
Headteacher
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5ASThis job expired on 7 June 2024 – see similar jobs
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?
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 192 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- bursar@st-lawrence.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01772 862664
A one-form entry primary school in a semi-rural location just north of Preston.
Arranging a visit to Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@st-lawrence.lancs.sch.uk.
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