Headteacher
Hunslet St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 2QYThis job expired on 29 January 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
29 January 2021 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
12 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- L15-L21
Headteacher job summary
HEADTEACHER : Leadership Spine L15 – L21 (depending upon experience)
Location: Hunslet, Leeds
Contract: Permanent from September 2021 (or earlier if possible)
Following the retirement of the current headteacher, governors and trustees seek to appoint an energetic and highly motivated senior leader for the above position. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to “make their mark” in leading school improvement, enhance their career and make a significant positive difference to St Mary’s Church of England Primary Academy and the close community that it serves.
The Christian ethos at St Mary’s is of central importance to governors, trustees and other stakeholders. We are seeking a headteacher who will ensure that this Christian ethos, and associated values, are effectively promoted and upheld.
St Mary’s CoE Primary Academy joined the Collaborative Learning Trust on 1st February 2020. The successful candidate will have an exciting opportunity to work as part of this growing Trust, which places children at the very centre of everything that it does, to share knowledge, skills and expertise in order to secure the highest quality education provision for all our pupils www.collaborativelearningtrust.com. St Mary’s is the first Church school in the Collaborative Learning Trust and therefore the person appointed will also have opportunity to help shape this aspect across the Trust.
The successful applicant will have a proven track record of excellent leadership and management and the knowledge and skills to:
• Create a Christian vision and robust strategies to successfully develop and improve our school
• Inspire, lead and support a highly committed team of teaching and associate staff
• Build positive relationships with the school’s pupils, staff, parents, governors and the wider community
• Work positively and collaboratively with senior leaders across our Trust
• Make the most of the high-quality professional development available through the Trust
• Engage all our pupils in a broad, balanced, creative and challenging curriculum so that they are happy and achieve their potential within a caring Christian community
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and an Enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. We aim for diversity within our workforce.
For more information and the online application form please click on the 'Staff Vacancies' tab at www.stmarysprimary-hunslet.co.uk. Please note we do not accept CVs.
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.
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About Hunslet St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 259 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@princehenrys.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01943 855684
St Mary's CofE Primary Academy is situated in Hunslet, approximately 3 miles south of Leeds city centre, and serves the local community and some children from farther afield. The school was established as a primary school catering for pupils aged 5-11 following the re-organisation of educational provision in Leeds. It opened in September 1992 in the former middle school building, modified to better meet the needs of the changed age group. The school converted to an Academy on the 1st February 2020 and became part of the Collaborative Learning Trust group of schools.
Arranging a visit to Hunslet St Mary's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@princehenrys.co.uk.
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