DescriptionEmployerLocation
Assistant Head Teacher
Required from January 2026
Full time
Permanent
Leadership Scale Points 6-10
£56,316-£62,202
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an inspirational leader to the post of Assistant Head Teacher. We want to recruit people who are passionate about making a difference to children and want to challenge themselves to keep on improving. Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking.
Rosslyn Park is a large primary school with over 600 children on roll and we pride ourselves on supporting each one of them and their families. Our children feel valued and have a sense of belonging to the school and the local diverse community. We believe strongly in developing the whole child and ensure that our knowledge-rich curriculum is supported by strong pastoral provision.
In recent years Rosslyn has received the Wellbeing School Award, the Arts Platinum Award and the History Quality Mark in recognition of the fantastic work we do. We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations such as Place2Be, Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Contemporary, The University of Nottingham, and provide inclusive and accessible activities for everyone.
We enhance the curriculum by a whole-school digital approach. Our children have a 1:1 iPad in Years 2-6 and 1:3 in EYFS and Year1, Pupils also have access to a variety of learning platforms at school and at home.
Rosslyn’s teachers and support staff “speak effusively about the quality and quantity of training they receive. As a result, staff are deeply reflective about their own practice and teaching across the school is consistently good.” (Ofsted). At Rosslyn, leaders place a strong emphasis on coaching, staff training and professional development and as outlined in a recent school’s quality assurance review: “Senior staff display extremely high level of empathic leadership.”
We are looking for:
•A highly motivated and resilient senior leader.
•Someone who can continue to develop our pastoral offer across the school by working with other members of the pastoral team.
•Someone who has an excellent understanding of both inclusion and behaviour management.
•Someone who is able to articulate the importance of regular school attendance and use attendance data to spot patterns and trends for individual pupils and groups of children.
•Someone who understands how to make effective use of pupil premium funding and can report to all stakeholders on its impact.
You will:
•Have senior leadership experience within a primary school.
•Be a collaborative and inspirational leader, with a strong ability to motivate and empower staff and children to achieve their full potential.
•Have the ability to identify and support others to deliver highly effective teaching.
•Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.
•Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.
•Have the ability to lead on behaviour, attendance, pupil premium and the school’s pastoral offer.
In return we offer:
•A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven
towards continuously raising standards.
•Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
•Calm and purposeful learning environments
•Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
•A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
•Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
The role of Assistant Head Teacher will be a non-teaching position.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.
How to apply
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.
Any questions or queries should be directed to Matt Barnham, Head of School by email
Closing date for applications: Monday 6th October
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 16th October 2025
Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 26 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.
We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.
We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.
Safeguarding Statement
Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education.
All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.