Closing Date: 09/10/2025 18:00 Interview Date: 15/10/2025 Start Date: Jan 26' or sooner
Establishment: Orchard Academy Location: Orchard Academy Salary: 51773 - 57137 Department: Senior Leadership Team Job Type: Full Time Key Stage: Key Stage 2
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 25.00 Weeks per Year: 52.143 Pay Grade: Leadership Group | L1 - L5
The Role
Your career matters! As we continue to go from strength to strength, Orchard Academy is looking for a child-centred Assistant Headteacher to support our students’ Personal Development. As well as being an inspiring teacher, we are looking for a leader to live the school values of Ready, Respectful and Safe. Our school is privileged to serve a diverse community, and we are an organisation that recognises and values the same in its workforce. Join us at EMAT to be part of a team that values innovation, inclusivity, and impact.
About EMAT
EMAT is an exciting, innovative, and growing organisation where we strive to do things differently, aligned with our core values and purpose: that every child deserves to be the best they can be. Our Trust was incorporated in July 2012 to establish, maintain, manage, and develop academies and free schools as world-class centres of excellence. We are a collaborative partnership that currently includes an all-through school in Northampton, a secondary school in Oundle, and five primary schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. By working for our Trust, you’ll be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as a range of employee benefits.
These include:
* Continuous professional development and training opportunities, including fully funded access to NPQs and Masters degrees
* Career and leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools
* A confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
* Flu jabs for all staff
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including an online GP
* Access to an employee lifestyle savings platform
* Generous family leave
About the School
Orchard is a three-form entry junior school on the Springfield Estate in Milton Keynes with capacity for 360 children across KS2. In addition, we have a twenty four-pupil place social communication Additional Resource Provision for pupils at both Orchard and Shepherdswell.
This position is open to applicants who hold teacher status and is not suitable for ECT teachers. The school is on a successful journey of development which is having a significant impact on our staff and children. We are proud to celebrate a strong improvement in attainment in the last academic year. We are looking for a leader that places children at the centre of their decision-making, role-modelling to staff how positive relationships underpin achievement and success for all. As a school, we are also committed to developing talent and provide the necessary support so that staff can achieve their aspirations and goals.
General roles and responsibilities:
* Leading on Personal Development, Behaviours and Attitudes across the school
* Phase leadership, including line management
* Direct coaching of school staff
* Classroom teaching commitment (to be discussed at interview)
* Implementation of the school’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Review cycle
hannah.fajemiyo@central.emat.uk.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or age.
EMAT encourages a “Speak Up” culture where colleagues are encouraged to raise any concerns relating to risk or wrongdoing. You will be responsible for ensuring that colleagues are supported where necessary to raise concerns without blame or recrimination and should pro-actively raise concerns should they come to your attention.
East Midlands Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
East Midlands Academy Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
#J-18808-Ljbffr