5 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    20 May 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    15 May 2026

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: Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L10-L14

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Head teacher will:

  • Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing
  • board and through consultation with the school community.
  • Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
  • Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context.
  • Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented.
  • Monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives.
  • Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively.
  • Have a 0.4 teaching hours allocation.

Qualities

The Head Teacher will:

  • Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and
  • professional conduct and adhere to the Nolan Principles of public life.
  • Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
  • Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils

What the school offers its staff

Staff Benefits

  • Wellbeing: We subscribe to the schools advisory service (https://schooladvice.co.uk/) to support staff with a variety of services such as online gyms, medical support and counselling .
  • CPD: we have an extensive development programme both internally and externally to support your professional development whilst you are employed by the trust.
  • Sustainability: We have good local transport networks including bus and rail.
  • Priority places: for children of staff at both Calder Primary and Calder High Schools as part of our admissions policy.
  • Childcare Vouchers to support staff getting back to work.
  • Staff clubs such as staff sketch club, staff book club and various other initiatives.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

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

About The Calder Learning Trust

School type
Academies, ages 4 to 16
Education phase
All through school
School size
1282 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01422883213

Arranging a visit to The Calder Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email umajid@calderlearningtrust.com.

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