Headteacher

Ince CofE Primary School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 2AL

52 days remaining to apply

Start date details
1st September 2025 or earlier if possible
Closing date
12 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 November 2024

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: L18 - L24A

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors of Ince CE Primary and Nursery VA School are looking for an inspirational Headteacher to lead their school on the next stage of its journey.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to lead a vibrant school with a big heart.

Governors are looking for an outstanding school leader who:

Has a proven track record and an unflattering determination to lead school improvement?
Is a committed Christian who leads with Christian values?
Has the skills, knowledge and experience to guide and inspire staff and children through challenge and support them to reach their fullest potential?
Can make a significant difference in the community by letting your light shine?
Is committed to playing an active role in the ongoing development of our thriving Church school?

Governors would like our new Headteacher to be committed to our vision and values and who:

Strives to embody Christian values at all times
Is honest, transparent, and trustworthy
Loves children and the Ince community and wants to work hard to improve their lives
Loyal to the school vision ‘Let Your Light Shine’ and the challenges and opportunities it brings
Conducts themselves with integrity at all times
Thankful and finds the joy in their work
Not afraid to have courageous conversations if it based on school vision and values
See themselves as a learner who is committed to personal and professional development
Acts as a role model in all aspects of life
Strives to have a spirit of excellence in all that they do.

The children at Ince CE Primary School have said they would like our new Headteacher to be:

Fun; always has a smiley face
Kind to every person in our whole school community
Charitable (like to fundraise for worthy causes)
Sporty
Creates equal opportunities for everyone in our whole school community
Polite (always uses their manners)
Clever
Really involved in life at Ince CE Primary School
Loving (likes to give hugs to those who need it)
Respectable
Friendly and caring
Honest and trustworthy
Approachable (available to talk when needed)
Confident
Curious (likes to ask lots of questions)
Treat people how he/she expects to be treated
Thoughtful
Imaginative
Protective (always keeps children safe)
Firm, but fair.

What the school offers its staff

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to lead a vibrant school with a big heart.

Further details about the role

If you wish to visit us at Ince and tour the school with a member of the current leadership team, please contact Michelle Foster, Clerk to the Selection Panel at michelle.foster@wigan.gov.uk.

If you feel this may be the career opportunity you are looking for, application packs are available from and returnable to michelle.foster@wigan.gov.uk or to Michelle Foster, Clerk to the Selection Panel, Governor Services, 2nd Floor, Life Centre South, College Avenue, Wigan WN1 1NZ.

Your application must include two professional references and one faith reference. Failure to provide these will result in your application not progressing.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 12th January 2025

Shortlisting: Thursday 16th January 202

Interview days: Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January 2025

Ince CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulation and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

As part of the shortlisting process, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Ince CE Primary and Nursery School is within the Diocese of Liverpool.

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.