Head of School Purley Nursery
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley), Purley, Surrey, CR8 2QE5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Summer Term 2025
Closing date
10 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 4 days/week (0.8)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £63,117-£69,239
What skills and experience we're looking for
- To work in partnership with the Executive Head Teacher of the Federation, providing high-quality professional leadership for Purley Nursery School, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning, and achievement.
- To provide day-to-day leadership and management of the school—children, staff, resources, and buildings—and is the first point of contact for all stakeholders and external agencies in matters relating to the school.
- To lead school development and provide support for teaching and learning.
- To provide effective leadership and management for breakfast club, after-school club provided by Purley Nursery School.
- To ensure that the school provides an environment in which there is equality of opportunity for pupils, parents, carers, and staff in all its activities.
What the school offers its staff
The Governors of Purley Nursery School are seeking to appoint a motivated professional to the role of Head of School.
This is a superb opportunity for a dynamic and experienced teacher who is passionate about children's learning in the early years. The school is federated with Christ Church School, and the two schools work very closely together. The Federation has preserved the school’s identity while providing significant strategic support.
The school is an outstanding provider of Early Years education (Ofsted 2023). The school has 120 part time places and is highly inclusive and aims to ensure all children in our culturally diverse community leave as happy, confident learners. The school is open year-round and provides extended services to families in the community, including breakfast clubs and after-school clubs.
Flexible working opportunities
0.8 FTE (4 days a week)
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 403 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office1@christchurch.croydon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086607500
Arranging a visit to Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office1@christchurch.croydon.sch.uk.
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