Head of School
Whitfield CofE Primary School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 8JHThis job expired on 17 April 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
17 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 March 2024
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, term time: Full time, Term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1- L3
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Lead Teaching and Learning, using the latest evidence-informed research.
- Foster strong relationships with the whole school community, whilst positively promoting our school in the wider community
- Lead our school family by example in pursuing our distinctive Christian ethos
- Demonstrate approachable, collaborative and well-organised leadership
What the school offers its staff
- A welcoming school with caring, enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and are supported by their parents and the dedicated Local Governing Body
- An inclusive school committed to the needs of all children
- Strong support from the Good Shepherd Trust, with excellent opportunities for your continued professional development, as part of likeminded schools
- A Dedicated, skilled, mutually supportive staff team committed to caring and developing each child
- The support of an experienced Executive Headteacher
- A school situated in a beautiful location, above the village of Whitfield in the West Allendale valley, less than 15 minutes from the A69 and only 20 minutes from the regional centre of Hexham .
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 Whitfield CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 25 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Whitfield CofE Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@whitfieldprimary.uk
- Phone number
- 01434345267
We are a Church of England Primary School in a delightful rural setting.
On the 1st September 2017 we became the first school in Northumberland to join the The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust. We are excited to develop learning at Whitfield with the support of our partner schools and the trust.
We are fortunate to be part of a strong community and are committed to serving the surrounding area by providing the best possible education for our children in partnership with one another.
Our class sizes are small and the family ethos of our school is underpinned by our Christian values of Creativity, Trust, Courage, Justice, Wisdom and Thankfulness
Arranging a visit to Whitfield CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@whitfieldprimary.uk.
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