Assistant Head Teacher - REQ005175

Job title and organisation: Assistant Head Teacher- Manston Primary School
Salary: Leadership L1 - L3 £51,773 - £54,394
Hours:  32.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Manston Primary School, Dennil Road, Leeds LS15 8SD
Closing Date: Monday 2 February 2026

Start date: 20 April 2026 or 1 September 2026 (by agreement)

About the role

The children, staff and governors of Manston Primary School are seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly effective Assistant Head Teacher to join our leadership team and contribute to the continued success of our school.

This appointment offers flexibility for the right candidate. The start date and specific leadership responsibilities can be agreed to support a smooth transition and to ensure we appoint an excellent teacher who shares our values and ambition.

This is a full-time role with a 0.8 teaching commitment. The year group taught will be flexible year-on-year, but the post holder will hold responsibility for Key Stage 1 and Early Years, working closely with the support of the Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher. Dedicated and protected leadership time is built into the role.

Alongside phase leadership, the role offers whole-school influence, particularly through curriculum development and English, supporting strong progression from Early Years through to Key Stage 2.

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

Be an outstanding classroom practitioner who models high-quality teaching and learning.
Support and contribute to the leadership of Key Stage 1 and Early Years, working with the Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacherto strengthen consistency, progression and outcomes.
Ideally lead Englishacross the school, or develop into this role with support, depending on experience.
Work closely with the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and senior leaders to drive whole-school improvement.
Contribute to day-to-day leadership and management decisions.
Support, coach and develop colleagues through collaboration and professional dialogue.

The precise balance/nature of leadership responsibilities will be shaped around the strengths and experience of the successful candidate, with structured support and coaching from the Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a teacher who:

Is an excellent and reflective classroom practitioner, first and foremost.
Has strong knowledge of teaching and learning within KS1 and/or Early Years.
Has experience of subject leadership or aspires to develop leadership capacity.
Has a strong interest in English leadership (a preference, not a requirement).
Demonstrates high expectations, warmth and a commitment to inclusion and safeguarding.
Communicates effectively with pupils, staff, parents and external professionals.

This role would suit:

an aspiring leaderready to take their first step into senior leadership, or
an experienced leaderwho wishes to remain firmly rooted in classroom practice.

Leadership at Manston Primary School

Leadership is values-led, collaborative and people-centred.
Senior leaders remain closely connected to classroom practice.
Leaders work alongside staff with openness, trust and shared accountability.

This role provides a clear development pathway for those aspiring to further leadership, while also offering depth and influence for experienced leaders.

What we offer

Enthusiastic, well-behaved pupils who are keen to learn.
A supportive, values-led leadership team.
Dedicated leadership time alongside meaningful classroom teaching.
High-quality CPD, including leadership coaching and mentoring.
Support to develop subject leadership, including English, where appropriate.
A collaborative staff team who work hard but look after one another.
A school recognised for its strong culture, leadership and wellbeing.

Manston Primary School is proud to hold Investors in People Gold and the Wellbeing Award, reflecting our commitment to developing and supporting our staff.

Visits and applications

We strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school to meet our pupils and staff and to experience the ethos of Manston Primary School first-hand. To apply please visit the school website. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit at one of the times below:

Visit 1: Tuesday 27th January 2026 – 09:30
Visit 2: Tuesday 27th January 2026 – 15:30
Visit 3: Thursday 29th January 2026 – 09:30
Visit 4: Thursday 29th January 2026 – 15:30
Visit 5: Friday 30th January 2026 – 13:30

Closing Date: Monday 2nd February 2026

Shortlisting: 2nd February 2026

Interview: Tuesday 10th February 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong, inclusive school community and to grow as a leader while remaining an excellent teacher.

The school reserves the right to close this vacancy early and/or amend advertised dates, should this be necessary, to secure the right appointment.

Manston Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and online checks in line with safer recruitment guidance. Further details of this can be found on the vacancies page of our school website.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people. 

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

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