Headteacher

Monkwood Primary School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 7JD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  18 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L15-L21

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Role

Wickersley Partnership Trust, in association with the Governing Body of Rawmarsh Monkwood Primary is seeking an outstanding and inspirational Headteacher with the passion, vision and resilience to lead the team at Monkwood Primary School. You will have high expectations and the knowledge, experience and interpersonal skills to lead sustained improvement throughout the school, whilst being committed to providing a creative, stimulating and inclusive learning environment.The role presents an exciting opportunity for a new leader to work with a dedicated team focused on placing children at the heart of all decisions and ensuring they receive the highest quality education possible.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Significant leadership experience and a proven track record of continuous whole school improvement
• Impressive levels of commitment, drive and resilience
• Clear, focused vision to take our school forward to secure the best outcomes for all pupils
• Excellent understanding of effective strategies for raising attainment and achieving excellence
• Strong leadership, management and organisational skills and excellent inter-personal skills
• Innovative ideas to promote the school, engaging with parents, carers and the wider community

In return we can offer:

• Supportive, well informed Governors who are dedicated to a vision of educational excellence, with commitment to your continuing professional and personal development
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with our Trust partner schools
• A committed, dedicated and friendly team of staffwith high expectations of themselves
• Children who love learning
• The support of Wickersley Partnership Trust

We believe this is a very exciting opportunity for a talented, driven individual to help progress their career.Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact our HR team on 01709807600 to arrange a visit.

What the school offers its staff

At Wickersley Partnership Trust, students and learning are at the centre of everything we do. We nurture the development of knowledge, creativity, skills and understanding to help our children develop into happy, healthy, caring and successful citizens. We do this in a safe and positive learning environment where every individual is valued, self-belief is encouraged and each individual is able to achieve their full potential.Wickersley Partnership Trust was founded in 2014 with charitable status and currently comprises of 8 primary schools and 5 secondary schools (including 1 sixth form) across Rotherham and neighbouring counties. WPT is committed to ensuring that all students have the best educational experience possible, and to do this, we recognise the importance of supporting our staff thoroughly in their professional development through the dissemination of best practice and collaboration, and through reflecting and debating on their practice. More about WPT’s vision can be found on our website.

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.

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About Monkwood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 455 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Monkwood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@wickersleypt.org
• Phone number: 01709807600
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/monkwood-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Monkwood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wickersleypt.org.

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