HEADTEACHER
Ad Astra Infant School, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8AP15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
9 March 2026 at 10:59pm
Date listed
13 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £64,691.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (FTE) L10-L16
HEADTEACHER job summary
TEACH POOLE - MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ad Astra Infant School (Good - Dec 2023)
Haymoor Junior School (Good - Oct 2023)
Canford Heath Infant School (Outstanding - March 2023)
Canford Heath Junior School (Good - Oct 2023)
Poole SCITT (Good - May 2022)
HEADTEACHER
AD ASTRA INFANT SCHOOL - L10 - L16
Permanent - Required for September 2026
The TEACH Poole Multi Academy Trust was formed in April 2015. Ofsted grades all four of our wonderful schools as good or outstanding schools. We are extremely popular, over-subscribed, forward-thinking schools with supportive staff and fantastic children.
The MAT trustees are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring leader who will work with our professional and dedicated staff, our hardworking children and supportive parents/carers.
We seek a leader with vision who will embrace and build on our Trust’s ethos and values, will raise standards, and have a commitment to inclusive teaching and learning. We are looking for an effective communicator and team builder; a person who will take an active role in and out of the classroom, and who will look beyond the boundaries of our schools to forge new opportunities for our pupils.
Minimum experience is required, amongst other things:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- First Degree or Equivalent
- Evidence of further professional development, i.e. NPQH (desirable)
- At least three years’ experience at Deputy Head Teacher level or equivalent
- Substantial and recent primary teaching experience within the previous five years
- A can-do attitude to overcoming obstacles
- Preparedness to go above and beyond
- Resilience and stamina
We can offer you:
- A fun, friendly and supportive staff who get on well together
- Rights’ Respecting pupils with excellent attitudes to learning and outstanding behaviour
- Superb opportunities and specialist training for career professional development within our Trust
- A fantastic induction programme
- Enviable support at all levels, and a proactive approach to staff well-being for you and your family; work-life balance; and care for each person as an individual, including the opportunity to take time off during term time
- Beautiful school grounds and welcoming learning environments
- Highly competitive rates of pay and excellent pension contributions by the Trust
- Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured; and
- Long service awards
We would love to meet you and offer you a tour of our lovely school. Please contact the HR department on 01202 380015 for further information. All applications must be made online. CVs are not accepted.
Personal information provided by candidates will be securely stored electronically and password-protected, with paper copies stored in locked filing cabinets in a locked office. They will not be released to third parties outside the school without the consent of the person concerned, except where there is a legal requirement to do so. If the application does not proceed, the data will be securely disposed of after 6 months. Any concerns regarding data gathered in the recruitment process should be directed to the Data Manager - Hayley Hemmings at h.hemmings@teachpoole.com
These schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be undertaken of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including an enhanced DBS check. Suitability to work with children will be explored at the interview.
TEACH Poole is committed to Equal Opportunities.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Ad Astra Infant School, safeguarding is of the utmost importance. The school aims to help protect the children in its care by working consistently and appropriately with all agencies to reduce risk and promote the welfare of children.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ad Astra Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 253 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ad Astra Infant School website
Ad Astra is the smallest of the four schools within the TEACH Trust, and due to its cosy size, has a warm and nurturing atmosphere. Enwrapped with greenery, Ad Astra has the luxury of beautiful grounds, a large field, nature zones and newly refurbished play areas.
Its broad and balanced curriculum offers rich opportunities for children to discover and explore, as well as develop their skills and understanding across a breadth of subjects. Ad Astra has a diverse range of clubs on offer, both internal and external, which the children absolutely love to participate in. Its staff have very high expectations and do whatever it takes to enable Ad Astra's children to feel safe, achieve and succeed.
Children are at the centre of everything they do, and this has been recognised by UNICEF when the school earned Gold Level Rights' Respecting status in 2019. They are also a Gold certified anti-bullying school which also achieved the All Together Anti-Bullying award in 2021. Alongside this, the school embraces the values of growth mindset, which instils in all its children a confident 'can do' attitude and genuine love of learning.
What makes Ad Astra really special is its supportive close-knit community. The children, families and staff collaborate and work together in partnership to make Ad Astra a place where children can thrive.
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