Vacancies

Headteacher at Dobcroft Nursery Infant School 

L15-L21 (£61,534 – £83,860) (starting point dependent on experience)

Group 2 NOR 305

To start September 2026

Dobcroft Nursery Infant School is a caring, vibrant and inclusive school where the focus is on ensuring that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Based in the southwest of the city, we serve a supportive and highly engaged community that shares our ambitious aspirations for its children. We play an active role within Peak Edge Academy Trust and have an excellent reputation across the city, not least for the quality of our SEND provision. Inclusion is central to the school, with every child supported to achieve the best possible outcomes. We do this is by creating a safe and stimulating environment that promotes confident, curious and happy learners. This can only be realised through the strong partnerships we have with our families.

We are looking for an inspiring, friendly and outward facing headteacher who will build on Dobcroft’s strong foundations while bringing their own innovative ideas to the school. Engaging with staff and children alike, you will be a ‘face on the yard’, visible throughout our community, and eager to work with parents, the Local Governing Board, and colleagues across the Trust.

In addition, our next headteacher will:

• have demonstrable experience of delivering successful whole school improvement.
• share the high expectations of our parents and carers.
• be resilient, positive-minded and have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• promote leadership within school, ensuring all employees have the opportunity to develop.
• support the health and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers and children.

In return, we can offer you:

• the opportunity to work with our fantastic children and their families, a friendly and experienced team of staff, and a supportive Local Governing Board with a breadth of knowledge and experience.
• the opportunity to collaborate and meaningfully engage with headteachers and leaders from across the Trust.
• our commitment to your work/life balance and ongoing professional development.

We are looking for a creative, innovative and visionary headteacher who will adapt the practice at the school, rather than merely maintaining it. Most importantly of all, the next headteacher of Dobcroft Nursery Infant School will share our desire to see every child be the best  they can be. If this sounds like you, please get in touch for more information – we would love to hear from you.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. You can arrange a visit, or an informal discussion with the current headteacher, by contacting the school office on 0114 236 8099.

Completed applications, and any queries about salary or the recruitment process, should be addressed to Scott Glover, Glover Recruitment Consultancy, at scott@gloverrecruitment.co.uk, or by calling him on 0776677 3682. Applications should be submitted using the attached Peak Edge application form (please contact Scott if you require this in a different format). In line with Safer Recruitment guidance, CVs will not be accepted, nor will applications submitted using other forms. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Children’s Barred List check. Please note that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you have been placed on the Children’s Barred List.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon Saturday 7th February 2026

Assessment centre and interviews: Thursday 26^th and Friday 27^th February 2026

Level 3 Teaching Assistant at Ecclesall Primary School

• Permanent, Full Time, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
• School Visiting Dates: Monday 2nd Feb 3.45pm or Wed 4th Feb 3.45pm
• Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 6th February 2026
• Interviews to take place : Wednesday 11th February 2026
• Employment Start Date: Monday 23rd February 2026 or as soon as possible after
• Grade: LGS: level 3, Grade 4
• Scale Point: LGS: 7 – 12
• Salary: Full Time salary £26,403 – £28,598 (Pro Rata salary £19,948.09 – £21,606.47)

Ecclesall Primary School is a very friendly, happy and creative school. Our motto is “Happy Children, Happy School, Learning together, Growing together” and our three values of Kindness, Positivity and Respect are central to everything we do. We have a very positive, inclusive ethos where all staff, children, parents and the local community work closely together. From the very start of their time at Ecclesall Primary School children know that their happiness and well-being is our priority. We want our children to love their learning, to be excited, engaged and challenged and to lead their own learning through our broad and rich curriculum.

The Governors of Ecclesall Primary School wish to appoint a permanent full time Level 3
Teaching Assistant to join our passionate and dedicated staffing team.
We require a Teaching Assistant who will:

• work with small groups of SEN children to deliver a variety of learning and social
  skills interventions
• work alongside the SENDco to establish and lead a small SEN hub provision
  supporting children with their learning and social skills
• be a hardworking and patient, kind person
• have a positive, adaptable, proactive approach at all times
• have effective communication skills and the ability to work in partnership with all
  members of the school community and outside agencies
• be able to do occasional cover for a class

We can offer:

• Happy, respectful children with a positive attitude towards their learning.
• An enthusiastic, supportive and friendly team of colleagues who are very welcoming
  and willing to share their expertise and learn from one another.
• A supportive Senior Leadership team and Governing body who put wellbeing at the
  heart of everything we do.
• A whole school community approach to developing positive relationships, confidence
  and self-belief supports our vision that every child’s experience must be a happy
  one.
• We provide a nurturing and supportive environment where children feel safe, valued,
  and listened to and where individuality and successes are celebrated.

Please ring or email the school office on 0114 2663137 enquiries@ecclesall.sheffield.sch.uk
for more information.

Further details are included in the Job description and Person Specification. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check in line with section 115 of the Police Act 1997. A ‘prohibition from teaching’ check will be completed for all applicants.

Please contact the school office via email enquiries@ecclesall.sheffield.sch.uk if you require any information.

Application forms and relevant documents are available from our
website: www.ecclesallprimary.co.uk/jobs

All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with Peak Edge Policies
(and/or Policies adopted by the School Governing Board), Standing Orders and current
legislation with an emphasis on Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and
Health and Safety.

Please return your completed application form to the Schools Business Manager Raj Jahangir by email enquiries@ecclesall.sheffield.sch.uk or by post to Ecclesall Primary School, High Storrs Road, Sheffield, S11 7LG.