Headteacher

Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3AL

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £75675.00 - £87651.00

Headteacher job summary

Head Teacher – Brocklewood Primary School

Required for September 2025

NOR: 430 + (Group 3)

Leadership Points 18 – 24 (£75,675-£87,651 FTE per annum) a discretionary allowance up to L26 is possible for the right candidate

Following the promotion of our dedicated and well-respected Headteacher, the Governing Body of Brocklewood Primary School and Transform Trust are seeking to appoint an aspirational Headteacher who can lead the school forward with integrity, enthusiasm and courage. Our new leader will be passionate about excellence in teaching and learning with a keenness to continue our belief that everyone (children and adults) should be supported and developed to “Be at their Best” in order to achieve their potential. 

We are proud to be a Music Hub School, an Artsmark school, forest school and have recently been a Voice21 Hub School for our work on oracy. PE and Sport is also a strength having achieved School Games Gold status for the past three years. We are also fortunate to have a strong and dedicated Governing Body.

The school was inspected in March 2023 and remains “good” in all areas. This is an exciting time to join our forward-thinking team and to help shape further improvements beyond good.

If you lead with integrity, are empathetic and can motivate all within the school community we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a headteacher who will: 

• An ambitious and inspirationally courageous leader who is able to motivate and empower staff, students and the community to achieve their full potential

• Insist on only the highest standards for all our children, regardless of background or barriers

• Leads with honesty and integrity 

• Has proven Headship experience within a Primary School

• Commitment to children being engaged and challenged in their learning experiences

• An outstanding teacher who ensures these standards are evident throughout the school, from all staff

• Have a thirst for knowledge and committed to their own development, taking advantage of Trust opportunities for CPD

• Has exceptional communication skills and uses these effectively with all stakeholders

We offer: 

• The opportunity to be innovative in supporting school improvement and to continue to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils. 

• Being part of a fast growing, well respected and highly effective Multi Academy Trust, that embraces each individual member schools’ identity and staff groups.

• Opportunities to collaborate with schools and practitioners across the Trust sharing best practice and resources

• A dedicated pastoral team of DSLs, behaviour mentor, learning mentor, school counsellor and school dog to support wellbeing

• Wellbeing support for colleagues through our “Care Team” of volunteers led by our School Counsellor

• Access to Exceptional CPD through our Transform Applied offer

• Support and challenge through a variety of partnerships, networks and relationships within the Trust being part of Transform Trust means that you will have access to the following:

• Peer to peer networking, collaboration, challenge and support

• The security of working in a climate of shared accountability

• Investment in your professional development and future career

• Opportunities to contribute to the development of a growing organisation and 

• Access to a range of core services that enable you to focus on leading, teaching and learning.

How to apply:

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies. 

Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Closing date: Wednesday 23rd April at 12.00 Noon. 

Interviews: Monday 28th April 2025

For an informal discussion please contact Rebecca Meredith, CEO at pa.ceo@transformtrust.co.uk 

Visit Dates available are

Tuesday 1^st April 4pm

Wednesday 2^nd April 8:30am

Thursday 3^rd April 9:30am

Friday 4^th April between 11:15--3:30pm

Should you wish to arrange a visit to the school please contact Tanya Davies on hradmin@transformtrust.co.uk 

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

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About Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brocklewood-primary-and-nursery-school

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