Head of School

Dr Walker's CofE Primary School, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0RG

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £61,534.00 - £67,898.00 Annually (Actual) L8 - L12

Head of School job summary

Dr Walker’s Primary Academy

Head of School

Salary: L8 - L12 (£61,534 to £67,898)

Location: Essex

Hours : 32.5 hours per week (19.5 Head of School + 13 Teaching)

Closing date for applications: Friday 15th May 2026

Shortlisting: Friday 15th May 2026

Interviews: w/c Monday 18th May 2026

Our Mission is, “To build great learning communities where children flourish.” To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a new Head of School at Dr Walker’s Church of England Primary School.

You will:

Share our commitment to building great learning communities for our pupils

Have a commitment to supporting the Christian distinctiveness of a Church school in line with Diocese guidance and the Church of England vision for education

Inspire pupils with a passion for learning

Understand specific learning needs/styles to differentiate support to pupils

Be able to plan effectively to enable multi-tasking

Have a desire to help all pupils succeed

Demonstrate compassion towards the needs of the pupils

Be able to share verbal information clearly and sensitively with pupils and adults

Be able to work with a range of colleagues

Work collaboratively across the school

The successful candidate will be part of a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

A stimulating and welcoming learning environment in a fantastic school community

Strong links with the church, diocese and community

High quality continuous professional development

An all-inclusive and supportive Senior Leadership Team & Multi-Academy Trust

Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS) the Trust's employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline for you and those in your household, a counselling service, stress management and weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more

Retail discounts

If you would like a confidential conversation to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Neil Massie, our recruitment partner at Academicis on 07818 875514 or via nmassie@academicis.co.uk

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

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.

About Dr Walker's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 105 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dr Walker's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dr-walker-s-cofe-primary-school

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