Head Teacher
Ordsall Primary School, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7SLThis job expired on 27 January 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
27 January 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 27.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L20-24
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Do you inspire, lead and innovate?
- Do you put children and young people at the heart of all your thinking?
- Do you value the professional development of all staff?
The Governing Body, on behalf of our children and the school community, is committed to finding a new headteacher who:
- is an inspirational, forward thinking strategic leader who is passionate about school improvement
- has a clear and creative vision for the school and will build upon our core values
- is ambitious for our children, inspiring all to be independent thinkers, reach their individual potential and develop their growth mindset
- listens to, values and views parents and carers as partners
- is a fair and decisive communicator who can build effective relationships with all stakeholders
- champions inclusivity and diversity
- encourages and empowers teamwork
- ensures the curriculum is purposeful, child-centred and develops a love of life-long learning
- Do you inspire, lead and innovate?
- Do you put children and young people at the heart of all your thinking?
- Do you value the professional development of all staff?
If the answer to the questions is yes, this position is for you.
The Governing Body, on behalf of our children and the school community, is committed to finding a new headteacher who:
- is an inspirational, forward thinking strategic leader who is passionate about school improvement
- has a clear and creative vision for the school and will build upon our core values
- is ambitious for our children, inspiring all to be independent thinkers, reach their individual potential and develop their growth mindset
- listens to, values and views parents and carers as partners
- is a fair and decisive communicator who can build effective relationships with all stakeholders
- champions inclusivity and diversity
- encourages and empowers teamwork
- ensures the curriculum is purposeful, child-centred and develops a love of life-long learning
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
- Happy, motivated, resilient and well-behaved children who love to learn
- A highly dedicated, hardworking and caring staff team
- A school which is at the centre of the local community with a genuine family feel
- The opportunity to move our school onto its next stage of development
Our large and growing school is situated in Ordsall, within the thriving market town of Retford. As a school we are at the heart of community life and our parents are very supportive of the work we do. Our recent (May 2022) OFSTED inspection found us to be Good, where “Pupils, staff, parents and carers are proud of their school…Pupils relish opportunities to help each other…they develop positive attitudes towards their learning”.
Please visit our website at www.ordsallprimary.com which will provide you with additional information about our school and will, we hope, encourage you to apply for the role of headteacher.
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ordsall Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 587 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ordsall Primary School website
- Email address
- office@ordsallpri.notts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01777 702852
At Ordsall Primary School it is our mission to provide all our children with an exciting, meaningful and memorable experience within a secure and stimulating environment. We want everyone within our school community to develop pride, perseverance and personal responsibility so that there is a culture where everyone is valued and is able to fulfill their potential. We strive to ensure that everyone works together in partnership to engender within themselves a respect for the environment, the world, themselves and others, so that we learn to celebrate differences, in order to promote the inclusive participation of all.
Arranging a visit to Ordsall Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@ordsallpri.notts.sch.uk.
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