Headteacher
Borrow Wood Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 7QW22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
12 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 January 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: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Group 2 of the leadership scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who will:
•Be an inspirational and collaborative leader who has high expectations for our school and its community.
•Build on the school’s considerable successes as well as helping us to improve further.
•Create the environment which allows staff to develop and to be at their best for every child.
•Build strong relationships with our parental community, building on the good standing the school already has in the local community.
•Support the school as it moves from being 1.5 form entry to 1.0 form entry and as it opens an Enhanced Resource Facility.
•Be a proactive part of the Trust’s activities and be fully committed to supporting and improving all schools in the Trust.
•Be in possession of excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with a high level of integrity and strong moral purpose that aligns closely with the ethos of the school and the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
We offer you:
•A combination of autonomy in leading the school forward and support from the trust when you need it.
•A dedicated and enthusiastic staff and Local Governing Board, with supportive parents and enthusiastic, happy and well-motivated children.
•The opportunity to collaborate with the other schools in the trust, drawing on their support, and influencing decisions, through a range of networks and partnerships.
Further details about the role
We believe that leading a school is one of the most important jobs in society. The leader of our school will be able to have a positive impact on 296 children’s lives. This will be a hugely rewarding role, but challenging too. Borrow Wood is a strong school which delivers an excellent education and is in the process of opening an Enhanced Resource Facility for pupils with autism.
The school is part of Odyssey Collaborative Trust and our new Headteacher will have the help of a supportive Trust central team, a passionate Local Governing Board and other headteachers across our schools. Borrow Wood has built excellent relationships with the local community. The school has close to 30% of pupils who qualify for the pupil premium and around 15% of pupils have SEND. You can find out more about the school on www.borrowwood.derby.sch.uk. The school was judged by OFSTED to be ‘good’ with ‘outstanding’ in two areas in April 2023 and the report can be found at www.borrowwood.derby.sch.uk/ofsted-and-performance-tables.
Odyssey Collaborative Trust, a group of seven primary schools, all within the City of Derby. Headteachers in our Trust have a good degree of autonomy, whilst having the support on hand from a Central Team. We aim to be a Trust where, pupils thrive, our colleagues thrive and our community thrives. You can find out more about the trust through the CEO’s welcome and the vision and culture sections of our website.
We are keen to give candidates a chance to visit our school. To discuss possible arrangements, or to find out more about the role, please contact Ian Dewes on 07708 475 638 or i.dewes@odysseyct.org.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
Borrow Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this post is regulated activity, successful appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and relevant recruitment checks that comply with guidance in the most recent version of Keeping Children Safe in Education. We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and services. Borrow Wood Primary School is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to enquiries@odysseyct.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Borrow Wood Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 298 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Borrow Wood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- i.dewes@odysseyct.org.uk
- Phone number
- 07708 475 638
Borrow Wood Primary School is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust (OCT). OCT is a local Derby City trust currently consisting of 7 schools. The trust was formed in March 2019 by the head teachers of the 6 founding schools, who share a strong ethical vision based on retaining the identity and ethos of each individual school, whilst working together to promote and maximize opportunities to provide the best possible education for all children across the Trust.
Arranging a visit to Borrow Wood Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email i.dewes@odysseyct.org.uk.
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