Executive Headteacher

Calstock Community Primary School, Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9QL

18 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
31 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: L9 - L15

What skills and experience we're looking for

We seek a skilled and reflective leader to drive standards, champion inclusion and wellbeing, develop and support staff, steward resources effectively and work closely with governors and the wider community. Safeguarding and the welfare of children are paramount. This post will require a DBS check and references will be requested prior to interview.

This is a permanent, full-time role and the governors envisage that the new executive headteacher will continue a working pattern of two days at Calstock and three days at Stoke Climsland during a typical week. The post does not involve a teaching commitment.

Please see the information pack, headteacher job description and person specification for more details.

Closing date for applications: 31st March 2026

Interview date: 21st April 2026

Completed application forms and equal opportunities monitoring forms must be returned to headships@cornwall.gov.uk by 23:59 on 31 March.

What the school offers its staff

The governors of Calstock and Stoke Climsland Schools Federation are seeking to appoint an inspirational successor for our current executive headteacher who will be leaving at the end of the current academic year.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a federation of two highly inclusive, local authority primary schools in the East of Cornwall with a strong relational culture and a focus on the whole child.

Calstock is the smaller of the two schools with three mixed-aged classes and 56 pupils currently on roll. Stoke Climsland is one-form entry and currently has 185 pupils on roll. Each school has its own distinctive identity, yet we are unified by a singular vision and a shared set of values. This vision is described in our long term plan for growth and development (LPGD) which can be found on each school’s website.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment will be subject to the successful candidate undertaking an enhanced (DBS) disclosure barring check.