Headteacher
Over Hall Community School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 1LX40 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 5pm
Date listed
13 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £66,919.00 - £77,552.00 Monthly L13-L19 Starting point negotiable depending on experience
Headteacher job summary
Cheshire Academies Trust is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for an inspirational Headteacher to join our team at Over Hall Community School. Over Hall prides itself on upholding the highest standards of academic excellence, with a strong team culture that promotes character, care, and the highest standards for its pupils. We are in search of a strategic, confident leader who is committed to continuing the school’s excellent progress and development. With the retirement of our current Headteacher, we are seeking someone to begin in September 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership: Spearhead the development and implementation of innovative educational strategies that align with the school’s vision and the broader objectives of the Cheshire Academies Trust.
Academic Excellence: Uphold and enhance the academic standards at Over Hall, ensuring that all pupils achieve their fullest potential.
Wider School Outcomes: Foster a holistic and creative approach to education that encapsulates not only academic success but also the personal, social, and emotional development of our pupils.
Culture and Values: Embody and promote the school's ethos of 'crew' - a commitment to community, resilience, empathy, and working together to achieve common goals.
Innovative Learning Approaches: Employ creative and innovative approaches to learning and teaching, encouraging staff and students to explore new ideas and methodologies.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
A proven track record of effective, strategic leadership within an educational setting.
A robust understanding and experience of raising educational standards and school improvement.
The ability to engage, inspire, and motivate pupils, staff, and the wider school community.
A commitment to inclusive education and the ability to foster a supportive, empowering environment for all.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to build and maintain positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider community.
A creative and innovative mindset, with the ability to implement forward-thinking educational practices.
We Offer:
The opportunity to lead a vibrant, high-achieving school
A supportive, committed school community
An opportunity to be a key part of Cheshire Academies Trust’s ambitious senior leadership team
A culture that values and nurtures leadership and professional growth
A permanent contract
Annual salary progression within a national pay scale (performance-related)
Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme
Access to Blue Light scheme
Access to our ‘green schemes’ including cycle to work, electric cars and white goods
Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to submit an application through MyNewTerm website our online portal, outlining your suitability for the role and how you would contribute to the vision and values of Over Hall. Further details of deadlines and other information can be found on the School and Cheshire Academies Trust websites.
Join us in shaping a bright, innovative future for Over Hall Community School and its pupils. Become a part of a school where every member of our community is valued and supported to achieve their best.
Cheshire Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
For more information please contact CEO, Steve Ellis, on ceo@cheshireacademiestruist.co.uk who can answer any questions and provide further information.
We encourage all interested candidates to visit our school to gain a deeper understanding of the role.
Prospective candidates are welcome to attend either of our planned tours on: Tuesday 21st January at 10.30am or Monday 3rd February at 5pm . To attend either of these dates, please contact the school at 01606 663650 and ask for Nicola Large.
Visits to the school can be booked on an individual basis if these dates are not suitable.
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 Over Hall Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Over Hall Community School website (opens in new tab)
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