Assistant Headteacher

Welcome to our vibrant primary school. We are a community rooted in high expectations, warmth, and a shared commitment to excellence. Our school is a place where strong relationships matter, and where leaders are empowered to shape an inspiring educational journey that gives every child the best possible start in life.

We are incredibly proud to be part of the Windsor Academy Trust family of schools. Leading within the Trust means you benefit from shared expertise, wider opportunities, and a powerful network of support. This collective power allows us to focus relentlessly on our shared moral purpose: unlocking the academic and personal potential of every child, while ensuring our staff thrive.

The Assistant Headteacher will drive improvement across teaching and learning, curriculum, and raising outcomes for pupils across the academy or multiple schools within Windsor Academy Trust (WAT). As a key person in curriculum development, they will utilise their experience across the primary age range to build a strong learning environment that unlocks both academic and personal potential. The post will involve some line management depending on designated responsibilities, and requires the individual to model excellent practice while supporting the holistic development of the school.

The Assistant Headteacher will:

• Support the Headteacher in the effective day-to-day management of the school community, including inducting/training staff members, arranging cover for absent staff, leading assemblies and staff meetings, and organising school events.

• Respond efficiently to needs and requests from children, staff, parents, governors, and visitors.

• Take on responsibilities as designated by the Headteacher, such as phase leadership, subject leadership, or pastoral matters, to lead and contribute to whole-school improvement.

• Develop a strong learning environment which has high expectations of unlocking academic and personal potential achievements and behaviours.

• Lead by example by teaching and modelling excellent practice, developing working relationships, and supporting training and developments to secure the smooth running of the school.

• Promote and safeguard the safety and welfare of pupils by working collaboratively at both strategic and operational levels with parents, carers, and across multiple agencies for the well‑being of all children across the Trust.

The Assistant Headteacher will:

• Ensure the vision for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood, and acted upon effectively by all.

• Demonstrate the vision and values of the school in everyday work and practice, motivating and working with others to create a shared culture and positive climate.

• Ensure that the management and administration of the school support its vision and aims.

• Provide effective organisation and management of the school, seeking ways to improve organisational structures and functions based on rigorous self‑evaluation.

• Ensure the school, the people, and the resources within it are organised and managed to provide an efficient, effective, and safe learning environment.

• Monitor and control the use of resources and budget according to the school's agreed financial procedures.

• Ensure policies and practices take account of all relevant school data, inspection, and research findings, and monitor, evaluate, and review their effect, taking action if necessary.

• Develop and present a coherent, understandable, and accurate account of the school's performance to a range of audiences including governors, parents, and carers.

• Collaborate actively with other schools across the Windsor Academy Trust.

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