Assistant Headteacher

Stanton Cross is a new school in the heart of the Stanton Cross development in Wellingborough.  We deliver an enriched, relevant and engaging curriculum which enables children to become knowledgeable, adaptable and confident to reach their own academic potential.   

Eventually, we will educate 420 children in our state-of-the-art building but as we grow, we are opening to one-year group at a time.  From September 2024, we will have classes in Reception and Key Stage 1.  We are a very diverse school with a third of our children speaking more than one language which makes our school a vibrant place to be.  

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to add capacity to the senior leadership team in our growing school.  The successful candidate will join our dedicated staff team leading the focus on ensuring the school continues to provides a high quality of education, meeting the needs of all of our children.  The successfully candidate will have a class teaching responsibility in Reception or Key Stage 1, alongside dedicated leadership time. 

The role will involve leadership of the Early Years or Key Stage 1 with additional leadership responsibilities based around developing teaching and leading an area of curriculum development. As a new school, we have some flexibility about areas of leadership responsibility which would be decided depending on the successful candidate’s experience and strengths, alongside the needs of the school.  

The role is full-time and permanent.  It is a fantastic opportunity to play an instrumental part in shaping the future direction of the school in these early years of development and will provide the successful candidate with a wealth of both operational and strategic experience.  

This is a full time, permanent position paid at L1-5.  Pay will be reviewed as the school increases in the numbers on roll. 

 Stanton Cross is part of Northampton Primary Academy Trust (NPAT).  NPAT aims to ‘Achieve Extraordinary Things’ through providing educational excellence; creating opportunities and enriching lives.  This applies to our fabulous staff as well as our children.  

NPAT schools prioritise staff well-being and commit to the NPAT Employee Pledge, informed by recommendations within the DfE Workload Review, which means that we are committed to: 

• A fair and reasonable workload. 
• High quality training and professional development opportunities including secondments, leadership support and mentoring. 
• A Pay and Reward package at least equal to the national agreement for teachers, and the Local Authority pay scale for support staff. 
• Regular network opportunities with teachers in similar roles across other NPAT schools. 
• Higher priority placement in the school that you work at for the admission of staff children. 

In addition, we offer innovative schools which are committed to the development of sport and the arts through our links to the Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Gallery, Microsoft and the Northampton School Sports Association. 

The ideal candidate will embody the NPAT values and will: 

• Be passionate about supporting children to achieve their best in everything that they do. 
• Be a strong classroom practitioner. 
• Understand the needs of our community that we serve. 
• Be committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.   
• Establish positive and supportive relationships with children and parents. 
• Be patient, calm and resilient with a positive attitude and a sense of humour. 

 If interested in the position, please contact the Executive Head, Mark Rapps at mark.rapps@npatschools.org  or 07874 206785 to discuss and arrange a time to visit the school.   Visits to the school are encouraged before applying for the post. 

To apply for the post, please complete the attached Trust Application Form and submit, together with a letter of application of no more than two sides of A4 supporting your application. 

Please return by email to mark.rapps@npatschools.org  or by post to Stanton Cross Primary School, 4 Waverley Drive, Wellingborough, NN8 1GN 

Closing date:  Friday 17th May 2024 

Interviews will be held: WB- Monday 20th May 2024 

Start date- 1st September 2024 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and safer recruitment practice. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants and references will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview and will form part of the interview process. The successful applicant will be expected to have two satisfactory references and undertake a medical questionnaire.