Headteacher
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Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
22 February 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L18 - L24 (£64,143 - £74,295)
Headteacher job summary
Governors are seeking an experienced leader to skilfully lead a school community through a period of change towards excellence. They should demonstrate a passion for the leadership of learning and be able to confidently, and quickly, shape and improve the quality of education at Upton Junior school from requires improvement to good.
The successful candidate will drive the development of the schools’ curriculum offer, ensuring that more pupils than ever before leave each stage of their educational journey well-prepared for their next.
Our new Headteacher will inspire and bring out the best in staff, have resilience and drive, and have a proven track-record of delivering strong educational outcomes. They will lead by example and know how to develop a consistency in teaching that facilitates the best learning for children.
You can be part of leading the next phase of our journey as we strive to deliver excellent education for our children.
WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO:
• Is currently an outstanding and experienced leader, resilient and solution focused
• Has a strong track-record of success in their current role across Key Stage 2
• Can develop the quality of learning provision so that it secures progress for all pupils across the junior phase
• Has a good understanding of the Key Stage 1 curriculum and learning journey
• Has a strong understanding of the key aspects needed to move a school from requires improvement to good
• Will model leadership effectively, ensuring staff have the skills they need to do their job well
• Innovates to improve the quality of the curriculum offer to address social disadvantage and fully meet the needs of pupils with special education needs
• Builds upon our good relationships within the school, across partnerships and in the wider community
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.
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About Upton Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 346 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Upton Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@hamwic.org
Upton Junior is part of the Hillary Partnership. The aim of the Hillary Partnership is to be a community of schools, striving for excellence. We do this through:
• Collaboration: We believe that improving the quality of education relies upon effective collaboration between schools and their local communities.
• Ambition: We are determined to champion our children and the education that we lead.
• Whole Child: Through caring environments that support all learners, whatever their natural talents, we enable children to develop into well informed, motivated young people, confident in themselves and aware of their role as citizens in today’s society.
• Transparency: As Schools we are open, honest and crystal clear in everything we do. We value shared wisdom and critical friendship and strive to support the best outcomes for all our children and stakeholders
The aim of the Hamwic Education Trust is to create a local community of schools in Dorset and Poole who support, challenge and collaborate to improve standards, develop the curriculum, identify and improve weaknesses and track progress. We bring professional expertise and experience to secure the highest possible achievement for all. All aspects of our work will have a clear focus on improvement in the skills of our pupils, staff and community on sustaining measurable impact.
The Hillary Partnership is one of six partnerships across the trust. The Trust believes in creating academic excellence through community engagement and the aim is to establish self-improvement systems by creating local communities of schools where Headteachers take a collective responsibility for student outcomes.
Arranging a visit to Upton Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hamwic.org.
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