Headteacher
Farmor's School, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4JQ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L28-L34
What skills and experience we're looking for
Farmor's School is seeking to appoint an experienced and inspirational school leader to enhance our existing strengths and take us onto the next stage of our development. We are looking for someone who will build on our existing culture but also be ambitious, driven and committed to looking for opportunities to improve outcomes for all.
Job overview
You’ll demonstrate consistently high standards of principled and professional conduct, upholding and carrying out the school’s vision and ethos with a strong belief in education, taking the lead role in directing the school’s mission. You’ll establish a secure learning environment where all students can flourish, as well as strategically directing staff to ensure that the highest standards of teaching and learning are met.
Job requirements
- Qualified Teacher Status and a NQPH qualification
- Extensive teaching, leadership and management experience with knowledge of developments across all of the key stages and curriculum areas
- Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills
- Experience of establishing and sustaining high standards of behaviour and learning for all pupils
- Ability to support, maintain and develop the school’s ethos
- Up-to-date knowledge of current safeguarding guidance and legislation
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
As the key leader within Farmor's School, you’ll be joining a dedicated and ambitious culture, with many opportunities to reinforce and build upon your professional development. You will be an active part of a transparent, accountable and responsible leadership team that prioritises excellent teaching and direction in all areas for the benefit of learners and staff alike.
We welcome visits to the school; please contact us to arrange.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Farmor's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1035 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Farmor's School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- shughes@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01285712302
Secondary School with Sixth Form in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Arranging a visit to Farmor's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email shughes@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk.
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