Assistant Headteacher - Burscough Priory Academy, Endeavour Learning Trust in Willenhall

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Salary: Leadership Scale L10–L14 (£64,691 – £71,330)

Accountable to: Headteacher

Start date: September 2026

Are you ready to make a real impact? We are looking for an exceptional candidate as Assistant Headteacher – School Culture, Behaviour & Attitudes who shares our values and has the vision to join us on the next (and very exciting) stage of our school’s development. Burscough Priory Academy is a thriving and inclusive school at the heart of its community and a proud member of Endeavour Learning Trust. We are a close‑knit, values‑driven organisation committed to ensuring every child succeeds. Guided by our ethos of Ambition for All and our core values of Kindness, Respect and Ambition, we provide a supportive and aspirational environment where both students and staff flourish.

We are now seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to lead on school culture, with a specific focus on attendance, behaviour and attitudes. The successful candidate will be an inspiring leader with a track record of improving standards, who is committed to the school and Trust’s impact on every student. Working in partnership with the Headteacher, the leadership team and our school community, you will provide the strategic leadership that underpins our culture with specific regard to attendance, attitude to learning and behaviour. You will consistently communicate the school vision of ‘Ambition for All,’ work to our mission ‘E Pluribus Unum’ and the key drivers that underpin it; namely Kindness, Respect and Ambition.

A passion for and evidence of developing a school culture and the associated structures and systems is a prerequisite for this role – they must support and empower staff to get the very best from every student, without exception. Most especially, this relates to those that need us the most, right across the continuum of need. The successful candidate, at both a strategic and operational level, will drive the message of high expectations in everything we do and for the young people we do it for. The approach will be warm and kind, complementing our ambition and desire that every child is proud to belong and achieves.

As the new Assistant Headteacher, you will:

• Communicate with clarity, confidence and demonstrate a relational approach.
• Balance strategic thinking and planning with operational support.
• Have vision, passion and a proven track record in school improvement to increase performance across the school.
• Be a leader who develops a positive school culture for students, staff and our community.
• Be steadfast in a commitment and work to safeguard children.
• Demonstrate a dedication to providing students with the optimum conditions so that a high‑quality education and personal development programme can have maximum impact.
• Be the person with the ability to motivate and inspire students, staff and parents with a strong sense of teamwork and can lead by example, influencing decision‑making and shaping policies.
• Be aspirational, with an uncompromising commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students.
• Lead upon all areas related to attendance, attitude to learning and behaviour.

Whether you are an experienced school leader looking for the next challenge or seeking your first post as Assistant Headteacher, if you are committed to ‘Ambition for All’ and are looking for an opportunity to be a leader in a fantastic school within our Trust, we want to hear from you.

Safeguarding: Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.