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Head Teacher

Pownall Green Primary School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 2EB

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 September 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: Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L18 - L24

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Is passionate about making a difference to the lives of children through education and wider opportunities

• Values all pupils as individuals and can create an environment where every child has a sense of belonging
• Can nurture, inspire, challenge and motivate pupils and staff alike
• Is an excellent communicator who is able to work in partnership with parents, our school community and beyond
• Has high expectations
• Will lead the school strategically to maintain and strengthen our current educational offer

What the school offers its staff

• A warm and welcoming school community with supportive parents
• Motivated pupils who demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning and behavior
• Dedicated, talented and hardworking staff who are fully committed to further developing the life of the school
• An effective and active governing body

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

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About Pownall Green Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pownall Green Primary School website
• Email address: Recruitment@pownallgreen.co.uk
• Phone number: 0161 439 1105
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pownall-green-primary-school

At Pownall Green Primary School we believe in creating the foundations on which children can build their futures. A love for learning starts early and our innovative approach captures this and enables our children to grow into confident, independent, successful and happy individuals.

Our creative curriculum equips children with the knowledge, understanding and basic skills they will need as they continue their learning journey through primary school and beyond. We place great emphasis on the parallel development of children’s Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills, firmly believing that these are fundamental in enabling them to achieve success in all aspects of their future lives in our rapidly changing world.

We provide a creative and stimulating learning environment within which we expect our learners to aim for and achieve the highest possible standards in all they do. Pownall Green Primary School is a happy, vibrant and successful community.

Arranging a visit to Pownall Green Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@pownallgreen.co.uk.

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