Headteacher
Crawford's Church of England Primary School, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QZ24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
3 April 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
- Starting salary L8 to L10
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our new Headteacher will be joining us at an exciting time. Our school continues to grow and our children are thriving. We need to continue to focus on the development of learning to ensure all children achieve their best and they feel empowered to make a difference to the world around them.
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic leader with vision, passion and drive, who is ambitious for our pupils, our staff and our school community and who can continue to lead us into a future.
We will be pleased to receive applications from candidates who are currently Deputies or Senior Leaders in education.
Please do take a look at our website to get a flavour of life at Crawford’s.
What the school offers its staff
The Tilian Partnership is a high performing primary MAT based in Suffolk. 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 best interests of their pupils. We involve our Heads in MAT decisions so we provide the services that schools truly need. We believe that all schools are entitled to high quality School Improvement. We therefore have a dedicated team to support school improvement and utilise expertise from our schools and external practitioners to help Heads develop their schools.
We understand that Headteachers are vital to the success of a school and we also know the pressures on them. We have therefore prioritised Headteacher well-being through support services such as confidential, half-termly, coaching sessions with an independent and trained coach as well as the creation of a new role focused on ongoing support for heads (once again completely confidential). We are also fully supportive during inspections, before, during and after to give heads and staff additional support, guidance and back-up.
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
- School website
- Crawford's Church of England Primary School website
- 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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