Assistant Head - Primary

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We are seeking to appoint an innovative, passionate and highly skilled leader to join us as an Assistant Head. As a member of the senior leadership team, you will be working with the Head of Primary and other members of the senior leadership team to provide outstanding learning opportunities for our pupils. Given the size of the school this role is equivalent to a Deputy Head role in a mainstream school.

Non-class based, but with a teaching responsibility, you will lead one of the three phases of the primary school working closely with the team, children and parents in that part of the school. As an outstanding primary practitioner, you will have experience of leading a key subject or area of school and have experience of line-managing colleagues.

The Grammar School at Leeds primary school welcomes children from 3-11 and is based in its own building on the main school site. We have purpose built facilities, including performance spaces, music rooms, art, food technology and science rooms surrounded by playgrounds and extensive playing fields. We deliver outstanding pastoral and learning opportunities to enable every child to be kind, be brave and grow a little every day, which are our core primary values.

In the primary phase, the national curriculum is not rigidly followed, but is incorporated into the school's scheme of work. Children are offered a wide range of extracurricular activities including music, sport and drama.

In return we offer the chance to work with committed, enthusiastic children in facilities unrivalled in the north of England, and as part of a high achieving and professional team.

Why GSAL?

The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is one of the leading schools in the north and traces its history back to 1552. In the last five years GSAL Senior School has twice been named North Independent School of the Year, and North Independent School of the Decade in the Sunday Times Parent Power League Table.

At GSAL we are committed to the professional development of our staff. There are several opportunities for staff to learn and grow including fortnightly teaching and learning breakfasts (whole school), half termly teaching and learning lunches (primary), the annual teaching and learning conference and a range of apprenticeship schemes.

Pulled from the full job description

• Car scheme


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• Life insurance


• On-site gym, We value our team and offer a wide range of benefits including:


• Enhanced school holidays (approximately 16 weeks)


• Significant discount on school fees


• Childcare provided for staff's children during school INSET days (from the age of 3 up to age 11)


• Defined contribution pension scheme with 0% employee contribution and 21% employer contribution plus 4x basic salary life insurance (further details in the attached document)



• Training and CPD available including five inset days per academic year


• Staff lunches: three courses for £1 available during school lunchtimes plus free tea, coffee and hot chocolate machines


• Access to our 24/7 GP provider, Health hero


• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme well-being app, Vivup, offering telephone counselling, financial and legal advice plus 6-8 face-to-face counselling sessions


• Staff discounts through multiple providers, including Vivup, discounts for teachers and Extras


• Beautiful lunch time walking routes around our 100 acre site


• Onsite gym and swimming pool available for staff use within set times as well as staff classes such as pilates, meditation, kettlebells, spinning and bootcamps


• Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work


• Free car parking available on site


• Use of the school's extensive library facility


• Generous leave of absence scheme to support our employees when they need it


• Opportunity to be involved in extracurricular activities such as the staff pantomime, well-being committee or volunteer for community events