Headteacher
Griffin Park Primary School, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2PN12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Group 2, points 11-16, £63,815 to £72,162
What skills and experience we're looking for
We would like to appoint someone who:
- Is dedicated to continuing to raise standards in our safe, supportive and inclusive school.
- Will value and develop the strengths and skills of our staff.
- Has professional dedication, commitment and resilience and relishes a challenge.
- Has a clear vision and rationale for behaviour management that is compatible with our extremely effective approach and standards across the school community.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- delightful, well-behaved children who are inspired to learn in exciting and creative ways.
- An enthusiastic and talented staff team who go the extra mile to make Griffin Park a great place to be, motivating pupils to promote independence and a love of learning.
- A whole school community committed to our vision, values and mission, with a climate where excellence is the standard.
- A challenging and stimulating place to work.
- A commitment to your professional development.
- A pleasant working environment
Further details about the role
The Governors of Griffin Park Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspirational leader following the retirement of an extremely successful headteacher, at an exciting point in the development of the school. The governors will look to the new headteacher to build on what has made, and continues to make, Griffin Park successful and distinctive, whilst at the same time developing a robust strategy for the future.
We are looking for a headteacher who will demonstrate personal, visible and accessible leadership and build on strong foundations that will inspire the continued momentum and ambition for the school. The successful candidate will embrace our clear vision and values and bring inspirational drive and ambition for continual improvement that is demonstrated through improved outcomes for our children.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Criminal Records Bureau. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to schoolhrteam@blackburn.gov.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Griffin Park Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 228 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Griffin Park Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@griffinpark.blackburn.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01254 57724
Griffin Park Primary School is a good school (OFSTED May 2022) located in Blackburn, Lancashire. It is a single form entry school with pupils aged 3 to 11 years old.
Arranging a visit to Griffin Park Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@griffinpark.blackburn.sch.uk.
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