Headteacher
Crawford's Church of England Primary School, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QZ15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
14 February 2025
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L6 – L11 (£56315 - £63,815)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Dear Applicant,
It is my privilege to introduce you to our amazing school located in theheart of the growing village of Haughley, near Stowmarket in Suffolk.We are a Church of England School with a strong vision and values.We take pride in fostering a warm, welcoming, supportive, andinclusive environment to ensure every child is cared for.
Our staff are a strong team who work well together to care for andchallenge our children, families and each other to be the best that wecan be.
Our new Headteacher will be joining us at an important time. Our schoolcontinues to grow and our children are thriving. We need to continue tofocus on the development of learning to ensure all children achievetheir best and they feel empowered to make a difference to the worldaround them.
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic leader withvision, passion and drive, who is ambitious for our pupils, our staff andour school community and who can continue to lead us into a future.
We will be pleased to receive applications from candidates who arecurrently Deputies or Senior Leaders in education.
James Day, Chair of Governors
What the school offers its staff
The Tilian Partnership is a high performing primary MAT based inSuffolk. We are centred around the three key themes of Autonomy,Integrity and Partnership.
Because of this, our schools remain in control of their curriculum,finances and other major decisions when taken for the bestinterests of their pupils. We involve our Heads in MAT decisions sowe provide the services that schools truly need. We believe that allschools are entitled to high quality School Improvement. Wetherefore have a dedicated team to support school improvementand utilise expertise from our schools and external practitioners tohelp Heads develop their schools.
We understand that Headteachers are vital to the success of aschool and we also know the pressures on them. We havetherefore prioritised Headteacher well-being through supportservices such as confidential, half-termly, coaching sessions with anindependent and trained coach as well as the creation of a new rolefocused on ongoing support for heads (once again completelyconfidential). We are also fully supportive during inspections,before, during and after to give heads and staff additional support,guidance and back-up.
Andrew Berry, CEO of the Tilian Partnership
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows "Keeping Children Safe in Education" and Safer Recruitment Training guidance.
Offers of employment are subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Crawford's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 85 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@tilian.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01359 251378
Our school is more than just an educational institution; it is one of the cornerstones of the village community, where every child’s
growth is nurtured with care and commitment.
The school enjoys a good reputation in the community and as a consequence we have a rising role, and indeed are over-subscribed for the September 2025 intake.
Visitors frequently comment on what a happy school it is! The children are lively and well behaved. As a small school, we know every child as an
individual and have close and friendly relationships with parents. We pride ourselves on recognizing and cultivating the unique potential of each child, ensuring they receive personalised attention and support.
In the classroom, over the past two years, we have been building a solid foundation for children’s learning in the core national curriculum subjects, concentrating on developing excellent teaching practice in all lessons. This work needs to be continued.
The school is part of the Tilian Partnership whose visions and values are based around autonomy, integrity and partnership.
Arranging a visit to Crawford's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@tilian.org.uk.
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