Headteacher

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5AS

19 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
7 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 May 2024

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: L14-21

What skills and experience we're looking for

Pupils, staff and governors of Barton St Lawrence CE Primary School are seeking to appoint a dedicated, inspirational and ambitious Headteacher with proven excellence in teaching pupils in the primary phase. We are looking for a dynamic leader to continue to move the School forward and to bring enthusiasm, leadership and creativity to the role.

Are you:

A practising Christian with a strong faith commitment?
An inspiring leader who can share and clearly communicate ambitions for the long-term future and development of our school, bringing new perspectives and initiatives to continue our school’s current success and build upon our high standards?
A reflective and understanding leader who can guide, support and develop the full potential of our whole school team by motivating staff to maintain and develop innovative teaching and learning?
Able to nurture a life-long love of learning, enabling all children to develop and discover the champion within?
Able to recognise the added value and benefit of opportunities outside the classroom and foster the best possible outcomes for each and every child? Committed to safeguarding and to the welfare and wellbeing of staff and pupils?
Able to promote strong and positive relationships within the School, Church and community?

If you possess the qualities and experience needed to take on this exciting opportunity, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

In exchange we can offer:

A friendly, welcoming and inclusive semi-rural school with a close working relationship with the Church and community.
Enthusiastic, ambitious children who are eager to learn and strive to be the best that they can be and who look forward to their future with confidence and excitement.
A motivated, highly skilled and committed staff team, who are dedicated to providing excellent teaching, life opportunities and unique experiences for our children.
A vibrant and very active PTFA.
Facilities that have been developed to provide a rich and stimulating learning environment.
An active, supportive and experienced Governing Board.

A commitment to staff well-being, fulfilment and training.

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.