Co-Headteacher
The Lancaster School, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN6 0QQ15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
16 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: 2 days per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L10 - L16
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Headteacher who will work closely with our substantive headteacher to lead the school forward. The successful candidate will inspire and unite our committed staff, ensuring the continued delivery of a broad, balanced, and creative curriculum that places reading, writing, and mathematics at its core, while also emphasising personal, social, and emotional well-being.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide professional leadership and strategic direction, upholding the school’s ethos and values.
- Foster a culture of high expectations, ensuring the highest educational standards for all pupils.
- Lead on the implementation of a creative and engaging curriculum, supporting both academic and personal growth.
- Work collaboratively with staff, parents, governors, and the wider community to ensure the best outcomes for our children.
- Maintain and develop a safe, inclusive, and enriching school environment.
What We Are Looking For:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with a proven track record of successful senior leadership experience within a primary school.
- A commitment to continued professional development and a passion for lifelong learning.
- Experience across EYFS, KS1 and/or KS2 curriculum.
- Strong understanding of the primary curriculum and the ability to lead with integrity, inspiration, and creativity.
- Ability to work effectively in partnership with our existing headteacher, staff, governors, parents, and the local community.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
What the school offers its staff
Joining The Lancaster School offers the opportunity to work with a supportive and committed team of staff and governors in a welcoming, inclusive, and stimulating environment. As part the Forest Skies Federation, we place the local community at the heart of our education and provide ample opportunities for professional growth and career development, and the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our children.
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to dianne.smith@forestskies.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Lancaster School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 115 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Lancaster School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- dianne.smith@forestskies.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01522 685078
The Lancaster School is a vibrant, diverse, and caring infant and nursery school situated in the heart of the Birchwood estate, to the south of the beautiful cathedral city of Lincoln. We are committed to providing an outstanding education to children aged 3 to 7, fostering a love of learning, and nurturing each child's development in a safe, happy, and stimulating environment.
Arranging a visit to The Lancaster School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dianne.smith@forestskies.co.uk.
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