Primary Assistant Principal

Avanti; Leicester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive educational institution in Leicester is looking for an experienced Primary Assistant Principal to join their leadership team. The candidate will play a pivotal role in driving school improvement, managing teaching and learning, and promoting inclusivity. Strong communication skills and QTS qualification are essential. The role offers a chance to significantly impact pupil wellbeing and the school community. Additional benefits include professional development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Retail discounts

Flexible working options

Well-being programmes

Qualifications

• Experience of Inclusion, ideally qualified as a SENDCo or open to training as a SENDCo.
• Ability to coach and develop staff, impacting standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and management across the school.
• Lead teaching, learning, and pastoral systems for students.
• Oversee curriculum coordination and budget management.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to lead and manage behaviour

Commitment to safeguarding

Education

QTS Qualified

Job description

About The Role

Please note: This position is available for an April or August 2026 start.

Avanti Fields School is seeking an experienced and inspirational Primary Assistant Principal to join our senior leadership team.

The successful candidate will contribute to shaping the strategic direction of the school, strengthening teaching and learning, and supporting staff to secure excellent outcomes for all pupils. They will play a key role in whole‑school improvement, ensuring that systems, expectations and practice reflect the highest standards.

We are particularly interested in candidates with strong experience of Inclusion, and ideally those who are qualified as a SENDCo or open to training to become a SENDCo.

The successful candidate will uphold and promote the ethos and values of Avanti Schools Trust, modelling principled leadership and fostering excellence, respect and inclusion across the school community.

This is a significant opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the quality of education, pupil wellbeing and the wider success of the school.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

What will you do?

• Provide strategic leadership and management across the school, supporting the Principal in shaping vision, setting high expectations, and driving school improvement.
• Lead and manage teaching, learning, and pastoral systems for key groups of students, promoting inclusivity and achievement for all.
• Line‑manage designated staff teams, develop professional practice, and disseminate effective teaching strategies to drive excellence across the school.
• Oversee key operational areas including curriculum coordination, budget management, policy development, and performance monitoring to support the School Improvement Plan.
• Promote safeguarding, equality of opportunity, and strong partnerships with pupils, parents, staff, governors and the wider community, ensuring a safe, respectful and inspiring school environment.

About Us

Avanti exists to help each person become a well‑rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

What are we looking for?

• Strong communication skills, including clear and effective oral, written and presentational abilities.
• QTS Qualified.
• Able to lead, model and manage positive behaviour, good order and assertive discipline throughout the school.
• Ability to coach and develop members of staff both teaching and non‑teaching, which impacts on standards.
• Commitment to safeguarding of students and young people.

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well‑being programmes, and more; further details at the bottom of the page.

Pre‑employment checks: Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re‑checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre‑employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion: We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.