Headteacher

Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN17 3LT

24 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 January 2026

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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Group 1: L9: £63,070 to L15: £73,105
• Pay scale: Group 1: L9

What skills and experience we're looking for

If you are an experienced senior leader who is dynamic, caring and passionate about making a difference to the educational and wider lives of our pupils and feel you can support the school moving forward on the next stage of its journey to excellence, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School is a happy, inclusive and safe school where our children thrive. We are situated in a small rural village on the outskirts of Scunthorpe where the school is at the heart of the community.

We aim to provide an education of the highest quality and all that we do is shaped by our vision: “Learning Together with Hope. Aspiring to be Agents of Change”. Three words from our vision – wisdom, resilience & inclusive - shape our curriculum and improve outcomes for children.

Our Christian Values of respect, hope, friendship, compassion, resilience and equality are important to us and they underpin all the work that goes on within our school encouraging our young people to become thoughtful and sensitive, as well as well-educated, members of our culturally diverse and multi-faith society.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 101 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School website
• Email address: admin.gandbcep@northlincs.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gunness-and-burringham-church-of-england-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin.gandbcep@northlincs.gov.uk.

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