Executive Headteacher
Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2DR4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
2 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 April 2025
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
- L18 - L24
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are offering a fantastic opportunity to become the Executive Headteacher of three unique, federated schools - one Infant, one Junior, and Pre-School & Children’s Centre with a total of 419 pupils. All three schools are located at the same site in Churchdown, Gloucestershire close to the M5 for easy commuting. Our strong ethos of a positive mindset underpins everything we do. It is a core belief of the federation that children need to feel happy and secure to value mistakes and to take risks in their learning. Our passion to encourage a growth mind set is at the centre of what we want our young citizens to achieve, and our Learning Gem powers support everything we do. Our new executive headteacher will embody the qualities we encourage in our children including commitment, aspiration, integrity, inclusivity, creativity, compassion, and a sense of fun. We are looking for an inspirational leader who will:
• Provide strong leadership and management to drive improvement and ensure excellent education and pupil outcomes.
• Promote unity and collaboration across the federation whilst leading a shared vision for staff and parents
• Develop and implement a balanced, inclusive curriculum that meets statutory requirements and supports all pupils, including those with SEND.
• have experience of our level of SEND and learn alongside the staff as they learn to cope with the ever-changing needs of the children.
• Foster high-quality teaching practices and effective curriculum leadership to uphold teaching excellence.
• Use valid and proportionate methods to assess and monitor progress for continuous improvement.
• Build positive relationships with stakeholders and actively engage in the wider community through school functions and events.
• Review and monitor strategic plans and school improvement initiatives to align with federation goals.
• Support the federation's objectives by embracing additional duties as required.
What the school offers its staff
Join our Federation and you will get the opportunity to work with wonderful children, inherit a dedicated, experienced and committed staff team and have a fully supportive governing board.
This is a good time to join CPMSF with both schools being judged as good providers, the Infants with 2 outstanding areas, and the Governing Board with a successful review.
Further details about the role
Visits to the schools are welcome and encouraged. We have availability for visits on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th April 2025.
Please call 01452 712214 or email admin@partonmanorfed.co.uk and chair@partonmanorfed.co.uk to make an appointment.Please copy your visit request to both email addresses as the school admin will be unavailable in the Easter holidays.
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 complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 237 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School website
- Email address
- admin@partonmanorfed.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01452 712214
We are a Federation of 3 schools. Junior, Infant and Preschool.
We have a total of 419 pupils across the Federation.
Arranging a visit to Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@partonmanorfed.co.uk.
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