Headteacher
Cambo First School, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4BE14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 February 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: 37 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L6 to L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
An ambitious and visionary leader who can work as part of our close-knit team but also independently when required.
A leader who can build and maintain strong relationships with children, staff, governors and the wider local community.
Experience of teaching across the primary age range.
Experience, or an awareness of, the challenges and opportunities that mixed age classes, and small mixed year groups teaching can bring.
Someone who is as equally able to inspire all children in the classroom as they are at managing a budget and strategically steering theschool forward.
A leader who is skilled in monitoring and evaluating the quality of education and is able to create clear and robust action plans to ensure that all children reach their highest potential, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Someone to support the wider school offer to ensure the sustainability of pre-school, after school and our wraparound provision.
Someone with a passion for learning in the outdoors and embraces it as a significant part of the whole school curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
The committed support of an experienced governing body, the Local Authority, an active PTA and local community.
A school which is outward focused and is always looking to improve, enabling all to thrive.
A close-knit supportive learning environment.
A commitment to your professional learning and that of your staff.
A community that is open to change that improves the quality of education for our children and the lives of everyone within it.
An inclusive school where the focus is on the development of the whole child.
The enthusiasm of our wonderful children and their families.
An outdoor and active learning environment that makes Cambo school special and allows our children to thrive in our extensive grounds.
Information and advice on the potential availability of local residential accommodation.
Further information about the job
We are looking to appoint a headteacher at Cambo First School,with a variable teaching commitment according to the needs of the school, to lead and further develop our provision.This is an exciting time for our school in the current educational climate, with the longer-term potential to grow our offer within Morpeth and the wider community.
We are seeking a forward-thinking classroom practitioner, someone who can lead, motivate and inspire our dedicated staff team. We need a visionary leader who will challenge and encourage our whole school community and expect to be challenged and supported by governors. You should have high expectations that are clearly understood and consistently implemented, with a keen focus on the quality of relationships and excellence in the classroom.
Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged.Visits can be arranged by calling the school office on: 01670 774210 or emailing admin at: admin@cambo.northumberland.sch.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 10th March 2026 @ 12 noon
Shortlisting: Friday 13th March 2026
Interview date: Thursday 26th March 2026
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cambo First School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 46 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cambo First School website
- Email address
- headships@northumberland.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01670 774210
What is special about Cambo First School:
We are a thriving, vibrant school in the rural village of Cambo.
We believe that every child is unique, and we want to support everyone to grow well, flourish and live life in all its fullness.
At Cambo First School, we want all of our pupils to perform to their maximum potential, progressing academically, physically and socially in an atmosphere where they can grow and acquire appropriate knowledge, skills, values and attitudes.
We have an outdoor classroom and are blessed with wonderful educational/physical grounds. The community is widespread, drawing pupils from several villages.
We believe that our school should serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality for all.
We encourage all children to reach their full potential on their path as lifelong learners.
We value parents as the first teachers of their children and welcome parents as partners in our school community.
We have a very active school council who are central to the development of the school.
We have a dedicated and highly skilled school team who get to know individuals and their families well to support the learning journey.
We provide equal opportunities for everybody regardless of individual differences.
We respect and are thankful for the enriching environment in which we can all learn about the wider world.
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