Headteacher

St John's Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9AG

5 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  1 September 2024

• Latest start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  9 May 2024 at 3pm

• Date listed

  24 April 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: This is a full time role, but Governors are open to considering part-time and flexible arrangements, such as co-headship, that deliver full-time coverage of the role. Established job sharing partnerships can be considered as a single applicant. There will be an opportunity to discuss potential flexibilities at the interview stage.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L15-L21

What skills and experience we're looking for

• QTS and a degree level qualification

• Senior leadership experience in a primary environment

• A demonstrable record of raising achievement

• Successful experience of curriculum development

• Good knowledge of the primary curriculum and ability to develop curriculum strategy for the school, supporting staff to deliver it

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

• The ability to clearly articulate their vision for leading the school to outstanding quality including outstanding learning and teaching

• The ability to make evidence based decisions

• An open-minded approach to critical self-reflection

• Honesty and integrity

• Good organisation and time management, decisively establishing priorities among competing demands

• Ability to collaborate effectively with partners outside the school

• Good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practice

What the school offers its staff

Our current Headteacher, who has been in post for ten years, is taking up a new role at the end of the summer term. Her departure creates a fantastic opportunity to lead a truly exceptional school. We can offer:

• A talented, dedicated and hard-working staff team, with support and a strong sense of community
• Inquisitive, energetic and kind pupils
• An active and skilled Governing Board, who provide effective challenge and support
• An engaged and supportive parent body
• A strong commitment to your own Continuing Professional Development – including studying for the NPQH if you do not yet have it
• The opportunity to be part of a highly collaborative umbrella trust of schools, committed to mutual support and sharing best practice
• A bespoke programme of induction, mentoring and coaching, drawing on the experience and expertise of Headteachers in the other OPEN schools as well as external resources
• Regular supervision

Commitment to safeguarding

St Johns Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references will be required

Applying for the job

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About St John's Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St John's Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office.2567@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01491 837305
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-primary-school-ox10-9ag (opens in new tab)

A friendly primary school based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire

We pride ourselves on providing a broad and creative curriculum for our children by providing a wide range of learning experiences, based around the six themes of our vision: critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental well-being, local and global citizenship, communication and social skills, creativity and innovation and key academic skills. Our curriculum is enriched through a range of outdoor learning, sport, art and drama activities, after school clubs, themed weeks, trips and visits.

Through a focus on positive values, we nurture each individual to become the best they can be and help them to become successful life-long learners.

Arranging a visit to St John's Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.2567@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk.

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