Headteacher
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BG12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 April 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
- L8 - L21 (£59,167-£81,441)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors and staff seek to appoint a Headteacher who:
• Can lead by example - with integrity, creativity, resilience, and objectivity;
• Is committed to supporting all staff through quality professional development;
• Models ethical leadership values including consideration of staff workload and well-being;
• Is passionate about getting the best from all our children through consistent, high quality teaching;
• Is a visible and approachable presence who communicates at all levels;
• Is passionate about inclusion and a child's right to participate;
• Can support, motivate and inspire our children in reaching their full potential both academically and socially;
• Is a forward thinking and creative individual who can help develop a clear and confident future educational direction for the school;
• Can build strong partnerships with parents, carers and the wider community;
• Can develop and maintain professional links to the advantage of the children at Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School;
• Is committed to working collaboratively with other schools and the wider community;
• Can maintain our safe, calm and well-ordered environment, focused on safeguarding pupils.
What the school offers its staff
We are proud to offer you:
• Well behaved, hardworking and creative children who enjoy learning and take enormous pride in their school;
• A team of staff who are passionate, capable and dedicated;
• A fully supportive and active governing body who are committed to your continuing professional development;
• A school that places the whole child at the centre of its innovative provision;
• An established and successful collaborative network of support within other schools.
Further details about the role
** All applicants must complete the DMBC application form included. Please ensure you have reviewed all documents associated with this advert. **
If you are interested in leading our school to further success, visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school at the email address below to make arrangements or for any queries.
School Office Staff on 01302 842092 or admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk
Please see the further documents for an application
For more information about the post from the Chair of Governors please see further documents
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect all staff to be committed to this. Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. You must tell us of any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions) Order 1975.
Closing Date: Tuesday 6th May 2025 noon
Shortlisting: Friday 9th May 2025
Interviews: Monday 19th May and Tuesday 20th May 2025
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 admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 218 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01302 842092
The Governors, staff, parents and pupils of Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School are
looking to recruit an exceptional and forward-thinking leader, who will guide our welcoming
and happy school into the next phase of development.
Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary is a LA maintained school and we are situated in a village on
the outskirts of Doncaster, catering for 222 pupils aged 3-11. We are proud of our inclusive
ethos and all children achieve their full potential to become rounded and responsible
citizens. We do this by providing high-quality learning which both excites and challenges
them. Our pupils are at the heart of everything we do.
Arranging a visit to Stainforth Kirton Lane Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@kirtonlaneprimary.co.uk.
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