Headteacher - St Christopher's CE Primary School, Cowley
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2HBThis job expired on 31 March 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
31 March 2020 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 March 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 18 to Lead Practitioners range 24, £62,426 to £72,306
Additional allowances
Leadership Pay Range L18-24
Headteacher - St Christopher's CE Primary School, Cowley job summary
Headteacher Vacancy for September 2020
St. Christopher’s Church of England Primary School
Temple Road, Oxford OX4 2HB
“Pupils from all backgrounds thrive in this inclusive school” (Ofsted, 2017)
An exciting opportunity at a unique school.
St Christopher’s CE Primary School is situated in the heart of Temple Cowley in the vibrant area of East Oxford. We are a 2-form entry primary school, including our own nursery for 3 and 4-year olds. We have nearly 430 children altogether, taught in modern classrooms surrounded by our large field and new Forest School site.
We serve our multi-cultural community by providing a creative and exciting curriculum that incorporates cultural and religious diversity, within the context of Christian belief and practice. The core Christian values of “Love, Courage and Belonging” are at the centre of everything that we do whilst celebrating the diversity and uniqueness of our children.
We strive to provide the children with stimulating learning experiences that will help them make progress and achieve their best. Our children enjoy an unusually diverse range of learning activities, with as much learning as possible outside.
The school became an Academy in February 2014, with the Diocese of Oxford as its sponsor, as part of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust multi-academy trust.
Our school motto is “Learning & Growing Together” and this sums up our aim - to ensure that every single child leaves our school with the confidence and ambition to succeed.
Due to the retirement of our current Headteacher, we are looking for an inspirational leader.
We are seeking someone who:
• Will have the vision and skills to build on the existing strengths in the school and be able to grasp the opportunities that will continue to enable every pupil to achieve their full potential
• Can work effectively, leading our enthusiastic team and be a role model for pupils, staff and parents, doing this with energy, humour and care for all members of our school community
• Is resilient and able to deal with the complexity and challenge of an Oxford City school
We can offer you:
• Professional support from the central ODST team
• A dedicated school staff team
• Programme of professional support and development
• A spacious Oxford City school site
• Excellent transport links to London and Birmingham
For further details and a candidate information pack please click on ‘view current vacancies’ on the ODST website at https://www.odst.org.uk/vacancies and then ‘search’ to find this vacancy.
Number on roll: 380 + c.50 in the Nursery
Commitment to safeguarding
St Christopher’s CE Primary School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks may also be carried out to comply with KCSIE
About St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 370 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- christine.gibbins@oxford.anglican.org
Our school’s ethos is promoted through our school values of Love, Courage and Belonging. St Christopher’s is committed to supporting the development of our children and staff; physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Our vision is to have the courage to ‘Live life in all it’s fullness’ in school and in our community by celebrating successes and differences.
We offer an exciting and dynamic place to work with extensive grounds, just 3 miles from Oxford City Centre. We are part of the Oxford Diocesan School Trust with outstanding opportunities for professional development and leadership opportunities for the right candidate.
We are a school that thrives on teamwork, recognises the importance of high-quality support for the support staff and offers a creative and responsive package of CPD for all staff. This post could suit someone new to the role or with experience as a teaching assistant.
You will need to have:
High expectations and be committed to raising standards
The ability to accelerate the learning of pupils through high quality teaching support
The willingness to embrace change and approach challenge positively
The courage to shape our future by helping to pave the way for exemplary practice along with our dedicated and enthusiastic staff team
The commitment to develop the school as part of the local community
We aim to give every child the very best start to their education through lively and engaging teaching using an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum. We want our children to enjoy a wide range of experiences which bring the curriculum to life and make learning active, meaningful and relevant. All staff work hard to ensure the best possible quality of education for the children in every class.
If you are interested in being part of our dynamic, supportive team and feel you have what it takes to work in our wonderful school, please join us on our journey to excellence!
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