Headteacher
Homefields Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 5NY27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date
5 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 October 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
Pay scale
- L15 - L21, £75,664 - £87,664 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities
- Set and drive an ambitious vision for academic excellence at Homefields, underpinned by rigorous curriculum design and highly effective teaching.
- Lead, develop and hold to account a talented staff team, building leadership capacity at every level of the school.
- Use data and evidence - including EMET's TIME reporting model - to track pupil progress and outcomes with precision, intervening early and effectively where needed.
- Sustain and build on the school's Outstanding behaviour culture and its values of kindness, courage and respect.
- Broaden the school's offer - academically, culturally and in enrichment - so that it can genuinely compete with the best independent preparatory schools in the region.
- Build strong, trusted relationships with parents, governors and the local community, maintaining Homefields' strong local reputation and popularity.
- Work closely with the CEO and Executive Team as an active member of EMET's headteacher community, contributing to Trust-wide school improvement.
- Ensure the school's safeguarding culture and statutory compliance are of the highest standard at all times.
Person Specification:
Essential
- Substantial track record of the highest standards of pupil outcomes, ideally including experience in a high-performing or academically selective/aspirational context.
- Evidence of deep curriculum expertise and academic rigour, with a clear philosophy for how outstanding teaching drives outstanding outcomes.
- Successful senior leadership experience in primary education, with clear evidence of impact on standards.
- A genuinely ambitious, aspirational leadership style - someone who benchmarks against the best schools nationally, not just locally.
- Excellent ability to lead, develop and inspire a staff team, building leadership capacity beyond themselves.
- Strong relational skills, able to build trust quickly with parents, governors, staff and the wider community.
- A values-led approach to leadership, consistent with Homefields' ethos of kindness, courage and respect.
- Excellent understanding of safeguarding and statutory compliance in a primary setting.
Desirable
- Experience of leading a school through significant improvement in outcomes or reputation.
- Experience within a Multi-Academy Trust environment.
- Understanding of, or experience working alongside, the independent sector, and what drives its academic and enrichment offer.
- National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH), or equivalent evidence of readiness for headship.
What the school offers its staff
•A central team that removes unnecessary burden — finance, HR, estates, governance and data — so Headteachers can focus on education.
•A genuine School Improvement Framework and TIME (Trust Improvement & Monitoring Evaluation) reporting model, giving clear, evidenced feedback rather than box-ticking.
•A strong, collegiate network of fellow Headteachers across the Trust, with regular opportunities to share practice.
•Direct access to the Executive Team and CEO, and a Trust that backs ambitious school leaders to lead.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Homefields Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 340 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- hr@emet.education
Homefields Primary School is a two-form entry primary school in Chellaston, Derby, educating around 340 children aged 3 to 11. The school is popular and oversubscribed relative to its published capacity, reflecting the strength of its reputation in the local community.
The school's values — Be Kind, Be Courageous, Be Respectful — sit at the heart of everything it does, alongside five Learning Attitudes that shape how children approach their education: Resilient, Reciprocal, Resourceful, Reflective and Responsible. A house system (Chatsworth, Sudbury Hall, Calke Abbey, Hardwick Hall and Kedleston Hall, named for Derbyshire's great houses) adds a further layer of identity and healthy competition.
Arranging a visit to Homefields Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@emet.education.
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