Headteacher
Hockliffe Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9LLThis job expired on 25 September 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2021
Closing date
25 September 2020 at 9:30am
Date listed
9 September 2020
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- L6 - L12 (£46,457 - £53,856)
Headteacher job summary
Due to the retirement of our current headteacher, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking and creative headteacher to lead Hockliffe Lower School on the next stage of its journey.
Are you passionate about ensuring the very best outcomes for pupils and able to shape the future development of our unique school?
Hockliffe Lower School is situated at the heart of our village community, but benefits from excellent links to nearby Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes and with easy access to the M1. There is a proposal for schools in the area to convert from a three to two-tier model during the next few years; this will be a great opportunity for the successful candidate to lead Hockliffe Lower and its community on this exciting journey and shape the future of our school.
Our new headteacher will:
• Be warm, welcoming and caring
• Have a desire to maintain and build upon the schools vision and values and its caring and nurturing ethos with the welfare of children and staff at the heart of everything that we do
• Be committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for all learners
• Be able to robustly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the school taking a rigorous approach in identifying pupil achievement gaps and creative ways to address them
• Have the highest aspirations for children and staff and be fully committed to high quality professional development
• Have a proven track record of excellent classroom practice and the ability to recognise and develop high quality teaching and learning
• Have a proven track record of successful strategic leadership in a number of key areas
• Have a willingness to be a visible, positive and approachable presence around the school community
• Be resilient and clear headed and able to make sound and consistent judgements when challenges arise
• Have the energy and creativity to drive the school forward
In return we can offer you:
• A warm, welcoming and positive school with delightful children who love learning
• A supportive, pro-active and effective governing body
• Supportive parents and a dedicated PTA
• The benefits of working as part of a collaborative network of schools in the area
• A dedicated, talented and hard-working staff who are highly motivated to provide our children with stimulating, challenging and memorable learning experiences
• A commitment to your continued professional development
Hockliffe Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory references,an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, a Section 128 check, as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2020).
We look forward to receiving your application.
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.
About Hockliffe Lower School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 9
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 53 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hockliffe Lower School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@hockliffelowerschool.co.uk
A small rural school in the village of Hockliffe, Bedfordshire.
Arranging a visit to Hockliffe Lower School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hockliffelowerschool.co.uk.
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