Headteacher
Templars Academy, Witham, Essex, CM8 2NJ7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
11 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 November 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £72,162-£79,475
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Headteacher who
- Can demonstrate continuous improvement and excellent leadership
- Can demonstrate a proven track record of school and staff development
- Will engage and motivate our children
- Who will support and inspire our staff to provide the best possible education for our children
- Work positively with all stakeholders
- A dynamic leader to move our school from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer you:
- A highly committed and supportive staff team
- Governors and Trustees who support, engage and challenge the school
- Enthusiastic well-behaved children who enjoy learning
- A school that is financially in a sound position for the future
- A strong supportive school community
- Opportunity to further develop your leadership and support for your own professional development
Further details about the role
Templars Primary Academy, part of Inspires MAT is looking for a new Headteacher for April 2025 who will continue the development of this large successful school of 420 pupils and provide strong positive leadership to our school community.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proven school leader to lead our school and community through the coming years following building on the strong foundations set by the current Headteacher.
Templars Academy is a community school serving the east side of Witham, Essex. We are a strong community with a culture of high expectations of both academic achievement and personal and social development. We offer a curriculum that is exciting, vibrant and promotes a love of learning. We provide many opportunities to enhance the learning experience for our children and help them develop as well-rounded individuals. OFSTED recently rated Templars as a Good school and we are striving to provide outstanding provision as widely as possible.
If you feel you meet the above criteria, we would like to hear about your particular strengths and experience and the expertise that you could bring to our school. Please download an application form and our recruitment pack, which includes the job description and person specification. If you have any questions or wish to visit the school, please contact our HR Manager, Michelle Smith by email or telephone – contact details are in the information pack.
Commitment to safeguarding
Inspires Multi-Academy Trust are committed to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, of children and young people;
promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs;
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share this commitment.
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to HR@Inspiresmat.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Templars Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 393 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Templars Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- HR@Inspiresmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01376518190
Templars Academy is part of the Inspires Multi-academy Trust, a primary-only multi-academy trust with 5 schools forming the MAT.
Templars Academy is located on the Cressing Road in Witham, Essex. Our large fenced site benefits from excellent facilities. This includes two school buildings, each with disabled access and toilets, a disabled car parking space close by, and their own halls. We have extensive landscaped grounds, a fully air-conditioned ICT suite and a well stocked library.
The staff and children thoroughly enjoy working together across the school sites. We are constantly seeking to improve the learning experiences for children and have created a curriculum which captures their interest inline with the current national curriculum.
Our vision 'Learning Together, Achieve More' encapsulates the spirit of togetherness. We know that together we are stronger. We strive to provide the very best education for the children in our care, within a nurturing and caring environment.
We are a two form entry school, with a maximum number on roll of 420. We also benefit from a 26 place nursery class for 3-4 year olds and a 12 place nursery class for 2-3 year olds.
Arranging a visit to Templars Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@Inspiresmat.co.uk.
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