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Headteacher

St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8DZ

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  17 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 February 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership pay scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you for your interest in becoming our new Headteacher.

St Cyprians Greek Orthodox Primary Academy is situated in South London and is the first and only state funded Greek Orthodox Primary Academy in Great Britain.

We are looking for a dedicated, passionate, and driven leader who will drive us on our journey of school improvement, and inspires those around to achieve it by providing inspirational and effective leadership through personal example, motivating staff and pupils to achieve their full potential. They will have high expectations for all the children in their care, a caring and nurturing leader who can embrace our Christian Orthodox ethos and drive the school forward on the next step of our journey.

Our aim is to equip our children with the knowledge, skills and spirituality to enable them to achieve their full potential and prepare them for successful transition to secondary school, to understand and contribute positively to the challenges of a diverse multicultural society.

The successful candidate needs to manage the academy efficiently and continue to develop its unique identity through the fostering of the Greek Orthodox faith and values in everyday work and practice.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our school, we would actively encourage you to come and visit our amazing school.

What the school offers its staff

The school can offer a competitive salary and supportive and welcoming staff and governors.

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.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Candidate Pack.pdf - 921 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Greek Orthodox, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 318 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: rlaird@academicis.co.uk
• Phone number: 07901585959
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-cyprian-s-greek-orthodox-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy

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

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