Headteacher
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4HA12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 February 2025
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L13-L20
What skills and experience we're looking for
At Lytham Church of England Primary School our vision and mission are the heartbeat of our educational approach, where learning thrives through teamwork, resilience and inquisitiveness in a Christian community.
Our Expectations:
- Faithful Christian
- Inspirational, resilient and visionary leadership
- Dedication to safeguarding
- Enthusiasm
- Committed to well-being
- Excellence in Teaching and learning
- Innovative educationalist
- Passionate for inclusive education
- Holistic approach to developing all staff’s potential. What We Offer:
- A supportive School family
- Empowering Governance
- A vibrant and joyful environment
- A team of committed professionals
- Respectful, inquisitive children
- Impactful leadership opportunity What Staff Are Hoping For:
- Approachable and respectful to staff, pupils and families
- Supportive and compassionate
- Positive, inclusive leadership
- Embraces and communicates a clear vision and strategy
- Maintains a visible presence in school
- Aware and appreciative of the dedication of staff
- Diversity being valued along with a diverse curriculum What our children are hoping for:
- High hopes for our school, wanting the best for everyone
- Respectfulness and a good listener
- A joyful and positive Headteacher Closing Date for Applications: 12.00, 7th March 2025.
- Proposed Interview Dates: 28th March 2025 & 31st March 2025.Candidates will need to be available on both days. We look forward to receiving your application
- Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website atwww.gov.uk/dbsor alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.
You are welcome to visit our school: 25th February 2025, 2pm; 26th February 2025, 10am; 3rd March 2025, 4pm. Please contactoffice@lytham.lancs.sch.ukto make an appointment.
What the school offers its staff
Dear Potential Applicant.
Thank you for your interest in the Headteacher vacancy at Lytham Church of England Primary School.
Lytham is a seaside town on the Fylde coast, 15 miles west of Preston, with easy links to the M55 and M6 motorways. Often referred to as “Leafy Lytham”, we are blessed to educate our children in beautiful surroundings of parkland, close to the beach and seaside. Lytham CE sits in the parish of JC Lytham with two churches: St Cuthbert's and St John the Divine.
We are very proud of our vibrant school, amazing children and strong staff team and we were delighted to receive a good SIAMS judgement in September 2024.
Having recognised that the curriculum required development in late 2023, the Governing Board requested the support of Lancashire's Monitoring and Intervention Team. Our Ofsted inspection (in November 2024) acknowledged the work undertaken by our school and confirmed the actions necessary for continued progression.
This post will offer the right candidate an excellent opportunity to lead our school on its continuing journey of improvement. We require a headteacher who will decisively direct and influence current practice, continue the development and implementation of a clear vision for the curriculum and further establish the school in the local community and parish of JC Lytham.
Our school building has undergone many adaptations in recent years, with a modern school library and children’s kitchen offering wider learning opportunities for our pupils. We opened a Nursery Class in January 2022, which offers a thriving learning environment with a useful direct link to our Reception class.
Our Christian ethos: “Together we grow with God” is central to all we do. We are pleased to have a reputation as an inclusive school, which is welcoming and can support everyone to be the very best that they can be, within our nurturing Christian community.
Our teaching, support and administrative staff are a fabulous team, displaying professionalism, enthusiasm and innovation. Our Headteacher and staff are supported by a strong Board of Governors, who are eager to guide and provide the role of “critical friend”. We view ourselves as one Christian family.
At the current time, our focus is to see our school achieve the success that the community knows is possible: academically and holistically. We are keen to maintain pupil numbers and successfully manage the current financial challenges.
I would urge you to visit us on one of the allocated dates. As our parents say, once you step foot over the threshold you will feel the extraordinary potential of Lytham Church of England Primary School.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Michelle O’Neill
Chair of Governors.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@lytham.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01253 736900
Arranging a visit to Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@lytham.lancs.sch.uk.
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