Executive Headteacher
Firside Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5NF30 days remaining to apply
Closing date
27 November 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
28 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £79,460 - £92,065 pa
Executive Headteacher job summary
For Firside Junior School, NR6 5NF and Kinsale Junior School, NR6 5SG
Part of The Wensum Trust
Email: d.thrower@wensumtrust.org.uk
Website: https://www.wensumtrust.org,uk
- Salary – Leadership Scale L17-L23, £79,460 - £92,065 pa
- Permanent
- Full Time
As part of The Wensum Trust, we believe that our shared duty is to help every child to develop into high achieving, confident, healthy, caring and resilient members of their family and community. We want our schools to be healthy environments where both children and staff can develop and where strong, positive relationships are key. Our school, therefore, practices a relational approach with children, our families and our communities. We are particularly interested in working with people who share Our Qualities; who will work effectively and flexibly as part of a team.
Firside Junior School and Kinsale Junior School are two thriving junior schools located in the heart of the Hellesdon and Norwich community, forming part of The Wensum Trust. We strive to create high-achieving, confident, healthy, caring, and resilient individuals who seize opportunities, discover their passions, and build a pathway for their future aspirations. Across both schools, we maintain high academic standards, strong mental health and wellbeing frameworks, and innovative educational experiences—including Firside’s new state-of-the-art facility opening in 2027 and Kinsale’s pioneering status as the UK’s first Zoo School.
We are looking for an ambitious, inspirational Executive Headteacher who is able to provide strategic leadership and continue to raise educational achievements across both schools. A structured and comprehensive induction programme will prepare you for the role, and you will be backed by an experienced network of leaders and central team expertise. We welcome applicants with a proven track record who can bring real enthusiasm, a relational ethos, and a commitment to developing the whole child.
We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.
For further information on this vacancy and our schools, please email Daniel Thrower (d.thrower@wensumtrust.org.uk).
How to apply
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website for further information and to apply via the online application form.
Closing date: 27 November 2026
Interview dates: w/c 7 December 2026
The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Firside Junior School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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