Headteacher
Green Wrythe Primary School, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1JP5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
8 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 June 2024
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: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Headteachers Group 4 pay scale, points L17 - L24 (£73,718 - £86,826)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Green Wrythe Primary School are looking for an inspirational Headteacher to join our small and friendly one-form entry school.
This role is an exciting opportunity to lead a unique learning community, comprising eight mainstream classes (Nursery to Year 6) and a large 56-place specialist base for children with autism.
We are part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth.
We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
We are looking for someone to:
- demonstrate a passion for inclusive education and a desire to improve the life chances of all children.
- build a culture of continuous learning and development throughout the school community across the full diversity of roles.
- adapt rapidly to the challenge of building on the existing strengths of the school to achieve all round excellence in teaching and learning.
- assess their approach and style and challenge themselves to think differently about how to best align their leadership to the needs of the school.
- empower their staff to trust in their vision.
- maintain and develop the school's ethos of diversity, inclusivity, and equality of opportunity.
- demonstrable successful experience in senior leadership as an Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or Headteacher.
- work collaboratively with the GLT Director of Education - Primary, GLT Assistant Director of SEND and Specialist Provision, other Headteachers and members of the Trust Shared Service to deliver excellence.
You will need:
- degree &teaching qualification
- demonstrable successful experience in senior leadership as an Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or Headteacher within the primary phase
- commitment to own self development
- strategic and creative leadership to maintain and develop a school vision with quality learning and an ambitious curriculum for all at its centre
- equity-based approach to school leadership with a clear vision to achieve ambition for all pupils, including pupils with SEND
- experience indeveloping and implementing strategies for raising attainment, securing progress against ambitious targets for all pupils and achieving excellence for pupils, staff, and themselves
The following would be an advantage:
- higher qualification in education, SEN/inclusion and/or management
- achieved NPQH
- experience of the benefit of working within a Multi Academy Trust
What the school offers its staff
What’s in it for you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further details about the role
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 8th July 2024. Interviews will be held on 15th and 16th July 2024.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Commitment to safeguarding
Green Wrythe Primary and Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
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About Green Wrythe Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 285 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Green Wrythe Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- shall@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk
Green Wrythe Primary is a very special school because it consists of two departments; Ark, which is the mainstream department and Rainbow, a highly specialised resource provision for children with autism.
We are a successful school at the heart of the community. We promote the well-being of everyone in a happy, vibrant, nurturing environment with high expectations for all and to 'Be the best we can be'.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. For further informaton, please do not hesitate to contact the school office and/or visit the school's website.
Green Wrythe Primary is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. Greenshaw Learning Trust recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer all our employees the following staff benefits:
• A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Employer Contributions to Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme
• Gym membership scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
Arranging a visit to Green Wrythe Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email shall@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk.
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