Headteacher
Ravensbury Community School, Manchester, M11 4EGThis job expired on 20 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 March 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
- Leadership 18-24
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors, staff and pupils of Ravensbury Community School are delighted to be able to invite applications to become a Headteacher who shares our love of learning, our positivity and our big ambitions for the school, its children, staff and community, leading and maintaining our outstanding standards of education and learning.
We are seeking an outstanding leader who will work openly and positively in close collaboration with all our stakeholders to secure our continuing development as a school, and to support the whole school community to achieve its best, and continue the strong leadership that has already been in place to take the school further.
The recruitment of our next Headteacher follows the retirement of the school’s current serving Head Maureen Hughes, who leaves following a highly successful 7 years in post, and more than 36 years at the school. Ravensbury is looking for a visionary individual to build on these successes and a springboard into the future.
ABOUT THE CANDIDATE
Our new Headteacher will:
- Lead with vision, drive, compassion and empathy
- Demonstrate our school values of creativity, exploration, respect and ambition
- Be an innovative leader who can inspire and motivate others
- Be passionate and committed to developing children’s learning
- Have high expectations of all children and staff
- Have the ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse community, and ensure the school sits at the heart of its community
- Embrace opportunities to extend our provision
- Recognise and nurture what makes our school unique
- Have a collaborative and open, supportive style
- Continue to maintain and promote a strong culture of safeguarding
Our children ask that you will:
- Make everyone feel welcome, safe and valued
- Celebrate our strengths and differences
- Listen to what we say, invite our challenge and act on our feedback
- Support and challenge us all so we can all reach our potential
- Welcome our ideas and be happy to try new things
What the school offers its staff
We can offer
- A thriving, inclusive school with strong core values
- A dedicated, energetic and highly skilled staff team of around 70, committed to achieving the best outcomes for our children
- Committed and active Governors who support the school and its team
- A creative school where children are challenged and enjoy learning
- A vibrant learning environment, with well-behaved and enthusiastic pupils who flourish.
- An exciting, well organised and animated environment in which to work
- A fantastic community of parents and carers
- A genuine chance to help shape the future of Ravensbury Community School
- Opportunity for career and personal development
- A strong school focus on staff and student wellbeing, with the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available to all staff
Visits To School
For interested prospective candidates, an opportunity to view the school ahead of submitting application is available on the following dates and times:
- Wednesday 12th March at 10am
- Thursday 13th March at 2pm
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a formal tour of the school on Wednesday 26th March. Further details to be issued to shortlisted candidates.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ravensbury Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 466 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ravensbury Community School website
- Email address
- n.richardson@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01612230370
Ravensbury is a richly diverse school community at the heart of its local community, where different languages, cultures and religions learn together in harmony. It is a friendly, caring school and where everyone is passionate about ensuring our children have the best educational opportunities possible, academically, socially and emotionally. Our children are encouraged to explore, discover and question through a range of exciting learning opportunities. It is a place where all pupils feel safe to take risks, enjoy learning and work hard to excel.
We understand the importance of building strong relationship between home and school and appreciate parents and carers working with us to continue to develop the aspirations of all in our community.
Our school is a two-form entry school with 473 pupils and includes a 52 place nursey, situated in a modern two-story building close to the Etihad Stadium.
Arranging a visit to Ravensbury Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email n.richardson@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk.
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