About Us

Required September 2024

We are looking for an outstanding teacher who is ambitious, dynamic and maintains a passion for continual development to join our Senior Leadership Team. At Furzedown we are committed to ensuring every child achieves holistically and leaves us as good, active citizens prepared for the next stage of their education and beyond!

We believe in the intrinsic worth of every individual and that there is nothing the children and adults in our community cannot achieve.  We are committed to: 

•    Happiness with the state of well-being and contentment underpinning all we do

•    Inclusion and promoting equity leading to equality of opportunity across all areas of school life including our curriculum and in all of our policies and practice.

•    Behaving respectfully with everyone we meet;

•    Having ambition and communicating our high expectations clearly to each other

•    Being creative and reflective impacting on our ability to be open-minded and to problem-solve;

•    Working together as a community and to help everyone achieve their best.

If you have a proven track record of engaging and inspiring both pupils and colleagues alike and are interested in joining an agile and innovative school community then we would welcome an application from you. 

Visits are strongly recommended!

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional and inspiring Assistant Headteacher.

We can offer: 

•    A passionate, skilled and focused leadership team who work together to drive school improvement

•    A dedicated, hardworking, knowledgeable and committed staff team

•    Excellent career advancement continuing professional development opportunities

•    Happy, confident, polite and engaged children with a great enthusiasm for learning

•    Supportive parents and governors committed to our school ethos

You will have experience of:

•    Setting and demonstrating high expectations

•    Being an outstanding practitioner who is an influencer

•    High quality relationships with staff, pupils and parents 

•    Establishing and sustaining high-quality teaching across subjects and phases

•    Working effectively with stakeholders and external professionals 

•    Developing and implementing school improvement strategies

•    Making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of a school.

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below.

Completed applications are to be returned to recruitment@furzedown.wandsworth.sch.uk

Application Closing Date: 24 April 2024 (at noon)

Interview Date: Week beginning 29 April 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs

Furzedown Primary School

Beclands Road

Tooting, London

SW17 9TJ

Telephone: 020 8672 3480

Headteacher: Mrs. D. Morris

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils