Headteacher

The Royal Kent CofE Primary School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0LE

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  April 2025 or earlier

• Closing date

  22 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 October 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, permanent post.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L15 - L21: £71,664 to £82,005

What skills and experience we're looking for

• An aspirational strategic leader.
• A proven track record with the ability to inspire and motivate others, ensuring staff are supported, valued and encouraged.
• A strong knowledge of evidence based pedagogical research.
• A strong sense of community and community engagement.
• Commitment to high standards of teaching and professional development of staff.
• Dedication to high standards and achieving the best outcome for every child.
• Someone who will ensure the school’s theologically rooted Christian Values and Vision are clearly articulated and lived out.

What the school offers its staff

• Fantastic children with outstanding behaviour who strive to achieve their best.
• A recent Ofsted inspection affirming that we continue to be a ‘good’ school.
• An enthusiastic, dynamic and supportive leadership team.
• A warm positive working environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to succeed.
• Friendly and dedicated staff supported by committed governors and dedicated PTA.
• The opportunity to make a crucial contribution to the life of our Christian school.
• A vibrant and supportive local community.
• A stimulating and exciting curriculum well supported with trips and events.
• Some brilliant facilities to support teaching including sports arena, outdoor classroom and refurbished school hall.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children.

Flexible working opportunities

• We are open to remote working where needed and this should be discussed at the interview stage

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 sbm@royal-kent.surrey.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

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RKS HT Applicant Pack.pdf - 1.23 MB (opens in new tab)

RKS Privacy Notice - Job Applicants Sept 2023.pdf - 230 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Royal Kent CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Royal Kent CofE Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sbm@royal-kent.surrey.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01372 842495
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-royal-kent-cofe-primary-school (opens in new tab)

The Royal Kent School is a happy, high achieving one form entry primary school with a section 27 nursery, in Oxshott, Surrey.

We are a nurturing community where children are at the heart of all we do. Our dedicated staff work hard to ensure that children thrive during their time with us and that they become successful, confident learners. We have a strong Christian foundation, at the heart of our local community and we seek to install in the children the values of courage, compassion, creativity, cognisance and commitment.

Arranging a visit to The Royal Kent CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@royal-kent.surrey.sch.uk.

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