Headteacher - Hybrid based initially

Agora Learning Partnership, Watford, WD24 5JW

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £80,134.00 - £92,595.00 Annually (Actual) L18 – L24 (£80,134 - £92, 595) Including Fringe

Headteacher - Hybrid based initially job summary

I am delighted that you are interested in finding out more about the position of Headteacher within the Agora Learning Partnership.

Becoming the founding Headteacher of Journeys Academy, based in Potter Bar, means more than simply leading a school - it means creating it. From shaping the ethos and curriculum to recruiting your staff team and establishing the culture, you will leave a lasting legacy for generations of children and families.

We are looking for a passionate, innovative leader with proven experience in special education to take on this rare challenge. If you are a dynamic senior leader who sees themselves making local decisions to meet the needs of children, whilst playing a positive role in our Partnership overall, then we look forward to receiving your application and joining us from January 2026 for a once in a career opportunity to shape, establish and lead a new school from the ground up.

Starting in January 2026, you will play a pivotal role in building Journeys Academy by:

• Recruiting and inducting staff

• Designing the curriculum

• Creating policies and procedures

• Working with Hertfordshire County Council and contractors to prepare the building

• Supporting children’s transition into the school in September 2026

• Marketing the school and establishing its reputation as a centre of excellence

  I hope you find the information in this recruitment pack useful; however, if you would like to find out more about the role, please feel free to email HR@agoralearning.co.uk to arrange a confidential call to discuss the role in further detail.

  Note for Recruitment Agencies:

  We choose to recruit directly ourselves and will be in touch if we need you.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Agora Learning Partnership

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Agora Learning Partnership website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/agora-learning-partnership

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