Salary: L3-7, depending on skill and experience

Contract: Full time permanent position

Start Date: September 2025

We are looking to recruit an aspirational and effective Assistant Headteacher to support leadership of our school and contribute to our school improvement. The successful applicant will play a key part in supporting the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team with strategic planning and ensuring the highest quality teaching and learning outcomes throughout the school. Safeguarding children is our top priority therefore the role will include being one of our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Thornbury is a thriving, popular school with an integrated language support centre for children with developmental language disorder. We have happy and motivated children who share a love of learning. Our staff are committed to giving our children the very best. If you think you are the right person to become part of our family, please visit our school website where you will find further details about the children, staff and curriculum.

The right candidate will be:

• An outstanding teacher who communicates passion for learning
• Have a clear, aspirational vision of education, and able articulate and implement this
• Committed to promoting the achievement of all
• Experienced in rigorous tracking/data analysis, impacting on pupil progress
• Demonstrating successful whole school leadership in school improvement
• Creating a stimulating environment that supports and celebrates learning
• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic and able to reflect effectively own practice
• An excellent communicator with emotional intelligence and experience of leading teams and supporting and engaging parents
• Able to support the Headteacher to develop and lead aspects of wider school life
• Able to understand and ensure that the needs of all pupils within a specialist provision are met

Please email admin@thornbury.plymouth.sch.uk for a full application pack. There will be opportunities to visit the school on Monday 3rd February (am), Thursday 6th February (pm) and Friday 14th February (pm). Please contact us to make an appointment.

Closing date: 03/03/2025, Noon

Interviews to be held w/c 17/03/2025 tbc. We are committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check and online checks will be used.