Headteacher
Wheatcroft Community Primary School, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 3BWThis job expired on 16 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September
Closing date
16 April 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 March 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: Standard full time hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12 £58,105 – L18 £67,351
What skills and experience we're looking for
Following the retirement of the long standing Headteacher in 2021 we appointed an interim Headteacher on a secondment basis and we now are looking for a permanent leader to continue the excellent journey on which our school has embarked. Someone who will recognise the skills of the staff and will build on the achievements of our pupils and ensure they continue to improve. Someone who is passionate about education and will champion the needs of young people. You must exhibit confidence, resilience, and fairness and be an engaging communicator who displays empathy, inclusivity and has a clear focus on continuing to build a healthy workplace culture to benefit the wellbeing of staff and pupils.
We are looking for an Headteacher who;
- Recognises the importance of maintaining the school’s existing values and aims while instilling their own leadership and identity
- Has knowledge and experience of working within a mixed social economic school community
- Has the skills as a passionate leader to make a difference, to enhance teaching and learning, enriching the personal development of our young children, ensuring everyone - staff, governors and pupils - achieves their potential, whilst raising aspirations in the community
- Possess a
good understanding of school financial planning, being able to look and
recognise the strengths of staff across the school and make strategic decisions
to safeguard the future of the school
- Is committed to creating a safe, caring environment where pupils can thrive socially, emotionally, intellectually, creatively, morally and physically
- Is a committed leader with excellent interpersonal skills, who can motivate and manage all stakeholders, effectively shaping and delivering the strategic plan
- Forms effective relationships and communications with parents, carers, individuals and organisations with significant responsibility for pupils’ welfare to achieve a common goal of ensuring pupils have the opportunity to reach their full potential
What the school offers its staff
- A Leadership Team that has a culture of high expectation and ambition for the school. The staff team shares expertise and good practice and has a shared vision and responsibility for school improvement
- A happy, caring and supportive school, with children who respect and care for each other and have a thirst for learning
- An excellent opportunity to provide strategic leadership and direction while building upon the high standards already in place
- An ambitious curriculum, which aims to give every child a love for learning and enriching opportunities
- Governors who are committed and passionate about our school and ensuring our children reach their potential and are committed to providing support on all matters including more sensitive or difficult issues, this includes the wellbeing of all staff members
- Support from the Local Authority and a dedicated staff team
Further details about the role
Key dates:
• Application closing date: Sunday 16th April
• Shortlisting: Thursday 20th April
• Interviews: Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th April
Due to DFE maximum wordcount, this advert has been edited. Please see the full advert attached. No key details were removed for the DFE listing.
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 Wheatcroft Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 208 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Sarah.Hunter@northyorks.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 07816 251271
Arranging a visit to Wheatcroft Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Sarah.Hunter@northyorks.gov.uk.
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