Headteacher (BRA100BC)
Braunstone Community Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1QH27 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 April 2025 at 10am
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £70,293.00 - £79,475.00 Annually (FTE) ISR Range of L15-L20 on the Leadership Pay Scale
Headteacher (BRA100BC) job summary
Headteacher - Braunstone Community Primary School
Join Our Team as Headteacher at Braunstone Community Primary School, Leicester
Due to the exciting promotion of our current headteacher within the trust, Braunstone Community Primary School is on the lookout for a visionary and dynamic Headteacher to lead our vibrant community. Are you an inspirational and driven leader eager to create a lasting impact? Join us and be a part of shaping the future of our exceptional school.
About us:
Braunstone Community Primary is a vibrant and inclusive school dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for all our pupils. Our commitment to excellence in education is reflected in our innovative teaching methods, diverse curriculum, and strong emphasis on personal development. We believe in fostering a sense of community and collaboration, where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential. With a team of passionate teachers and supportive colleagues, Braunstone Community Primary is a place where learning is celebrated and every pupil is valued. Our children are known for their warm welcome, and the school maintains a calm atmosphere that supports effective learning and personal growth.
The words, Belong, Care, Persevere, Succeed feed into everything we do – on a daily basis. We feel it is this vision that will help our children to aspire to be whatever they want, and, with the right attitude, they can achieve the targets they set themselves.
Our Achievements to date:
Rated Ofsted ‘Good’ September 2019
Microsoft Showcase School
360 Safe online safety award
Eco-Schools Award
PSQM Award
Wellbeing Award for Schools (2023-2026)
Leicestershire Live School of the Year (2021)
Artsmarks Silver Award
“All staff are committed to providing a high-quality education for the pupils. Leaders consider staff well-being. Most staff appreciate what leaders do for them.” - OFSED
As a Trust, we pride ourselves in the development of colleagues and leaders by ensuring everyone reaches their potential. Braunstone Community Primary School shares its expertise and has developed many colleagues within the school who have progressed their careers within the Trust.
The right candidate will:
- Be a highly capable, strategic thinker with a clear vision to lead the school to further success and a proven track record for delivering positive outcomes.
- Possess an unrelenting focus to maximise student attainment, progress and achievement.
- Be an enthusiastic, collaborative and innovative leader with the willingness to understand the team and achieve the best from them including the professional development of all colleagues.
- Have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with children, parents, school and Trust colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Share and positively promote our school and trust values and be approachable, supportive and passionate about the well-being of pupils and colleagues alike.
- Lead by example demonstrating a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning and ensure consistent and excellent learning opportunities for all children.
- Have the ability to share and learn from best practice, including the use of appropriate research-based evidence.
What we offer:
- A peer network of like-minded Headteachers.
- A career structure for talented Headteachers.
- Recognition that all schools are unique, with an approach that encourages local accountability and governance that is responsive to community needs.
- A commitment to excellence in education, grounded in a shared moral purpose of ensuring high-quality provision for all learners.
- An established track record of high-quality education and experience of leading rapid school improvement
- An employer committed to offering all staff high quality professional development opportunities, shared resources and expertise.
- Effective business management systems, ensuring that our academies are able to focus on delivering inspirational teaching and learning.
- A great partnership with the local diocese.
- Free car parking.
- Annual incremental pay increases with the pay scale range.
- AA defined benefit pension scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme - EAP.
- Employee self service portal.
- Eyecare voucher scheme and a cycle to work scheme.
- Benefits and discount scheme, such as gym discounts and dental care.
We would expect and encourage potential candidates to visit us at school informally. Please contact David Briggs or Paul Stone, to arrange a visit before the application deadline.
David Briggs
Email: dbriggs@discoverytrust.org
Telephone: 07855 822376
Paul Stone: Discovery Trust Leader
Email: pstone@discoverytrust.org
Telephone: 07870 194191
Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.
Safeguarding Statement: Discovery Schools Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidate invited to interview will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) check and references will be sought prior to the interview taking place.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Braunstone Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 450 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Braunstone Community Primary School website
Braunstone Community Primary School is part of the Discovery Schools Academies Trust group and is a very special place. Visitors often comment positively on the children’s warm welcome, their enthusiasm and also on staff’s commitment and dedication.
We understand the power of education and take very seriously our duty to give your children the best start in life. Our learning community combines high expectations with quality learning and relationships to ensure that every child achieves a personal best.
Our last Ofsted inspection in September 2019, rated us ‘Good’ in all areas. We are very proud to be a member of this community. We continue to strive for continuous improvements in everything we do. Our commitment is to be the best we can be and to help your children become successful, happy and respectful young people. Their learning and personal development are our driving force.
We believe that every child in our school should be treated as if they were our own.
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