Headteacher

Burraton Community Primary School, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4LT

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  25 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 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: L16 - L22

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please see the attached Recruitment Pack for the skills and experience required.

What the school offers its staff

Burraton Community Primary School has a high profile within the community and takes an active part in a variety of community events, such as Saltash’s Christmas festival which includes a light parade where pupils parade through the town with their lanterns, along with contributing to the popular annual Christmas Tree festival in the town's main church. Our pupils also perform Christmas entertainment to the very appreciative local senior citizens.

The school boasts modern, well equipped and well-maintained facilities, all of which are conducive to promoting a positive environment to encourage learning. We anticipate pupil numbers to grow further once a new housing development to the west of the town is complete.

The school has a team of experienced and committed teachers who are ably supported by many talented Learning Support Assistants who provide support for learning across the curriculum. In addition, we have a highly effective admin team to support the functioning of the school.

The school has an Area Resource Base, which is a specialist unit for children with severe and complex learning needs. It is integral to the main school and operates under the leadership of the school. This unit has been expanded in the last five years and is a purpose-built provision providing for some of the most vulnerable children within the catchment of South East Cornwall.

The Governors established a school nursery three years ago - this allows us to prepare more of the children from our local community for their transition to our reception classes and which provides a solid and effective foundation to their journey at Burraton School.

Expectations and standards are high at Burraton: as a result, children - along with their very supportive parents - respond positively to a happy, safe and nurturing environment.

The successful applicant will have the support of a committed governing board alongside our dedicated and friendly team of teachers and support staff.

Commitment to safeguarding

As part of our rigorous and robust safeguarding procedures, we do point out that this school and the Local Authority are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Part of this process will include an online search of freely available information of shortlisted candidates. Please note that qualifications and the identify of shortlisted candidates will be thoroughly checked at interview and, that for the appointed person, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate will be required prior to commencement of the post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headships@cornwall.gov.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Pack.pdf - 1000 KB (opens in new tab)

Equal Opps Monitoring Form.doc - 71.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Burraton Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 376 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Burraton Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: clerk@burraton.cornwall.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01752 843019
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burraton-community-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We are a two-form entry school on the Cornwall/Devon boarder. We offer a warm welcome from a supportive, hard-working and passionate team, wonderful children and many opportunities for further professional development for the right person. We have an onsite Nursery and an Area Resource Base.

Arranging a visit to Burraton Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email clerk@burraton.cornwall.sch.uk.

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