Headteacher
Cherry Garden Primary School, Bristol, BS30 6JHDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12-L18
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for:
- A talented and experienced leader with a proven record of achievement in primary education
- A strategic thinker who can create sustainable plans for now and the future
- A motivational individual who will inspire staff and pupils alike
- An individual who can commit and demonstrate our leadership behaviours of Courage, Curiosity and Compassion
- Someone committed to our ambition and will support every child regardless of their, background, characteristics or abilities
- A reflective and pragmatic practitioner who shares knowledge, and has a passion for continuous improvement
- Someone who can communicate with all stakeholders within the Trust, School, and local community
What the school offers its staff
About Cherry Garden Primary School
Our children are Learning for Life. It is woven into the fabric of the school not just because our children take it everywhere on their school jumpers! As a school, we believe that our children are not just at Cherry Garden to reach high academic standards.We have recently updated our school vision in consultation with our parents, children, governors and staff. We believe it reflects what an amazing place to be Cherry Garden is, but also shows our aspirations for the whole school community
We can offer you:
- A school community with a strong values based ethos
- Exceptional bespoke professional development opportunities
- A network of professional dedicated colleagues
- Support and mentoring from experienced colleagues within the Trust
- A forward-thinking and insights-driven school improvement framework
- An environment which embraces inclusion on every level
Further details about the role
Are you an experienced leader ready to support us to fulfil our ambition to provide:
“A great education for every child”
CSETis a growing school trust with an excellent record of school improvement. Each of the schools in the trust has its own unique identity and ethos. We have a compelling vision for each of our schools based on a deep understanding of each community we serve. Being part of a family of schools brings robust challenge and support as well as opportunities to share expertise, provision and costs across our schools. Many of the challenges facing school leaders are common to all schools. Our approach to school improvement enables staff and pupils to benefit from the sharing of resources and expertise whilst remaining true to their unique identity and context.
We are committed to attracting and developing next generation school leaders who will establish our schools as beacons of learning within their local communities.
Following the promotion of the current Headteacher we have a vacancy for an exceptional, ambitious Headteacher to lead Cherry Garden. A September start would be considered for the right applicant.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. Please submit an application form via the Eteach platform and ensure that you have included your supporting statement which outlines your experience and strengths based on the job description by Monday 3rd February at 9am. If you would like to arrange a school visit, please contact Mark Jackson, Director of Primary Schools whose contact details are available in the accompanying letter to this advert.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Cherry Garden Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 210 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cherry Garden Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cset-recruitment@cset.co.uk
Cherry Garden is a happy and vibrant school situated on the outskirts of Bristol on the Bath side. It is a school that has been at the heart of the community since 1980, but also draws children from a wide area, in part due to our passion for inclusion and being a school for all. Parents play a critical role in the school, and we pride ourselves on the way in which we engage parents in their children’s education, and the way in which parents give back to the school through our very successful and dynamic PTA. We have long-established links with local organisations such as a local garden centre and a residential care home.
The school prides itself on educational excellence delivered by our dedicated, enthusiastic and highly skilled staff. Our rich and engaging curriculum is further enhanced by an enrichment programme for children across Key Stage 1 and 2, as well as a wide range of after school clubs that are run by staff, coaches and members of the local community.
The outdoors is incredibly important to the whole school community, and we make full use of our extensive grounds which includes a half-acre of woodland which the children know as the Magic Forest. As well as being a brilliant natural space, you will find in here a large outdoor classroom, tree house, den, extensive pond and several rope swings. This is one of the great spaces that we utilise to bring both the curriculum and playtimes to life.
Playtimes are incredibly important to the school, as an OPAL Platinum School, our play is deemed to be in the top 2% nationally. Children play freely with a range of loose parts but also some fixed equipment such as mud kitchens and of course, The Merry Cherry – our fabulous boat that sits within the grounds.
Arranging a visit to Cherry Garden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cset-recruitment@cset.co.uk.
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