Assistant Head Teacher
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council SchoolsLiverpool, North West
Overview
This is a education role (full time) with Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Schools based in Liverpool. The advertised salary is £60,618 to £66,951 per year. Applications close on 9 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
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Please email your completed application form to finance.aintreedavenhill@schools.sefton.gov.uk
Assistant Headteacher – Standards & Attendance
Salary: L6 – L10
Contract: full time, permanent
Start Date: January 2027
We are seeking an ambitious and highly effective Assistant Headteacher with strong communication skills to join our established Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in the continued development of our school.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who is passionate about high-quality teaching, raising standards and ensuring that every child is able to attend, belong, achieve and thrive.
The post will be non-class-based in the first instance, enabling the successful candidate to fulfil the significant whole-school responsibilities of the role. The Assistant Headteacher will remain actively involved in teaching and learning and may model teaching, provide targeted teaching or intervention and work alongside colleagues.
Deployment and teaching commitment may change in the future according to the needs and priorities of the school.
Working closely with the Headteacher and existing SLT, you will have significant whole-school leadership responsibilities, including:
- teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and interventions;
- supporting and developing teachers and subject leaders;
- whole-school standards and school improvement;
- attendance and punctuality;
- Pupil Premium and improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils;
- championing Looked After and Previously Looked After Children (LAC/PLAC); and
- acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
You will be a visible and approachable senior leader who knows our children well, builds positive relationships with parents and carers and works collaboratively with all members of staff.
We Are Looking for Someone Who
- is an excellent classroom practitioner with successful leadership experience;
- has strong knowledge of teaching, learning, curriculum and assessment;
- can support, coach and appropriately challenge colleagues and subject leaders;
- has high expectations for behaviour, attendance and achievement;
- is committed to improving outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils;
- has a strong understanding of safeguarding;
- builds excellent relationships with children, families and staff;
- works successfully as part of an established leadership team; and
- leads with integrity, empathy, resilience and a genuine commitment to every child.
Come and Meet Us
We warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit the school, meet our staff and children and find out more about the role.
Tuesday 15 September 2026 – 4:30pm
Friday 25 September 2026 – 2:00pm
Monday 28 September 2026 – 9:30am
To arrange a visit, please contact the school office:
0151 526 1162 or admin.aintreedavenhill@schools.sefton.gov.uk
Key Dates
Closing date: Friday 9 October 2026 at 12:00pm
Shortlisting date: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Interview date(s): Wednesday 21 October and Thursday 22 October 2026
How to apply: Please email your completed application form to finance.aintreedavenhill@schools.sefton.gov.uk
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.
If you are a collaborative and child-centred leader who combines high expectations with strong relationships and wants to make a real difference to the lives of our children, we would be delighted to hear from you.
How this role compares
We hold 628 school vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £26,403. This role pays more than about 96% of them.
There are 6,973 school roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,375 of them in North West.
You have 6 days left to apply. School adverts we hold typically run for around 21 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Schools has 39 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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