Headteacher
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Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
9 June 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
22 May 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Group 1 (L12– L19)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The children, staff, parents
and Governors of John Wilkinson Primary School & Nursery are seeking to
appoint an inspiring, highly effective, enthusiastic, committed and experienced
leader with a proven history to see all children reach their full potential.
You will be an experienced Headteacher looking for a new challenge or an
established deputy Headteacher with demonstrable capacity and willingness to
enhance every aspect of the school.
We are looking for a Headteacher:
- To provide dynamic and professional leadership.
- To inspire, challenge, motivate and empower all members of the school community to carry the vision forward.
- To manage the school’s resources effectively and cultivate a safe environment that secures and promotes the highest achievement of both pupils and staff.
- Take the lead role on working with the Governing Body to ensure the school vision, which embraces excellence, high standards and inclusion is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon effectively by all;
- Secure excellent teaching to achieve high standards of learning and attainment across the primary phase;
- Support all staff to achieve high standards and promote a collaborative learning culture within the school;
- Ensure inclusion, diversity and access; open, fair, equitable culture where alternative perspectives are considered;
- Ensure safeguarding is robust in all aspects including GDPR, prevent, child protection and health and safety
- Develop and sustain effective relationships with the Governing Body, and the Chair of Governors in particular, to ensure effective governance of the school;
- Build/develop and maintain effective relationships with all members of the school and wider community to enhance the education of all pupils;
- Carry out any other such duties as the Governors may reasonably direct.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A welcoming, friendly and efficient environment, with a committed, experienced, talented and dedicated team.
- A rural school in great surroundings where you get to know and engage with each and every pupil and staff member directly.
- Dedicated Governors who will support and challenge you.
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 207 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@johnwilkinson.shropshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01952 882950
Arranging a visit to John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@johnwilkinson.shropshire.sch.uk.
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