Assistant Headteacher

West Walker Primary School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join the senior leadership team and contribute to formulating the aims and objectives of the school, from April 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team, teaching in Year 6 and supporting the school in driving forward the English curriculum. We are looking for a colleague who:

• Has demonstrable experience teaching in Key Stage 2 to improve pupil outcomes.
• Demands ambitious standards and high expectations for all pupils to overcome disadvantage and advance equality.
• A thorough understanding of how young people learn particularly from pre-school to KS1 and the core features of effective curriculum planning, delivery and assessment.
• Current knowledge and understand of national and local education policy, curriculum and management issues relating to Key Stage 2 and whole school priorities.
  
  West Walker Primary School is a place where everyone is valued, we have a commitment to maximising potential by developing positive attitudes in an atmosphere of mutual respect, inclusion and enjoyment. In our last inspection, West Walker Primary School was judged as Good.
Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice. In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Teachers' Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured - the UK and Ireland's leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.