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Headteacher

Stoberry Park School, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2TJ

This job expired on 29 April 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 April 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 March 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary Grade L16 to L21

Headteacher job summary

Stoberry Park School
Headteacher
Required for January 2023
Salary Grade L16 to L21
Due to our longstanding Headteacher retiring we are looking to recruit the right person with the ambition to lead us and build on our current success.
Stoberry Park School is a primary school in the small city of Wells in Somerset. We are a local authority maintained school on the outskirts of the city. We have built a reputation for caring for our pupils while developing high standards across a rich and varied curriculum.
We are looking for somebody with innovative ideas to help the school create and encourage enquiring minds and the development of a thriving sustainable future with positive learning skills and attitudes.
Our children and school community are looking for a Headteacher who will:
• Have ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality, instilling a strong sense of ownership and accountability from staff for the impact their work has on pupils’ outcomes
• Prioritise the wellbeing, resilience and achievements of our children and staff and put this at the heart of all decisions. Continue our ethos within which an already skilled staff team are motivated and supported to research and develop
• Be visible and accessible, engaging positively with children, staff, parents, governors, and the community
• Provide a safe, calm environment for all pupils and staff, focused on safeguarding pupils and developing their exemplary behaviour in school and in the wider society
• Evaluate the school’s performance and identify the priorities for continuous improvement and raising standards. Can be creative in dealing with finance and budgeting in these times of reducing budgets, to deliver the best education and support to our children
• Ensure that the child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures adopted by the governing body are fully implemented and followed by all staff
In return we offer:
• Confident, happy children who enjoy their time in school and are eager to learn and succeed
• Committed professional staff who are open to development and new ideas
• A fully supportive governing body who are ambitious for the school and its pupils
• A bright, spacious and well-resourced learning environment set in green space
You are warmly encouraged to visit our school (COVID-19 permitting), please contact the school office on (01749) 672516 to arrange a visit.
Visits from week commencing: 4th April 2022 (afternoons) & 25th April 2022 (afternoons)
Application packs can be obtained by visiting https://dasjobs.co.uk/job/headteacher-147/ or from: SSERecruitment@Somerset.gov.uk stating which school and role you are interested in.
Please return completed application forms to SSERecruitment@Somerset.gov.uk
Closing Date: 29th April 2022 @ Midday
Shortlisting: 4th May 2022
Interview Dates: 11th & 12th May 2022
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Stoberry Park School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 318 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Stoberry Park School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: SSERecruitment@somerset.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stoberry-park-school (opens in new tab)

Local Authority Maintained School Ages 4 to 11

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