8 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    To be discussed at interview

  • Closing date

    15 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    1 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£49,780.00 - £54,938.00 Annually (Actual)

Head of School job summary

BRING COURAGE BRING CREATIVITY BRING FRIENDSHIP

Our 'Bring It!' vision requires us to ensure our pupils are excited by and fully engaged in their learning and school experience more widely. We support them to use their talents to create positive school memories with their friends that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.

Our aim is to inspire a lifetime of adventure.

As a Church of England Trust, we support its vision for education which is deeply Christian, with Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness' at its heart.

We are looking for an inspirational Head of school to join our school family for 5 days a week on a permanent contract. This is an exciting opportunity to support our lovely village primary school where community, family and adventure is at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for an energetic and committed Head of School. The successful candidate will be a professional and conscientious worker who can fit into a friendly team that goes above and beyond for the pupils and wider community. This role requires the careful planning, resourcing and teaching of lessons within the St Barnabas MAT curriculum systems.

Our vision recognises each child as an individual with unique and transferable skills. As a proud member of the St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust, our vision is supported with a ‘Bring It!’ approach to all areas of our school life.

We are looking to appoint someone who can:

  • be proactive in supporting our team approach with good interpersonal skills.
  • contribute to our Church of England ethos.
  • maintain a dynamic, inspirational, yet challenging, learning environment.
  • secure high quality relationships with parents, carers and the wider community.
  • demonstrate a desire to ensure that every single child can achieve the best of their ability, through effective differentiation and high-quality teaching.

In return, we can offer you:

  • a welcoming and friendly team environment within a MAT committed to staff development.
  • a beautiful setting, focused on the ‘Great Outdoors’, within a caring and supportive community.
  • wonderful children who are eager to learn new skills.

Please see attached the detailed job description for this role.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust 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 be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of the Trust’s due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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.

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About St Germans Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
Up to 119 pupils
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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