Assistant Headteacher for Years 5 & 6 - Full-time

The Golden Thread Alliance

• Ref:KCC-F62-10-L
• Posted:27/03/2025
• Pay:L1 - L5
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:06/05/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:19th May 2025

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Riverview Infant and Junior School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher for years 5 & 6, to join a vibrant, hard-working, Leadership team on a permanent basis.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for all aspects of the year groups, including curriculum, assessment, quality of teaching, safeguarding and SEND provision. This role will also include duties as a deputy designated safeguarding lead.

What can you expect when joining Riverview Infants?

• A leadership team that challenges and supports.
• Plenty of opportunities to have a voice to influence school development.
• Hard-working Trustees and Local Governors that want the best for pupils, parents and staff.
• Wonderful children that come from all sections of the community.
• Parents that want the best for their children and will help the school achieve best outcomes.
• A great sense of teamwork. Plenty of laughter along the way.

 What we expect from teachers in our schools:

• The skill to keep the child at the centre of everything they do.
• An ability to see the best in every child.
• Hard-working, loyal, professional teachers that actually want to teach!
• To work as a team and be proud of collective as well as individual achievements.
• A high standard of English and maths knowledge.
• A passion for another area of the curriculum.

 Staff Benefits:

 In return for your hard work and dedication, we are able to offer you a range of benefits, including:

• Commitment to your ongoing Continued Professional Development
• Family friendly/sociable working hours and a work-life balance
• Access to Local Government Pension scheme
• Eyecare vouchers through Specsavers

The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.

For the right candidate, interviews will take place as soon as an application is received.

Early applications are encouraged, and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  

Information about the trust

The Golden Thread Alliance is a Multi Academy Trust of nine primary schools in North West Kent, each with its own unique character, history and demographics, but unified in the belief that we are all as united as we are different.

Following the 2023 merger of Galaxy Trust in Dartford and Pathway Trust in Gravesham, The Golden Thread Alliance now comprises Culverstone Green Primary School, Fleetdown Primary Academy, Meopham Community Academy, Oakfield Primary Academy, Riverview Infants, Riverview Juniors, Temple Hill Primary Academy, West Hill Primary Academy, and Wrotham Road Primary School.

All subscribe to the values of Respect, Equality, Courage, Integrity, Ambition, Kindness, and Responsibility, and we embody them through Trust policies and daily practice.

Our pledges to five protected groups in our schools ensure that nobody is left behind, in the pursuit of a level playing field for all children and their families: https://golden-thread.org/about-us/our-pledges/

We want all students, regardless of background and need, to achieve highly and have high levels of wellbeing. We recognise and celebrate our differences together, so we can provide personalised support when needed, making sure every single one of our children can fulfil their potential for greatness.

The Golden Thread Alliance offers the same unwavering support to all members of staff, providing ample opportunities for CPD, training at all levels, family days, and mental health & wellbeing support.

Join us on our journey: https://golden-thread.org/

The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search

Job Contact Information

• Name:Stacy Wickes
• Address:West Hill Primary Academy,
  Dartford Road,
  Dartford,
  Kent,
  DA1 3DZ
• Telephone: 07552 503395
• Email: HR@golden-thread.org

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and Person Spec
• Job Description and Person Spec
• Job Applicant Privacy Notice
• safeguarding Policy
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
• Staff Benefits