Headteacher
Lodge Farm Primary School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HP20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £73,819.00 - £86,713.00 Annually (Actual)
Headteacher job summary
Located in the heart of Stevenage, Lodge Farm Primary is a vibrant, two-form entry school, including a Nursery. With our motto, "Learning in Mind, Community at Heart," we focus on developing confident, well-rounded young people who are ready to thrive in an ever-changing world. We work closely with families and local organisations to ensure every child’s journey is full of opportunity and joy.
From September 2024, we have been operating as a Foundation School, with increased autonomy we now have more control over admissions, facilities and school operations.
As Headteacher, you will:
Inspire and lead with a clear, strategic vision, driving continuous improvement.
Foster strong relationships with staff, pupils, and the wider community.
Champion inclusivity, supporting every child to achieve their best.
You’ll receive a competitive salary (L17 – L24), plus support from a dedicated team and engaged governors.
A well-resourced school with excellent facilities and a collaborative working culture.
If you're ready to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply on the Teach in Herts website, using the standard online application form. CVs and late applications will not be considered. Should you need support, please contact leadership.recruitment@hfleducation.org
Lodge Farm Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
Lodge Farm Primary School is committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.
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 are not accepted.
About Lodge Farm Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 427 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Lodge Farm Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Lodge Farm School is a happy and popular 2-form entry primary in Stevenage. The school sits within expansive and lovely grounds, with a large sports field which backs onto Nobel Secondary School.
Lodge Farm School is on an upward trajectory, with clear areas to develop, and this is an exciting opportunity to join the school at a time of growth and development.
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