Head of School

Rotherfield Primary School, London, N1 3EE

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  16 April 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 February 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher, deputy or assistant headteacher
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Salary L15 to L21 £70,934 - £80,862 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Head of School

Required for September 2023

Salary L15 to L21 £70,934 - £80,862 per annum, with Teachers Pension Scheme

Islington, London

We are ambitious, have high expectations and a genuine passion for education and we have the rare opportunity for an experienced Assistant or Deputy Head to step up to the Head of School role and grasp the opportunities Rotherfield offers.

In this role you will be supported by an experienced Executive Headteacher, and an experienced peer Head of School, at our sister school.

We are seeking a person who:

• Will be inspirational and fearless in driving change;
• Will set high standards, and hold staff and pupils to those standards;
• Will be highly organised, and systematic in their ways of working;
• Will further improve outcomes for pupils and maintain a rich curriculum;
• Has high levels of emotional intelligence, and can manage relationships with others well.

In return we can offer you:

• A stable Federation leadership team, who work hard, are committed, and have fun together;
• Working within a community school, with diversity at its heart, and a commitment to a full rich curriculum;
• A beautiful, newly refurbished school building;
• Working with a team of 8 staff across the Federation, including subject specialists in computing, Spanish, PE and Music;
• Access to high quality CPD through our local authority and our Futurezone Partnership;
• A Governing Board supportive of staff wellbeing.

Visits and application

Visits to the school are an expectation for a role at this level and our Executive Head, Abi, is happy to talk to any candidates about the role - please contact the school to arrange that.

• Apply online at www.islington.gov.uk/jobs
• Closing date for applications: midnight, 16 April 2023
• Shortlisting: 18 April 2023
• Selection process: 3 and 4 May 2023

What the school offers its staff

• A stable Federation leadership team, who work hard, are committed, and have fun together;
• Working within a community school, with diversity at its heart, and a commitment to a full rich curriculum;
• A beautiful, newly refurbished school building;
• Working with a team of 8 staff across the Federation, including subject specialists in computing, Spanish, PE and Music;
• Access to high quality CPD through our local authority and our Futurezone Partnership;
• A Governing Board supportive of staff wellbeing.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

Upload additional documents

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Head of School Rotherfield_Feb 2023.pdf - 552 KB (opens in new tab)

About Rotherfield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 355 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Rotherfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: krasi.toneva@islington.gov.uk
• Phone number: 020 7226 6620
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rotherfield-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Rotherfield Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email krasi.toneva@islington.gov.uk.

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