Headteacher L13- L19
Findern Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6ARThis job expired on 11 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2024
Closing date
11 January 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 December 2023
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: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L13 - L19
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to the retirement of the current Headteacher, the Governors of Findern Primary School invite applications for the role of Headteacher.
Findern Primary School is a high performing, oversubscribed primary school and nursery, educating 210 children, plus a nursery on a beautiful countryside site at the edge of the village of Findern in South Derbyshire. The school has a proud tradition of academics excellence with consistently outstanding SATs results and Good Ofsted inspections. We have a strong commitment to the natural environment in which the school is built, including being an official Forest School and have been awarded the coveted Green Flag Award at distinction level.
The school develops the talents and strengths of each individual, encouraging children to excel in a range of creative, sporting, and intellectual pursuits with fun at its heart.
We are proud of our children who leave the school as articular, confident, and well-educated individuals, equipped to face the challenges which lie before them and to succeed in whatever field they choose.
Applicants should have:
- The very highest standards and expectations for yourself and everyone around you
- Leadership qualities to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower others
- A passion for outdoor learning and the positive impacts it has on children’s wellbeing
- The courage and skills to lead and support innovation in a culture of high expectations
- The ability to maintain and develop our school at the centre of our local community
- Successful experience in a leadership role
- A positive ‘can do’ personality
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer you:
- A dedicated, hard-working enthusiastic staff team keen to build on the school’s existing strengths and to further develop the school
- A supportive Governing Body committed to continuous improvement
- The opportunity to enjoy the challenge of having a positive impact on the lives of our children and their community
- The opportunity to innovate within a well-resourced, highly successful school
Our school is a wonderful and exciting place to be, and we know that we have the most incredible children.
If you have the very highest standards and expectations for yourself and everyone around you and believe that working with children is the greatest privilege anyone can ever have, then we think you will love it at Findern too.
We encourage visits to our school and will be holding a day available to come and see us on Friday 15 December 2023. Please contact the school office on 01283 702150 to book an appointment.
Closing date: 11:59pm on Thursday 11 January 2024
Shortlisting: Friday 19 January 2024
Interviews: Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 January 2024
Imagine, Adventure, Together
Commitment to safeguarding
Findern Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Findern Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Findern Primary School website
- Email address
- Headship.recruitment@derbyshire.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01283 702150
We are a busy but friendly school that sits on the edge of Findern village in Derbyshire, funded by the Local Authority. We are proud to be a forest school and offer all learners the opportunity to grow and develop life long skills through hands-on learning experiences.
Arranging a visit to Findern Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Headship.recruitment@derbyshire.gov.uk.
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