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Headteacher of Wilby CE Primary School

Wilby Church of England Primary School, Eye, Suffolk, IP21 5LR

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  24 March 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  26 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: L6– L11 (£56316 - £63,815)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic leader with vision, passion and drive, who is ambitious for our pupils, our staff and our school community and who can continue to lead us into the future.

We are a Church of England primary school with a strong vision and valueslocated in the beautiful village of Wilby, near Eye in Suffolk. We take pride in creating a supportive and inclusive environment to enable all children to achieve highly.

Our staff are a strong team who work well together to support and challenge our children to fulfil our Christian vision of ‘I can do all things through Him who gives me strength ‘.

We will be pleased to receive applications from candidates who are currently Deputies or Senior Leaders in education.

For more information please see the Headteacher Pack and person specification.

Sally Brightwell, Chair of Governors

What the school offers its staff

The Tilian Partnership is a high performing primary MAT based in Suffolk. We are centred around the three key themes of Autonomy, Integrity and Partnership.

Because of this, our schools remain in control of their curriculum, finances and other major decisions when taken for the best interests of their pupils. We involve our Heads in MAT decisions so we provide the services that schools truly need. We believe that all schools are entitled to high quality School Improvement. We therefore have a dedicated team to support school improvement and utilise expertise from our schools and external practitioners to help Heads develop their schools.

We understand that Headteachers are vital to the success of a school and we also know the pressures on them. We have therefore prioritised Headteacher well-being through support services such as confidential, half-termly, coaching sessions with an independent and trained coach as well as the creation of a new role focused on ongoing support for heads (once again completely confidential). We are also fully supportive during inspections, before, during and after to give heads and staff additional support, guidance and back-up.

Andrew Berry, CEO of the Tilian Partnership

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Wilby Headteacher Pack.pdf - 7.91 MB (opens in new tab)

About Wilby Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wilby Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@tilian.org.uk
• Phone number: 01359 251378
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wilby-church-of-england-primary-school-eye (opens in new tab)

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Arranging a visit to Wilby Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@tilian.org.uk.

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