Head of School
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 1NA60 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
22 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
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
- L9 - L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will be either a Deputy Headteacher or Senior Leader, who is keen to take the next step in their Senior Leadership career. You will have already played a central role in overall school improvement and be able to demonstrate the impact you have made.
The key skills required for this Head of School position will be around the leadership of outstanding teaching and learning, the provision of an inspirational curriculum, the development of staff and ensuring the outstanding relationships we have with our staff, pupils and their families continue to flourish. This is a non-teaching post.
This is the ideal leadership position for someone who wants to lead a school in the comfort of knowing that the strategic leadership of finance and school development will be handled by the Executive Headteacher, providing them with the freedom to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the school. Alongside this will be the opportunity to develop a partnership with our five other CFLP innovative and experienced Headteachers.
What the school offers its staff
The Children First Learning Partnership is a community of schools in which our children come first; we are proud of each and every one of them and want them to thrive, flourish and achieve their full potential within a supportive and caring environment.
Our vision is to be one of the highest performing and constantly improving Trusts in the country with capacity and capability to support others for the benefit of all children
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 194 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Reginald Mitchell Primary School website
- Email address
- a.edge@cflptrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01782 973835
Arranging a visit to The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.edge@cflptrust.co.uk.
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