Assistant Headteacher - St Leonard's CofE Primary School, Exeter
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC), Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NQThis job expired on 20 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
28 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1-4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Multi Academy Trust: St Christopher's
Place of work: St Leonard’s C of E Primary School, Exeter
Pupils on roll: 605
Salary: L1-4
Job term: Permanent
Appointment type: Full time, starting in September 2023
Assistant Headteacher
Due to the promotion of the current postholder to our Deputy position, St Leonard's C of E Primary School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to be an instrumental part of the Senior Leadership Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader who is excited about the challenge of a larger setting and will be committed to helping our community to ‘be the best they can be!’ This is a non-class based role, with some teaching required on an ad-hoc arrangement. Your role will be to support the Headteacher to improve the quality of teaching, learning and provision within and across the school; an interest in undertaking the role of designated safeguarding lead would be an advantage. If you are motivated about developing practice, improving lives, raising standards and providing stimulating learning experiences for young minds, we want to hear from you!
We offer:
- A welcoming, friendly school with a strong Christian ethos and set of values that underpin all that we do.
- A passionate and enthusiastic leadership team.
- Children who are articulate, happy and motivated to learn.
- The opportunity to work in a school with unique spacious grounds close to the city centre.
- A headteacher who puts children at the heart of all decision making.
- An exciting role within our growing organisation with opportunities for future career development within our own school and across our family of 19 schools within the St Christopher’s Trust.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will:
- Have leadership skills that will enable staff to flourish and pupils to reach their potential underpinned by a strong personal philosophy and clear pedagogical subject knowledge.
- Be happy to support the Church of England ethos of our school though our school values.
- Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for pupils with the ability to challenge each pupil from whatever their starting point.
- Have high expectations of themselves and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.
Visits to the school are encouraged; please contact the school on 01392 666570 if you wish to make
arrangements.
Applications should be submitted by 8am, Thursday 20th April and emailed to HR@stcmat.org. Visits to schools of the shortlisted candidates will be arranged for the following week to observe teaching.
A copy of the job description and an application form can be found on the school website at https://www.stleonards.devon.sch.uk/
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC)
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 603 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@stcmat.org
Arranging a visit to St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC)
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@stcmat.org.
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