Headteacher
Driffield Junior School, Driffield, YO25 5HN19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
24 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
25 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hrs per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L18 - L24
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our headteacher retired in March 2024 following a very successful tenure of almost 10 years, resulting in Driffield Junior School consistently being judged by Ofsted to be a good school. The Governing Body is now seeking to appoint a headteacher who will build upon previous successes and continue to develop our dynamic and forward-looking school.
Driffield Junior School is a large 7-11 Junior School with 514 children currently on roll. Our key principles are ‘Caring, Learning, Sharing - Success for All’ and we believe that, in abiding by these principles, we are endeavouring to ensure that everyone in our school community develops a life-long love of learning. The appointed headteacher will continue to recognise these principles and will lead established and hard-working staff teams that take pride in the school and believe in striving to fulfil the potential of every child. We want every pupil in our school to feel happy and safe, and to experience joy and success during their time at Driffield Junior School.
- be approachable, building strong relationships with children, staff, parents, governors and the wider community
- have the skills to lead, manage, value and develop our highly effective educational and support staff teams
- have experience of managing budgets
- be a reflective and inspirational leader who has children's learning and emotional well-being at the heart of every decision
- continue our culture of high expectations of attainment and progress
- be committed to supporting our broad and balanced curriculum that encourages the development of individual talents, makes links to the Driffield community and builds an understanding of local, national and global issues
- promote our wide range of extra-curricular, sport and enrichment activities
What the school offers its staff
- a welcoming and inclusive learning environment where children respect adults and each other
- an enthusiastic, dedicated and collaborative teaching team which achieved a good Ofsted rating in June 2023
- strong and proactive support teams
- a supportive and forward-thinking Governing Body and Parents’ Association
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 Driffield Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 506 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Driffield Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- slazenby@djs.eriding.net
- Phone number
- 01377 253371
Arranging a visit to Driffield Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email slazenby@djs.eriding.net.
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