Headteacher

Buckland Church of England Primary School, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8RB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  27 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £62,202.00 - £72,162.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale L10 - L16

Headteacher job summary

Cambrian Learning Trust, together with the Local Governance Committee, are seeking to appoint an inspiring and highly motivated leader to the position of Headteacher at Buckland Church of England Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity for a supportive leader who has the drive and ambition to work with staff, governors and the Trust to honour the school’s strong Christian foundation, and deliver the schools aims and vision;

'Small school, big hearts. Wise, Responsible and Kind like the Good Samaritan.'

We are looking for a Headteacher who:

• Can demonstrate significant impact in a leadership role within a primary school;

• Is passionate about each child being provided with an educational experience in which every learner thrives;

• Is committed to working within a structure of Christian principles embracing the school’s values of ‘Wisdom, Responsibility, Kindness.’

• Values and strives to engage with and make productive use of the school’s strong links within and around the local community;

Buckland Primary School is proud to be a part of Cambrian Learning Trust. Our strapline ‘Nurturing Growth – Inspiring Minds’ perfectly encapsulates what the Cambrian Learning Trust stands for. We are driven to nurture all learners - the children and young people in our care, our staff, and the adults in our school communities so that they can achieve their very best, whilst providing inspiration, motivation and challenge. Working as a Leader within Cambrian Learning Trust provides:

• Access to an extensive programme of further learning and resources centred around professional excellence;

• Opportunities to collaborate across the Trust with a group of dedicated and hard-working School and Trust leaders;

• An outward thinking Board of Trustees with a strong educational ethos committed to a journey of improvement.

We actively encourage potential applicants to visit our school. If you would like an informal discussion about this post please contact Recruitment on Recruitment@cambiranlt.org

Please see our website for full details: Home | Buckland Church of England Primary School

Buckland CE Primary school & Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Buckland Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 115 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Buckland Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buckland-church-of-england-primary-school-faringdon

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