Headteacher

Shawclough Community Primary School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 6DE

28 days remaining to apply

Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
1 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 December 2024

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
Full-time equivalent salary: Group 3 L18-24 (£74,926 - £86,783)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a highly motivated and inspirational senior leader looking for a new challenge?

Do you have a passion for Inclusion, learning and furthering the ambitions of all children in our school?

Do you have the experience or potential to drive a strong and dynamic Primary phase to even greater heights?

If yes, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to work with us here at Shawclough Primary School.

‘Our main aim is a love of life and learning.Happiness is the key and our children’s happiness, safety, security and love are at the heart of our achievements for each individual child.’

Shawclough Primary School is a vibrant and exciting Community Primary school where children and staff thrive, where every member of our community is valued and, where innovation, initiative and creativity are actively encouraged. Inclusion is the heart of our school. Shawclough is unique in that in partnership with the LA it also has two resourced provisions for children who may otherwise be out of mainstream education.

Our current Headteacher will take up a new challenge in April 2025 and the Governing Board are looking to recruit an experienced and committed leader who has the skills to build upon our current strengths and the vision to develop our education provision into its next phase.

The Governors would like someone who:

Is a strong, dynamic leader.
Can articulate and implement a clear vision for the school that will continue the school's journey.
Has the ability to motivate and inspire our children, staff, parents and governors.
Can bring together and develop a high quality staff team.
Has high expectations of every child’s ability to achieve.
Demonstrates an outstanding understanding of effective teaching and learning.
Will ensure that all Children at our school reach their full potential with an enjoyable and enriching curriculum and environment.
Has excellent financial management skills.
Committed to maintaining a strong, positive, empowering ethos and vision.
Has the ability to maintain excellent partnerships across the local RUSC Collaborative.
Committed to continue the work of inclusion and the Resourced Provisions.

The staff would like someone who:

Child Centred, someone who puts the needs of the children over everything.
Knows the names of all the Children.
Supportive and approachable.
Experienced teaching and learning across EYFS, KS1 and KS2.
Visible and collaborative.
Kind and empathetic.
Committed to staff development.
Has integrity.
Committed to all the Shawclough Community - pupils, families, staff, partners and the wider community.

What the school offers its staff

If this is the school for you, then we can offer:

Fantastic, well-behaved pupils who are motivated to learn.
Experienced Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.
A personalised programme of professional development.
An excellent learning environment.
A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
Experienced and supportive Governing Board.
A popular and full school, often oversubscribed.
A school that has a great reputation in the community.
Supportive parents.
A recent good Ofsted.
A school in a great position for a new leader.

The school’s vision and strategic direction, as well as other information, can be found on the school’s website.

Visits to the school are strongly advised and can be arranged through the school office on 01706 647991.

Further details about the role

Closing date: 11.59pm on Wednesday 1st January 2025

Shortlisting: Monday 6th January 2025

Interviews: Thursday 9th January 2025 and Friday 10th January 2025

Completed applications forms must be returned by 11.59pm on Wednesday 1st January 2025.

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation.

Please send completed applications and a letter outlining your personal philosophy of leadership and learning, how you meet the person specification and how this matches with the context, vision and values of the school, to head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk by 11.59pm on Wednesday 1st January 2025.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they are declaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictions that prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able to provide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend an interview.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.

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.