Headteacher
Laycock Primary School, London, N1 1SWThis job expired on 6 February 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
6 February 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 January 2022
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: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Circa £80K to £90K
Headteacher job summary
Headteacher
Salary: circa 80-90K
Required for September 2022
Laycock is ready for the challenge of change. We believe that we have a lot of untapped potential and need a strong, energetic and inspirational Headteacher to recognise what makes us special.
We are at the heart of the exciting borough of Islington, have an incredibly diverse and vibrant community and a unique 68-place resource base for deaf children which is one of the largest of its kind at a primary level in England. This richness brings challenges, opportunities and a chance for a leader with knowledge, vision and passion to reshape Laycock’s future.
We are looking for a leader who is:
• Visionary – inspiring, full of ideas, energetic, engaging, passionate
• Inspiring – nurtures relationships, empowers staff and pupils and is able to get the best out of everyone
• Fair and fearless – rewards hard work, challenges under-performance and poor behaviour
• Courageous – challenges the norm, with the willpower and patience to see things through
• Resilient – tenacious, remains calm in a crisis and brings positivity and sensitivity
• Astute - passionate educator with a strong business head
If you relish the challenge and have the leadership qualities and vision to re-establish the ambition for the school, we will welcome your application.
Visits to Laycock are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the School Office on 020 7226 2927. The available dates/times are:
• morning, Tuesday 25 February 2022
• morning, Monday 31 January 2022
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Stephen Deutz, Chair of Governors via krasi.toneva@islington.gov.uk.
To apply for the role, please apply online at http://jobs.islington.gov.uk/vacancy/3850660.
• Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday, 6 February 2022
• Shortlisting: Tuesday, 8 February 2022
• Interviews: Thursday, 24 February and Friday, 25 February 2022
Laycock school is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Our environment is diverse in character and in its student population and we aspire to reflect this diversity in our staff. We positively welcome applications from minority groups. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This is reflected in our rigorous approach to the recruitment and professional development of our staff.
Further information about the job
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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About Laycock Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 235 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Laycock Primary School website
- Email address
- krasi.toneva@islington.gov.uk
- Phone number
- +447834808478
WELCOME
Welcome to Laycock Primary School, in Islington.
We have designed our curriculum for the children at Laycock Primary to be inspired, enthused, engaged and active- not only with the power of their learning, but the power of their life choices within our school, community and wider world. We aspire to revolutionise each subject within our curriculum to ensure our children gain cultural capital, a wide variety of exposure to happenings around the world and first-hand experience which is crucial to all learners.
Our curriculum has been created based on the individuality of our local area, our community and the current world we live in. We will prepare our children to ask questions, hunt for answers and base decisions on their moral compass.
Our enquiry based, experiential learning will ignite and develop our children to embody our school values: aspirational, creative, curious, resilient, respectful and friendly.
As a school, we have a responsibility to drive towards equality. We believe that the diversity of our school and families strengthens our school’s community and ensures we promote, teach and enable equity. We vow to be reflective and stay on top of current issues of the world that we live in. Our curriculum has been inspired by a ‘windows and mirror’ analogy: we plan and strive to allow opportunities, also known as ‘windows’, for children to view into the experiences of others. We also plan and strive for representation, also known as ‘mirrors’, to reflect individuals and ensure our children see themselves in and around our school. This gives us new ways of seeing kinder ways of living and wider ways of being.
Additionally, we pride ourselves on working with and embedding values from the United Nations and British Council to help create active, 21st Century learners being capable and passionate to impact and benefit the future. To achieve this, a large focus of our curriculum has been looking at our curriculum through a ‘social justice lens’ to ensure that all of our pupils are represented and acknowledged in our teaching to ensure learning is relevant to them as young people living in London.
Laycock learners will break barriers, challenge stereotypes, learn from classic and current role models and understand the importance their decision and actions have on life.
Arranging a visit to Laycock Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email krasi.toneva@islington.gov.uk.
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