HEADTEACHER

Denbigh Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1NS

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  January 2025 or sooner if available

• Closing date

  3 July 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £77,194.00 - £89,413.00 Annually (FTE)

HEADTEACHER job summary

DENBIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL

‘Dedicated to Excellence’

www.denbighprimary.com

HEADTEACHER

Leadership L21 – L27*

To start January 2025 or sooner if available

About our school

Denbigh is a successful, community-centred primary school with a track-record for providing outstanding support and career development opportunities. We take pride in the breadth and quality of our curriculum provision: valuing sports, science, the arts and cultural development alongside English and Mathematics. Our school is a hub of innovative and creative learning; and we widely encourage a cooperative learning philosophy.

The successful candidate will:

• Will have strong primary school leadership experience in an appropriate school or similar setting.
• Be an inspirational leader, able to motivate and empower all staff and students.
• Will provide strong, decisive and courageous leadership.
• Have a successful track record in achieving whole school excellence in attainment and progress.
• Be visible and accessible, engaging positively with children, staff, parents, governors, and the community.
• Prioritise the wellbeing, resilience and achievements of all children and staff and put this at the heart of all decisions.
• Be prepared to provide challenge to established ways of working and demonstrate vision and agility in decision-making.
• Demonstrate a robust, innovative, and realistic approach to financial planning and a proven ability to manage financial and human resources effectively and efficiently.

We are proud to offer:

• An ambitious governing body, committed to staff professional learning.
• Dedicated, professional and determined staff.
• Highly motivated, happy children, keen to learn and develop.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Excellent resources and vibrant teaching spaces.

Potential candidates are invited to contact the Business Manager, on 01582 571597, to discuss the post and to arrange a visit to the school. This does not form part of the recruitment process.

Denbigh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). PLEASE REFER TO AND ADHERE TO THE ATTACHED SAFEGUARDING POLICY.

Attached documents:

Safeguarding policy

Job description & Person specification

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

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Using the application form

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Denbigh Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 625 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Denbigh Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denbigh-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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