3 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    3 October 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    9 September 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: Full time (5 days per week)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L17 - L20

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a pivotal and exciting time to join Turves Green Primary School and make a real difference to children's progress and outcomes.

The Head Teacher will report to the Directors of Education and the Chief Executive Officer.

They will:

  • support the Director of Education and the Chief Executive Officer to set and review the school’s priorities and objectives, leading activity to ensure these are delivered and standards are raised.
  • demonstrate exemplary leadership.
  • develop, motivate, and deploy teaching and non-teaching staff to secure the best possible use of available talent.
  • determine and drive appropriate standards and targets to deliver improvement.
  • promote and demonstrate strong parent partnerships.
  • create an accountable, safe, and positive learning environment in which diversity and co-operation are celebrated.

What the school offers its staff

An outstanding, innovative, and ambitious executive leadership team who, through their passion and drive to improve outcomes for children, support and motivate each other to achieve great things! In return for your commitment to our Trust, we can offer:

  • Sector competitive pay
  • Excellent CPD opportunities
  • A fantastic supportive working environment
  • The opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children across Birmingham.
  • Access to our mental health and wellbeing platform, ExcelWell.
  • The opportunity to develop into a highly effective leader.
  • 24/7 advice and helpline.
  • Flexible working arrangements.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
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.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Turves Green Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
376 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
hr@excelsiormat.org
Phone number
01212745872

Arranging a visit to Turves Green Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@excelsiormat.org.

School location

Similar jobs nearby

Principal

St Mark's Catholic Primary School

Almond Croft, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1NU

Headteacher

Marshbrook First School

Teddesley Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5BA

Headteacher

Turves Green Primary School

Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BP

Headteacher Designate - New 2-form entry Primary School (Nuneaton)

Central England Academy Trust

Morris Drive, Nuneaton, CV11 4QH

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Birmingham and West Midlands