High View School is seeking a passionate and dynamic Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team. This key role will support the Headteacher in driving teaching, learning, and school improvement while modelling best practice.

High View School is an outstanding primary school (Ofsted, November 2024), which is highly-regarded on a national scale and at the heart of our local community. We are a 1.5 form entry school, with around 350 pupils (which includes our dedicated nursery provision), and we benefit from working in a first-class learning environment, including a purpose-built school building and a range of exceptional outside play and learning environments.

Assistant Headteacher key responsibilities:

• School Culture & Behaviour: Foster a positive school life, promote high standards of behaviour, and ensure professionalism across the school.
• Teaching, Curriculum & Assessment: Support high-quality teaching, ensure a broad and structured curriculum, and lead on areas such as Assessment, Data, and Pupil Premium.
• School Improvement: Contribute to the development and implementation of school improvement strategies, ensuring effective systems and policies.
• Staff Management & Development: Manage and support middle leaders and staff, providing coaching and professional development opportunities.
• Governance & Partnerships: Work with the governing board and external partners to ensure the school meets all regulatory requirements and drives educational outcomes.

What we are looking for:

• Qualified Teacher Status with at least 4 years of teaching experience in a primary school, including working with children with additional needs (e.g. SEND, EAL, pupil premium).
• Recent leadership and management experience, with a proven ability in line management and staff development.
• Up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum, pedagogy, national policies, and classroom management strategies.
• Demonstrable impact on student learning outcomes and a commitment to improving educational attainment.
• Experience in providing effective pastoral support and responding to safeguarding concerns.
• Strong emotional intelligence, with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, and students.
• Collaborative approach to working with colleagues, showing empathy and openness to feedback.
• Ability to model and promote high-quality teaching and learning practices.

Why High View School?

High View is a welcoming school, dedicated to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment for students. With a focus on both academic achievement and personal development, the school aims to inspire curiosity and foster growth. The dedicated staff work closely with students to encourage their individual strengths, ensuring each child receives a well-rounded education that prepares them for future success.

At High View School, we work together to ensure that learning is ambitious and relevant, with an ethos rooted in mutual respect, kindness and tolerance. We want our staff and pupils to come to school with a positive attitude, where they are kind to one another, eager to learn and have pride and aspirations around what they can accomplish as individuals and as a community, both academically and socially, as we truly believe that good beginnings never end! With this in mind, our curriculum is outstanding, as is our ongoing continuous professional development for all staff.

Staff, pupils and parents are proud to be part of the High View School family and our continued commitment and collaboration for growth, alongside successful engagement with our wider community stakeholders, enable us to achieve standards of which we continue to be incredibly proud of.

About the Trust
The Learning Academies Trust is a family of 18 schools across Plymouth and surrounding areas, dedicated to delivering outstanding education to all our children, whatever their starting point or background. Our Trust’s mission is:

Together we will… work with our children, families, and communities to provide exceptional learning opportunities for all our children

As part of the trust, we will support you to learn and develop, providing outstanding CPD and opportunities for collaboration between schools within the trust sharing resources, expertise and knowledge.

Further information about the position, the trust and the benefits we offer can be found in the attached recruitment pack.

To request a tour of the school or to discuss the role in anyway please contact the school on the number above.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application. If there are no vacancies currently, but you would like to register your interest for future vacancies, please join our talent pool and we will be in touch as soon as we have a suitable position.

Please note, the closing date is for guidance only. Successful applicants will be invited to interview at the earliest available opportunity. Learning Academies Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

With 18 individual primary schools, the Learning Academies Trust is the largest primary school trust in Plymouth and the first education employer in Plymouth to achieve the Livewell Southwest Wellbeing at Work Bronze Award. The Trust is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all staff and is proud to work closely with official bodies to ensure we have a holistic approach to staff wellbeing.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent.  Guidance will be given to those shortlisted. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS.