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  • 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.

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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
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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