Head Teacher

Step Academy Trust, Thornton Heath, CR7 6DL

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  16 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

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
• Full-time equivalent salary: £79,157 - £99,840

What skills and experience we're looking for

• • Believe in the Mission, Vision and Values of STEP Academy Trust;
  • Be a creative and strategic thinker;
  • Be passionate about improving educational standards and providing high quality leadership through motivating others;
  • Be able to develop effective partnerships with staff, governors, parents and the wider community in order to drive forward improvement and shape the future direction of the academy;
  • Be an excellent communicator and highly skilled in forming relationships with all stakeholders;
  • Have strong understanding and a passion for inclusion.
  
  

What the school offers its staff

• Excellent pupils with a desire to learn;
• Hardworking, skilled, dedicated and friendly staff, alongside supportive and active parents;
• Governors and Trustees committed to continual improvement;
• A happy and caring working environment;
• Strong partnerships across our family of academies;
• Outstanding professional development and career opportunities;
• Excellent support from our central team; membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
• Subsidised private health care with Benenden;
• A free school lunch when working in school.

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.

STEP Academy Trust is seeking to recruit an outstanding leader to work within one of our EAST SUSSEX academies. This role will support the staff, children and wider community, whilst continuing the excellent work that has already taken place.

The ideal candidatewill be a passionate, creative, motivated and enthusiastic leader with a history of excellent classroom practice across the primary phase, who is able to inspire the entire school community towards excellent outcomes and lead the academy through its next stage of development.

The Head Teacher post represents an exciting opportunity for a candidate who understands the needs of the community and is looking to further develop their leadership skills within a strong and supportive professional network. You will have the opportunity to work with a secure team of committed staff, enthusiastic children and a supportive community.

Commitment to safeguarding

STEP Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head Teacher Job Description .pdf - 723 KB (opens in new tab)

About Step Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Step Academy Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@stepacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/step-academy-trust

STEP Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) based in South London and East Sussex.

The name, an acronym, reflects the aspirational nature of the organisation – Striving Together for Excellence in Partnership. Inspired by the commitment to improve children’s life chances, STEP Academies work together to provide high quality learning experiences for all their pupils.

As a mission, vision and values driven Trust, STEP prides itself on delivering a high standard of education to all of our children, regardless of background. Delivering rapid educational transformation is essential, indeed, taking schools from Special Measures to Good is one of our Unique Selling Points.

STEP very much works around the notion of a family, guided by the STEP Compass. Collectively we believe that we can achieve things which wouldn’t be possible on our own.

We welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 and aim to promote a positive and welcoming culture where all forms of discrimination are actively challenged and a systemic approach to eradicating discrimination is seated at the heart of our organisation. STEP policies reflect our commitment to ensuring unbiased treatment that pupils, parents, carers, employees and prospective employees are entitled to expect. We believe that every individual has the right to be valued, respected and offered equal opportunities, access and treatment. STEP Academy Trust is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse culture and to eradicating discrimination and stereotyping to make our Academies truly inclusive and promote high achievement for all.

Arranging a visit to Step Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stepacademytrust.org.

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