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Head of School

Claydon Primary School, Ipswich, IP6 0DX

This job expired on 2 March 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  2 March 2020 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 February 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £59,528 to £68,851

Head of School job summary

Claydon Primary School is seeking to appoint a new dynamic Head of School to build on improving results and to continue to move the academy forward.

The successful candidate will have the leadership qualities to inspire and encourage staff and students to achieve their very best. You will have an innovative, inclusive approach to leadership and work closely with Sarah Skinner the CEO of the Trust.

Claydon Primary School joined the South Suffolk Learning Trust in June 2017.

Although Claydon Primary School is the lone primary in our Trust, with four high schools we are a Multi Academy Trust built on strong collaborative cross phase working. If specialist primary knowledge is required the Trust will find suitable support externally.

Working for South Suffolk Learning Trust means you have access to:
● a competitive salary;
● employee benefits: Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme;
● a Professional Development Programme;
● succession planning opportunities.

The school is located in Claydon, 3 miles north of the county town of Ipswich. The school has 437 students which is increasing due to the recent extension to the school which opened in September 2019. A relentless focus on improving academic outcomes, high quality CPD for staff and collaboration with other Trust schools is central to the continuing improvements being made at this school.

We are keen to interview candidates who possess our values of compassion, resilience and innovation. If this is you - please visit our Trust website www.sslt.org.uk or Claydon Primary School website www.claydonprimary.net for application documents.

To arrange a confidential discussion about this post with the CEO, Sarah Skinner, please contact her by telephone on 07971 052948. We also invite candidates to visit the school and dates can be found in the recruitment pack.

Commitment to safeguarding

We aim to keep children safe through:

Providing a safe environment for them to learn.
Identifying children who are suffering or may suffer significant harm, and taking appropriate action to ensure they are kept safe both at home and in school.
Take all possible actions to prevent unsuitable people from working with children.
Promote safe practice and challenge any poor or unsafe practice.
Identify instances where there are grounds for concern about a child's welfare and initiate or take appropriate action to keep them safe.
Contribute to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing services for our children

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About Claydon Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 484 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Claydon Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@sslt.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/claydon-primary-school-ipswich (opens in new tab)

This is a very special school with a strong sense of community in which each pupil is a valued and respected member. The staff, parents and governors of the school have a full commitment to education and the importance it plays in developing the whole child.

We welcome all pupils regardless of ability, race and culture and hope that they will become enthusiastic learners, happy, confident and secure. We endeavour that our pupils gain skills to be independent in their learning and achieve their very best. We hope that the education we provide will give a foundation for lifelong learning – in school, at home and beyond. It is important to us that we support children in developing the personal qualities required to enable them to be good citizens in Modern Britain and we aim to encourage them to develop in body, mind and spirit.

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