Headteacher
Burley Oaks Primary School, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 7EJThis job expired on 19 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 February 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership 18-24
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Burley Oaks team is looking for a dynamic individual to lead our vibrant and high-achieving school due to the current Headteacher’s promotion within the Trust. Burley Oaks is a place where academic excellence meets creativity, and where every member of the team is encouraged to ‘belong, believe, achieve’. It is filled with happy children who eagerly embrace the many opportunities that are skilfully developed through a rich and ambitious curriculum.
We are seeking a visionary leader who can inspire both children and staff to achieve academic excellence while fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. The new Headteacher will lead by example, ensuring that high standards in teaching, learning, and behaviour are consistently maintained, while making sure that every child is excited about their education and valued as an individual.
Please see the Application Pack and Job description for more information.
https://www.burleyoaks.co.uk/Vacancies/
What the school offers its staff
In return, Burley Oaks can offer you:
- a caring, vibrant school with a positive, ‘can do’ and supportive team ethos
- happy and enthusiastic children and families
-excellent facilities, expansive grounds and a healthy budget
- an incredible curriculum offer – music, IT, sports, forest school etc. providing opportunities for every child to excel
- a committed staff team who work collaboratively to deliver outstanding teaching and who are dedicated to their own professional development, always going the extra mile
- a school at the heart of a thriving village community
- wide-ranging support and strong collaboration across Moorland Learning Trust's 7 (soon to be 9) cross-phase schools
- access to Vivup, an employment benefits and wellbeing programme
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, governors and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process strictly adheres to 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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Burley Oaks Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 395 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burley Oaks Primary School website
- Email address
- office@burleyoaks.mlt.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01943 862642
Two form entry Primary School, part of The Moorlands Learning Trust
Arranging a visit to Burley Oaks Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@burleyoaks.mlt.co.uk.
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