Headteacher
Chilton County Primary School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0PQThis job expired on 31 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
31 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 December 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59581-£68347
Headteacher job summary
Following the promotion of our excellent Headteacher, we are searching for an outstanding leader for our forward-thinking and supportive school family, and to build upon the school’s drive for ambitious academic achievement.
We are looking for a Headteacher who:
• Ensures the whole child is at the heart of everything we do.
• Understands the importance of nurture and pastoral support.
• Is reflective and will foster distributive leadership at all levels.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, and has the drive, energy and passion to lead and inspire our school in a warm and caring manner.
• Can lead our school forward, leveraging the benefit of technology and new ways of working, whilst maintaining the core values and vision of the school.
• Is committed to inclusion in all its aspects.
• Has excellent communication skills, with an ability to enhance effective community engagement.
• Can effectively oversee the day-to-day strategic management of safeguarding, health & safety, staffing and finance.
We can provide you with the opportunity to:
• Lead a passionate, fun and talented group of staff who have risen proactively and creatively to the challenges of the pandemic.
• Lead a school with enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and share their experiences.
• Work with committed governors and a community of parents and guardians who are supportive of the school.
•Build upon the foundations that the school has created in collaborating with local schools.
•Work in a culture that values innovative and exciting curriculum development.
Our children would like a Headteacher who:
• Is a good speaker, who tells good stories and interacts with them
• Is happy, kind and follows our 3Bs (Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe)
• Will carry on with the themed projects we have experienced under the creative curriculum
For the right candidate we are prepared to consider alternative models of headship.
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.
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About Chilton County Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 312 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Chilton County Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- clerktogovernors@chilton.oxon.sch.uk
Chilton Primary School is a modern purpose-built, well-resourced school in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of the Berkshire Downs, adjacent to the Harwell Campus (a world-class science, innovation, technology and business campus). We are a 1.5 form entry school that is at the heart of a growing and diverse community. Our approach and commitment to encouraging every child to achieve their full potential in both learning and social development, reflects our school motto “Learn with Passion to Live with Purpose”. This appointment is an exciting opportunity for the right Headteacher to work with the governing board to lead our amazing school.
Arranging a visit to Chilton County Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email clerktogovernors@chilton.oxon.sch.uk.
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