Head of School
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6AQ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
4 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Pay Scale: L12 - L16, £61,882 - £68,400
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an exceptional Head of School with energy and enthusiasm to lead the day-to-day management of the school from January 2025. Working closely with the Executive Headteacher, the successful candidate will embody and inspire the ethos and culture of the school. You will also establish and ensure a safe and secure environment for learning and teaching that empowers both staff and children to achieve their highest individual potential, whilst giving due regard to teaching, leadership, and management needs of the school.
Core Purpose of Role
Working closely with the Executive Headteacher, the Head of School embodies and inspires the ethos and culture of the school. The Head of School establishes and ensures a safe and secure environment for learning and teaching that empowers both staff and children to achieve their highest individual potential, whilst giving due regard to teaching, leadership and management needs of the school.
Key priorities
The Head of School will:
- Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct
- Under the leadership of the Executive Headteacher, develop the quality of teaching & learning, curriculum and behaviour in the school
- Ensure that pupils achieve their potential and make strong progress
- Ensure that all pupils’ needs are met
- Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
- Serve in the best interests of the pupils
- Take responsibility for their own continued professional development, engaging critically with educational research
What the school offers its staff
We can provide you with:
- Supportive, experienced school team of staff
- The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s future development
- High quality CPD and networking opportunities
- The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust who support the school with central services teams including School Improvement, HR, IT, Estates, Finance and Marketing.
- Support and collaboration with other schools across the Trust.
Flexible working opportunities
Further details about the role
Should you wish to arrange a visit to view the school, please do not hesitate to contact Natalie Adams, Office Manager by emailing office@sherborneabbey.dorset.sch.uk
For a recruitment pack and online application form, please visit the trust website: www.sast.org.uk
You are asked to provide the following:
- A completed application form.
- A letter of application of no more than 2 sides of A4 detailing your experience and expertise
Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@sast.org.uk
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust (SAST) recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role will include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and is subject to an enhanced DBS and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Applying for the job
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About Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 344 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@sherborneabbey.dorset.sch.uk
We are excited to be part of SAST. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years. We believe in preserving schools in their local community. This means that there will be considerable local expertise to support the school and staff with the chance to contribute to wider developments.
At the heart of SAST is the desire to work in partnership, to collaborate with others and to be outward facing for the benefit of children and staff. The schools have extensive links beyond the immediate area and are keen to extend these further.
Arranging a visit to Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@sherborneabbey.dorset.sch.uk.
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