Headteacher - Corvedale CE Primary School

Corvedale CofE Primary School, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9DH

55 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 2 days per week (reviewable in the context of pupil numbers and budget)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L9 - L15

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Provide professional vision and leadership for the school and nursery which secures its success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its pupils and improved standards of learning and outcomes for pupils.

• Maintain and develop our Christian Ethos in collaboration with the governing body, Diocese and staff.

• Establish and articulate a strategic vision, aims and objectives for the school and nursery, together with the governing body and in consultation with the school community.

• Identify problems and barriers to school and nursery effectiveness and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context in collaboration with other professionals.

• Ensure that these improvement strategies are implemented effectively.

• Monitor and report progress towards achieving the school and nursery’s aims and objectives.

• Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively.

• Ensure that, and satisfy the governors that, school policies and practices comply with national, local and school requirements and monitor and evaluate their impact taking appropriate improvement actions.

• Lead strategic projects at the school as agreed with the governing body.

• Represent the school in the outside world professionally.

• Prepare the school for assessment by Ofsted and SIAMS.

What the school offers its staff

Please see attached documents.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Corvedale CofE Primary School Headship Information Pack.pdf - 1.31 MB (opens in new tab)

Corvedale CofE Primary School Headship Job Advert.pdf - 274 KB (opens in new tab)

About Corvedale CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 90 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Corvedale CofE Primary School website
• Email address: molly.ashelford@shropshire.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/corvedale-cofe-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Corvedale CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email molly.ashelford@shropshire.gov.uk.

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