25 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    27 February 2026 at 4:42pm

  • Date listed

    2 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£64,691 - £75,049

Headteacher L10-L16 job summary

An Exciting Opportunity to Lead, Inspire and Make a Lasting Impact

Are you a passionate and innovative leader ready to build on the excellent work already done at a thriving primary school? Nether Alderley Primary School is looking for an impactful Headteacher to guide us into the next exciting chapter of our journey.


About Our School

Nether Alderley is a welcoming, half-form entry school with a committed staff and pupils who embrace curiosity and challenge in all we do. The school was judged by Ofsted to be 'Good' in March 2022.

As a key part of our local community, we have strong relationships with families, local schools and local partners, ensuring that we are an active and visible presence beyond the classroom.

We are looking for a leader with vision, resilience and an optimistic outlook. You will be working with high calibre colleagues in the school, and across the Trust team, to support the school to build on its current successes, always living by the Trust Values of ‘Respect, Integrity and Optimism’. This is a hands on role and the successful candidate will have a teaching commitment of two to three days alongside the leadership responsibilities.

In 2016, we were a founder member of the Halliard Trust (formerly The Fallibroome Trust), a partnership that has enriched opportunities for both pupils and staff. Through this collaboration, we continue to strive for high academic standards within a nurturing and supportive environment.


Why work for the Halliard Trust


Who we are

We educate over 5,000 children and employ 900 teaching and support staff to deliver our vision to ensure every student leaves school with the values, skills, qualities and aptitudes to thrive in society combined with highest possible learning outcomes. Our core values of Respect, Integrity and Optimism underpin everything we do.


Formerly named The Fallibroome Trust, we have engaged with all of our stakeholders to choose a new name and are now called the Halliard Trust and are a school-led multi-academy trust which encourages its schools to work with a high level of autonomy and keep their own ‘personality’ and close ties to their local communities – always underpinned by strong support from the Trust leadership and the school improvement and business teams. We offer a wide-ranging programme of professional development for all employees to support those taking their first steps in education to those working as exceptional leaders.


The people you work with will support and motivate you in achieving your ambitions. Our exceptional teachers, support staff and leaders come from a wide range of backgrounds, but they all share a deeply held commitment to give our students an outstanding education in an inspiring and happy school environment. The Trust has grown organically to three secondary and eight primary schools based in Cheshire. The Trust operates from its head office in Macclesfield, Cheshire where the School Improvement and Business Support teams are based.


Working with the Trust


Everyone who works with us is crucial to the Trust’s success and professional learning plays a vital role in how we work. Successful teams are full of people who not only care but feel cared for and valued and subsequently take care in all they do. encourage and support every individual to develop themselves to achieve their full potential.


Benefits of working with the Trust

  • High quality professional learning & development at all stages of your career
  • Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • Free onsite parking
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Confidential employee counselling helpline


How to Apply


We ask all applicants to apply through SAMpeople Recruit, our recruitment software. This enables us to efficiently carry out our safer recruitment checks, but we recognise it can take some time for the applicant. The good news is, you will only need to register for Face-Ed once to apply for any role in the Halliard Trust's schools.

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  • 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.

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    About Nether Alderley Primary School

    School type
    Academy, ages 4 to 11
    Education phase
    Primary school
    School size
    94 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    4 to 11
    Ofsted report
    View Ofsted report

    School location

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