive for the best for the entire learning community

Tuesday 13th January 2026 at 9.30am

Wednesday 14th January 2026 at 2.30pm and Thursday 15th January 2026 at 4.00pm.

Please call school to arrange a visit.

Interview date:
Wednesday 28th January 2026

Closing date:
Friday 16th January 2026

Email: confid or contact Julie Craddock, School Business Manager on .

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 preemployment checks, including: an 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.

Rehabilitation of offenders:
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation 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.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Sundridge Primary School

Sundridge Road

Kingstanding

Birmingham B44 9NY

Telephone Number:

Contact email: confid