Headteacher
Liskeard School and Community College, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3EA24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To start: 1st January 2027 depending on current contract
Closing date
29 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
5 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary: L30 – L35, £105,595 - £119,350 per annum, dependent on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Contract: Permanent
Salary: L30 – L35, £105,595 - £119,350 per annum, dependent on experience
To start: 1st January 2027 depending on current contract
We are looking for a school leader capable of taking this successful school on the next step of its journey. As a school our ethos is centred firmly around our students, with kindness, courage and resilience as core values for the whole school community. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the proven ability not only to lead teams from a position of authority, but also the ability to influence and support collaboration. The role involves significant opportunities for Trust-wide working, and the need to actively engage with and support the wider Liskeard community for the benefit of all students.
To find out more about LSCC, please visit our website at: www.liskeard.net
We would welcome visits to the school from prospective candidates and/or a conversation with the current headteacher. Please contact Robyn McGowan, PA to the Headteacher on 01579 342344 ext. 103 or by email: rmcgowan@liskeard.net
An application form and further details are available from: https://www.smart-trust.net/information/vacancies.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 29th June 2026.
The interview and selection process will be held on 13th and 14th July 2026.
Please email completed application forms to hr@smart-trust.net
We are unable to accept applications made via CVs or applications from agencies.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.
What the school offers its staff
Liskeard School and Community College (LSCC) is a co-educational 11-18 school of almost 1200 students including a vibrant and highly effective sixth form and incorporating an Area Resource Base supporting students with autism and/or complex learning difficulties. The school is an active member of SMART Schools’ Trust (South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust) together with two further secondary schools at Saltash and Looe, three primary schools and two nurseries.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Liskeard School and Community College
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1148 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Liskeard School and Community College website
- Email address
- hr@smart-trust.net
Liskeard School and Community College is a friendly, caring, supportive school in Cornwall with people and relationships at its heart. It is a unique school of extraordinary staff and students and enjoys exceptional support from parents and the local community. We are proud of our school and we are relentless in our approach to make it even better. We take the education of our students very seriously.
Our school is situated in the historic market town of Liskeard, which is central to Cornwall’s outstanding south eastern countryside and coastline, serving the beautiful rural villages and hamlets and is just a scenic, 30-minute drive from Plymouth.
Assessed by Ofsted in March 2020 as a good school, we are an inclusive secondary community school delivering Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 to 1,100 students aged 11-18 and of mixed ability.
We are an academy school and part of the South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), which provides for outstanding local career opportunities, excellent professional development opportunities and access to expert support, advice, guidance and knowledge pooling from fellow practitioners in our partner schools.
Arranging a visit to Liskeard School and Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@smart-trust.net.
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