Headteacher

Northlands Primary School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2SS

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

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: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Group 2 Salary to be negotiated with candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

Strategic Leadership

The headteacher will:

• Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing board and through consultation with the school community
• Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
• Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
• Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented in a realistic, timely and appropriate manner
• Monitor progress towards achieving the school’s vision, ethos and aims
• Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively
• Ensure consideration for workload and wellbeing underpin all decisions
• Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care
• Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct
• Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils

School culture and behaviour

• The headteacher will:
• Sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction in partnership with those responsible for governance and through consultation with the school community
• Maintain a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life
• Foster the welcoming and supportive atmosphere of the school
• Ensure that all principles of safeguarding and child protection are embedded within all aspects of the school
• Promote high standards of attendance for pupils and staff
• Uphold educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life
• Ensure a culture of staff professionalism
• Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school
• Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy

Headteacher’s Professional Development

• The headteacher will:
• Keep up to date with developments in education
• Seek training and continuing professional development to meet needs
• Engage in the statutory Headteacher Appraisal process, including securing external review

Governance, accountability and working in partnership

• The headteacher will:
• Understand and welcome the role of effective governance, including accepting responsibility
• Ensure that staff understand their professional responsibilities and are held to account
• Ensure the school effectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory duties
• Work successfully with other schools and organisations
• Maintain working relationships with fellow professionals and colleagues to improve educational outcomes for all pupils

Finance and Resource Management

• The headteacher will:
• Prioritise and allocate financial resources appropriately, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and probity in use of public funds
• Ensure that the school operates effectively and efficiently within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory financial duties
• Plan, manage and monitor curriculum intent, implementation and impact within the agreed budget, setting appropriate priorities for expenditure
• Manage and organise accommodation and facilities efficiently and effectively to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum, our pupils and health and safety requirements

What the school offers its staff

The governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed headteacher who can take Northlands on the next steps of its exciting journey.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has leadership experience preferably at deputy headship level.
• Is committed to improving children’s life chances.
• Is able to lead and inspire others to do the same.
• Can work with the governing board to develop a vision for the future of this amazing school and lead the staff in delivering this vision.

We can offer:

• Amazing children.
• An impressive educational staff who are keen to work with you to continually improve the school offer.
• A supportive and knowledgeable governing body.
• A sound finances and buoyant pupil numbers.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HT recruitment pack 2026.pdf - 361 KB (opens in new tab)

About Northlands Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northlands Primary School website
• Email address: admin2417@welearn365.com
• Phone number: 01788 542440
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northlands-primary-school

At Northlands, we value and invest in the vibrant and diverse community that we serve and we take time to celebrate the range of different cultures we represent. Indeed we believe learning is at its best when pupils and families feel well supported. Our school ethos really encapsulates everything we do: One community-many cultures-achieving together.

Our staff are friendly, welcoming and committed to ensuring that each and every child achieves well academically and thrives socially. As a one form entry school, we are in the fortunate position of being able to get to know all of our children well as they journey through the school and we strive to ensure that their individual needs are well catered for.

As a school, our vision is to be the best primary school we can be where children are educated to the highest standard and taught the skills to become resilient using growth mindset to triumph against adversity. We teach children to be respectful to themselves and others so that children, staff, parents and the local community take pride in our school. We seek to be outward looking, responding to changes that impact us in a timely fashion and inviting various stakeholders into the school to support our never-ending road to improvement.

Arranging a visit to Northlands Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin2417@welearn365.com.

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