Headteacher
St Levan Primary School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6HD43 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 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
- Part time: 0.6 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L6 or L7 Depending on experience (pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
A unique educational approach, in a unique learning environment, looking for a unique leader.
St Levan Primary school is looking for a new 0.6 Headteacher with some teaching commitment, starting on the 1st September 2025.
St Levan is a small rural school located in West Penwith. The school is unique and holistic in its educational approach and attracts pupils from a wide area beyond our catchment. Families are attracted by the small classes, exemplary pupil behaviour, high quality teachers and support staff, and a family friendly inclusive ethos of the school. We are proud to work with families to also offer flexi-schooling arrangements. We are part of the Local Authority, to whom we are very grateful for a recent significant investment refurbishing the whole school.
At St Levan we create a happy and safe environment where all children can thrive. Our children at St Levan are at the centre of everything we do which is encapsulated in our motto which says – St Levan – where all children SHINE… for life.
An Ideal Candidate will be:
- An inspirational educator who will support our distinctive and inclusive vision and ethos
- An outstanding teacher who models excellence throughout the school community and works collaboratively with the staff and governors
- Someone who is open to doing things differently but also an innovative and strategic thinker with the commitment, drive and ability to add value to a dedicated team
- Able to lead, motivate, challenge and inspire staff and pupils to have a love of learning and to achieve their best
- An excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and organisational skills
What the school offers its staff
What St Levan School will offer you:
- Ofsted 'Good' with outstanding features.
- Two experienced and outstanding teachers, who both hold key areas of responsibility covering Safeguarding and SEND.
- SATS results in the top 1% countrywide.
- A recent refurbishment of the entire school, updated and improved for the 21st Century.
- A dedicated team of staff and governors, who work collaboratively promoting our distinctive and inclusive vision and ethos.
- An environment that puts everyone's wellbeing at the heart of our decision making and actively encourages a positive work / life balance.
- Healthy and wholesome home cooked lunches from locally sourced providers provided by our own independent cook.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headships@cornwall.gov.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Levan Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 35 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Levan Primary School website
- Email address
- secretary@st-levan.cornwall.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01736 810486
Arranging a visit to St Levan Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email secretary@st-levan.cornwall.sch.uk.
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