Head Teacher
Bowness-on-Solway Primary School, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 5AFThis job expired on 17 May 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
17 May 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Group 1, L6-12
Head Teacher job summary
Teaching Commitment: up to 0.6 (FTE)
Bowness on Solway Primary School offers a unique opportunity to join an exciting family school of enthusiastic children, supportive families and talented staff. We are looking for an inspiring leader and approachable colleague who will deliver high standards of academic and personal growth, whether this is your next headship or your first.
The children say – “We know that our superior school is amazing! It is so friendly and full of positivity – EVERYONE here loves to learn. Visiting teachers fight to come here! We are everybody’s favourite”
Our Ofsted report highlighted our fantastic teamwork and our shared desire to deliver a broad and engaging curriculum, which focuses on the holistic development of each child. Ofsted rated us as ‘Good’.
The school is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and as such, our curriculum fully embraces the opportunities offered by the location.
We are looking for an inspiring and enthusiastic Headteacher to:
- Provide an enriched and high quality, creative curriculum, which expects continuing high standards and enables excellent outcomes for all pupils.
- Lead by example, actively modelling and embedding the school ethos into all areas of life.
- Promote and enhance the wellbeing of the staff team, trusting them as talented professionals.
- Maintain strong partnerships with our families and the wider community.
- Be outward looking, and work with other schools in our Cluster to share best practice.
- Encourage the children to celebrate their individual achievements through our weekly sharing assemblies.
What we can offer: Happy, able and enthusiastic children who thrive in a creative, caring and exciting learning environment.
- An ambitious, exciting curriculum that aims to give every pupil a lifelong love of learning and offers them enriching opportunities to discover their unique talents.
- A warm, friendly school which has a tradition of treating everyone with kindness and respect.
- Well-equipped school premises, outside classroom and forest area.
- Significant levels of support from both experienced staff and a committed Governing Body.
The school is committed to the safeguarding of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be appointed on completion of an enhanced DBS check and receipt of professional references.
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 Bowness-on-Solway Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 47 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- applications@bowness-on-solway.cumbria.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01697351384
In the village of Bowness-on-Solway is a friendly, family orientated school of happy enthusiastic pupils. We are at the beginning of Hadrian's Wall and are lucky to be in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Solway Firth which continues to inspire our learning.
There are currently 45 pupils on roll - our children are aged from 3—11 and are currently organised in to 3 classes.
Arranging a visit to Bowness-on-Solway Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email applications@bowness-on-solway.cumbria.sch.uk.
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