Headteacher/Principal or Head of School
Offord Primary School, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5SB8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter (or sooner)
Closing date
7 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £56,316.00 - £65,286.00 Annually (FTE)
Headteacher/Principal or Head of School job summary
We are seeking a committed, passionate and ambitious leader who will lead our school to excellence. The new school leader will hold a clear vision, be able to drive up standards and be able to lead with confidence and credibility.
We are committed to developing high potential leaders and are excited to offer this role with some elements of flexibility. As we have strong development leadership capacity within our Trust we are open to appointing either a Principal or a Head of School. A Head of School role would be a 1-2 year position, leading to a permanent Principal role. The Head of School would be supported by an Executive Principal whilst they developed their knowledge, confidence and expertise to be ready for full headship.
Offord Primary School is based in Offord D’Arcy and serves both Offord D’Arcy and Offord Cluny. The school has extensive grounds and is at the heart of Offord’s community. The school is proud of its ambitious curriculum, which provides children with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in their education and later life. Strengths in leadership and personal development were recognised in its latest Ofsted inspection, evident in outstanding grades in these areas. The school has excellent IT provision and a well developed forest school.
The successful candidate will have experience of leadership in a primary setting and will be able to build upon the success of the school to date.
As part of The Cam Academy Trust, you will be supported and challenged by a Trust team that drives for excellence and believes in investing in and empowering their leaders.
This role is perfect for you if:
- You have a strong track record of leading successful school improvement and are a champion of high standards.
- You are passionate about education and driven to achieve exceptional outcomes, particularly for vulnerable learners.
- You can inspire and motivate others.
- You have a good understanding of how to support and welcome all learners within the school community.
- You are a strategic thinker with strong leadership and management skills.
- You are a collaborative leader, and keen to leverage the potential of being part of a strong Trust.
- You are able to work positively with the school community.
- You are committed to the safeguarding and well-being of children.
You will be a trust leader as well as a school leader.As well as leading a great school, the successful candidate will play an important role in our trust. Our heads shape the future development of the trust and contribute to our strategy. We are collaborative and seek to work in meaningful partnership with others. This creates opportunities for our leaders.
Pre-application discussions are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to find out more about this position, or to arrange a visit, please contact Tania Tull, Trust HR Manager.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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 Offord Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 90 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Offord Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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