Assistant Headteacher required for a January 2027 start or earlier if possible

Head Teacher: Mrs Stephanie Astle. Roll: 464 (3 - 11).

Appointment of Assistant Headteacher  - Leadership Pay Range L2 - L7

Full time, permanent, 2.5 days class teacher responsibilities and 2.5 days leadership

Are you an exceptional leader ready for your next challenge?

The Assistant Headteacher role at High Oakham Primary School is designed for an experienced, inspirational and ambitious leader who shares our commitment to ensuring every child thrives academically, socially and emotionally within a culture rooted in our ‘life and learning values’.

This is an excellent opportunity for:

• A competent and strategic leader with a proven track record of school improvement, passionate about raising the quality of teaching and learning and raising standards;

• An outstanding and dynamic teacher who inspires by example, putting teaching and learning first;

• A passionate and caring practitioner with high expectations of achievement and dedication to maintaining a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment which reflects the school commitment to safeguarding and inclusion;

• A strategic thinker, excited about and effective in managing change who will work alongside the leadership team to provide, challenge and support in managing rapid improvement for our children;

• A leader of learning who is committed to raising standards and to ensuring that all children achieve their full potential.

• A manager and team leader who possesses excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.

• A professional, able to work in partnership with parents, carers, staff, governors and the community.

We are looking for someone who will:

• Undertake the role of a DSL alongside other colleagues with safeguarding responsibilities

• Have a strong focus on securing excellent pupil outcomes across Key Stage 2 and the ability to drive improvement where required.

• Lead strategically on all areas relating to attitudes to learning and behaviour across the school, ensuring a consistent, restorative, and inclusive approach to pupil conduct and wellbeing and monitoring its impact across school. 

• Work collaboratively with leaders, teaching staff, and external agencies to support students with behavioural, social, and emotional needs.

• Provide strategic leadership for all aspects of personal development, further developing the whole-school personal development curriculum to promote resilience, confidence, respect, emotional literacy, and positive relationships.

• Support middle leaders, subject leaders, teachers and supports staff to ensure that the school’s values and ethos are delivered through the curriculum and that pupils are prepared for life beyond school as responsible and respectful citizens.

• Communicate with clarity and confidence, demonstrating a strong relational approach with pupils, staff, families and the wider community.

• Successfully balance strategic thinking and long-term planning with effective operational leadership and support.

• Have vision, passion and a proven track record of improving school performance through strong curriculum design, implementation and impact. 

• Oversee careers provision, raising aspirations and broadening children’s understanding of future opportunities and possibilities.

• Coordinate extra-curricular activities, including trips and visits, ensuring a broad, inclusive and enriching range of opportunities for all pupils.

• Have the ability to motivate and inspire pupils, staff and parents, fostering a strong sense of teamwork while leading by example, influencing decision-making and shaping school policy.

WWe can offer:

• A vision for teaching and learning that has our children at the heart
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and well-behaved children;
• A great teaching team and exceptional support staff who are ‘on board’
• A very supportive forward-thinking leadership team and governing body, dedicated to the wellbeing of both pupils and staff, and committed to fostering a positive, inclusive and ambitious school culture.;
• Parents and carers who support both the school and their children;
• A commitment to your continued professional development.
• The chance to make a lasting impact on pupils, shaping their personal development and helping to prepare them for their future lives and aspirations. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our HOPS leadership team as this new post is formed. We are a school with a strong aspiration to provide the best education possible for our children. Our forward-looking outlook affords teachers the chance to be creative, collaborative and develop the skills, passions and attributes of all children. We want all our teachers to adapt their teaching to ensure that all children’s needs are met and be able to teach others to do the same. We want our leaders to be aspirational, relentless in their drive for improvement and their yearning to develop staff and children to be the best that they can be.

A good sense of humour, an appreciation of life and respectful, positive connections are really important to us – do you have these?

If you like a challenge and think you are ready for a HOPS shaped adventure, then we want to meet you!

Please get in touch to find out more. Please contact the school office on 01623 461313 to make an appointment or email headsoffice@highoakham.notts.sch.uk.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 17th June 2026 12pm noon

Shortlisting: Wednesday 17th June 2026

Provisional date for lesson observations at the shortlisted candidates schools: Friday 19th /Monday 22nd June 2026

Provisional date for face-to-face interviews: Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th June 2026

All applications must be sent to headsoffice@highoakham.notts.sch.uk

Please visit our vacancies page at www.highoakham.co.uk for an application pack and to find out more about High Oakham Primary School.

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

• All posts in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All posts in schools, unless stated otherwise, are suitable for a job share arrangement.

• The County Council welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.

Midday Supervisors

Permanent

Work pattern  - Part Time - Term Time Only

Number of hours to be worked per week - 7.25 (however, overtime is daily due to current structure of the lunch period)

Location  - High Oakham Primary School, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4SH

Salary or Hourly Rate  - NJE – SCP 2 £11.59 an hour

The head teacher and governors of High Oakham Primary School wish to appoint several enthusiastic, kind and respectful Midday Supervisors to join our team during lunchtimes. The successful candidates will join our team of friendly and supportive Midday Supervisors who work with our children from Foundation 1, through to Year 6. As the role is part time during term time, it is ideal for those seeking work opportunities during school hours. The successful candidates will start as soon as possible in the Autumn term following the recruitment process.

Responsibilities will include caring for the health, safety and welfare of our children in the dinner hall and on the playground. The successful applicants will also demonstrate an ability to access regular training linked to the role, work flexibly, engage children in stimulating play and promote a caring and calm environment. We fully expect the successful applicant to be wholly committed to safeguarding in this role.

This is a great time to come and work at our school as we implement a new way of structuring playtime focussed on the needs and interests of the children ensuring that their wellbeing and safety is at the heart of everything we do.

We can offer you:
• Fantastic children, who are keen to learn and join in and are a pleasure to work with
• A welcoming, friendly and supportive staff
• Strong leadership
• Well-behaved children who love being involved and valued
• Exceptional levels of teamwork at all levels
• A culture where everyone works together to improve children’s opportunities and staff skills and confidence
• A strong sense of community and belonging where everyone is valued

This is an exciting opportunity to come with us as we embark on our journey to be a beacon school, a hub in the community. We are a good school with a strong aspiration to provide the best education possible for our children. Our forward-looking outlook affords all staff the chance to be creative, collaborative and develop the skills, passions and attributes of all children. A good sense of humour and an appreciation of life and respectful, positive connections are really important to us – do you have these?

Visits to the school are usually actively encouraged so please contact the school to arrange an appointment.

Closing date: ongoing

Application packs are available by clicking on the following link -https://www.highoakham.co.uk/recruitment-documents/

All applications or interest in this post to be emailed to Stephanie Astle -Headteacher at headsoffice@highoakham.notts.sch.uk.

Interviews will be held on a mutually suitable date

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
• All posts in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All posts in schools, unless stated otherwise, are suitable for a job share arrangement.
• The County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation. for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.