Headteacher

Brownhills West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7LA

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73,105.00 - £84,699.00 Annually (FTE)

Headteacher job summary

HEADTEACHER

The Trust and local governing board at Brownhills West are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational leader to continue the pursuit of excellence that has been forged by the current headteacher and leadership team at Brownhills West. If you have a passion for curriculum, pedagogy and most importantly for supporting children to ‘Dream Big’, this could be a wonderful opportunity for you to develop your leadership experience. You will be expected and required to lead and live the Trust and Brownhills West’s core values on a daily basis supporting a living not a laminated culture.

What we are looking for in a headteacher:

• Is inspiring and committed to themselves and all around them.

• Has high expectations of themselves, colleagues and pupils and the energy and determination to make a difference to the lives of all at Brownhills West

• Sees all of our children as individuals and is committed to inclusion.

• Possesses a strong vision and the ability to further shape the future of Brownhills West

• Has a relentless drive to offer Brownhills West’s pupils outstanding opportunities through personal development and finding their passion.

• Can commit to and develop further the relationships, support and development of the CCLT family for the benefit of all children in the Trust.

• Can share a proven experience of positively impacting on pupil progress & attainment, whilst driving excellence across all areas of the school;

• Has exceptional expertise in all matters relating to learning and teaching - being fully capable of impacting widely on the practice of others.

• Ensures they have a coherent understanding of relevant and current educational policy and practice.

• Displays the expertise to maintain a highly effective culture of safeguarding across school

What we can offer a headteacher;

• A nurturing school with dedicated staff who truly make a difference to children's lives.

• A supportive, warm and welcoming ethos, which puts the children at the heart of all we do.

• Strong curriculum and teaching and learning approaches that provide excellent habits and routines for all stakeholders.

• A sense of family through wider connections through the Trust networks, school improvement support, CPD and being a member of the Heads Executive Board.

• A bespoke induction, mentoring and coaching programme.

• Bespoke mentoring on the day to day running of school from an experienced headteacher.

Expression of interest call: please arrange a call with Rich Simcox by emailing rsimcox@centralclt.com

School visits: Date 12/02/26 and 24/02/26 @09:30

Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by emailing Abbie abbie.briley@brownhillswest.com

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Brownhills West Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 190 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brownhills West Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brownhills-west-primary-school

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