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Headteacher

The Harbour Schools Partnership, Exeter, EX2 5AW

This job expired on 9 October 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2024 (a later start date will be considered for the right candidate).

• Closing date

  9 October 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 September 2023

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 permanent position working 1.0 FTE, 39 weeks per year as of January 2024 (a later start date will be considered for the right candidate).
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L6 - L12: £50,122 - £58,105

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governing body of Georgeham C of E Primary School would like to appoint a new Headteacher who can provide inspirational and ambitious leadership for the school as we continue our journey of improvement and explore formal collaboration with Ventrus Multi Academy Trust. Please see the candidate pack attached under ‘documents’ for further information.

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Deliver ambitious, inspirational, and robust strategic leadership for the school.
• Have the ability to empower and motivate children and staff alike, so that they can develop and thrive in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment.
• Uphold and promote the vision, values, and Christian distinctiveness of the school within the school and across the wider community.
• Ensure that strategic planning is focused on raising the overall performance of the school.
• Maintain a relentless focus on achieving the highest standards and quality of teaching and learning throughout the school.
• Continue to promote and embed an aspirational curriculum which boosts pupils' achievement, their engagement with learning and their personal development and well-being.
• Develop the school's commitment to ensuring that disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND progress and thrive at the school.
• Be able to demonstrate highly accurate and effective communication skills.
• Continue to develop strong and effective partnerships with parents, carers, and the local community.
• Strengthen partnerships with other schools to ensure efficiency and the continued success of the school.
• Develop the school's profile in the community enhancing reputation.
• Ensure that the school adheres rigorously to national requirements on Safeguarding and Child Protection and works effectively with external agencies to ensure that all children are kept safe. Promote proactive involvement of the whole school in the safeguarding of pupils.
• Ensure that the school maintains a balanced budget and that all legal requirements for health and safety, maintenance and financial management are fulfilled.

What the school offers its staff

This position provides an exciting and unique opportunity for a person with a proven, successful track record in a senior leadership role. You must be able to uphold and support the Christian distinctiveness of the school, however we welcome applications from candidates who may or may not have experience working in a Church School.

Georgeham Primary is a Church of England school serving the villages of Georgeham and Croyde and the surrounding hamlets. We are situated within the stunning North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and have been educating children in our community since 1868. Our school motto is: Small School, Huge Horizons. We are seeking an individual who can empower and lead so that, together, we may realise our aspiration to be a school of choice that can sustain and grow within and beyond our local community.

Our vision is simple:we aspire to be a school that’s small enough for every child to feel nurtured and confident, but big enough in ambition so that there’s no limit to what each can achieve. We are looking to recruit someone who can ensure that the education we offer to our children is the very best it can be, resulting in the strongest possible outcomes for pupils, particularly the most vulnerable.

Further details about the role

Visits to the school are actively encouraged. Please contactadmin@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.ukto arrange a visit, phone call or for further information. Please refer to the attached application pack, including job description. Further information is also available at the school website.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ventrus is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an enhanced disclosure is required for this post.

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Additional documents

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

Georgeham Head Teacher Candidate Pack.pdf - 1.75 MB (opens in new tab)

About The Harbour Schools Partnership

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: admin@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ventrus-limited

Ventrus is a group of Devon schools that actively collaborate to improve children's outcomes. As a Trust, we offer excellent career and development opportunities.

Arranging a visit to The Harbour Schools Partnership

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.uk.

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