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Head of Academy - Willow Green Academy

Willow Green Academy, Knottingley, WF11 8PT

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• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  25 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 March 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: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale L12 - L16 (£65,286 - £72,162).

What skills and experience we're looking for

Could you be Willow Green Academy’s next Head of Academy? We’re looking for an enthusiastic and inspiring leader who is excited to make a significant difference to children’s lives through shaping their education, to join us in September2025 (although we may be flexible around this), on a full time, permanent basis.

We’re keen to hear from you whether you’re an experienced or aspiring Head of Academy, who aligns with our mission and values!

What the school offers its staff

What can I expect as a Head of Academy within Delta Academies Trust?

• Joining a successful Multi Academy Trust, who are transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England.
• You’ll receive individual support as a Leader from our successful team of Executive Principals, and support from our Directors of Learning to ensure teaching and learning is delivered effectively.
• You’ll join a large network of our other Heads of Academy and Principals across the Trust, meaning lots of collaboration and peer support
• You’ll have access to ongoing CPD (both internally and externally) with opportunity to further develop your skills and career alike

What can I expect as Head of Academy at Willow Green Academy?

• You’ll be leading a Primary Academy valuing continuous professional development of all our team, recognising our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve.
• You’ll be leading a team of staff who are incredibly talented and enthusiastic, who have all contributed to the academy’s success story.
• You’ll be based in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, close to the M62 and A1.
• You’ll be leading 1 form entry school, offering education from Early Years through to Key Stage 2.
• You’ll be leading a Primary Academy who received an improving letter from Ofsted in September 2023.

If all this aligns with what you’re looking for as the next step in your career, we welcome visits to our Academy so you can find out more about us first-hand. Please contact our central recruitment team on 03451960095 or email recruitment@deltatrust.org.uk to arrange.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
• Gym & fitness discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme*
• Free annual flu jab
• Private Medical Cover (Individual cover only for permanent posts) with the option to add family members via a personal salary deduction

Mental Wellbeing:

• Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Menopause Support Service
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

Commitment to safeguarding

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

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About Willow Green Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Willow Green Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@deltatrust.org.uk
• Phone number: 03451960094
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-green-academy

Located in Ferrybridge, in the heart of Yorkshire, we are a primary academy entrusted with being the centre of learning for over two-hundred children who range in age from Nursery to Year 6. The building itself is modern in design and flooded with natural light, making our learning environments bright and vibrant places to be. It is a beautiful place for children to learn and never fails to impress visitors to our school. We have high expectations of all our children and we model this by having high expectations of ourselves. Each and every person who steps through the door at Willow Green is treated respectfully and given the absolute best opportunities possible to realise their potential and become the greatest version of themselves they can be.

Arranging a visit to Willow Green Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@deltatrust.org.uk.

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