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Headteacher

Walmley Junior School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1JB

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• Start date details

  January 2025 (with flexibility for earlier start date by agreement)

• Closing date

  15 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L18 - L24

What skills and experience we're looking for

Requirements of the Postholder:

The successful candidate will demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities, a passion for education, and a commitment to fostering an environment where every child can thrive.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and relevant teaching experience within a primary/junior school setting.
• Proven leadership experience, preferably in a senior management role within education.
• A comprehensive understanding of the UK national curriculum and assessment frameworks.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Ability to inspire, motivate, and empower others to achieve excellence.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and keeping abreast of educational trends and innovations.

What the school offers its staff

Walmley Junior School is a vibrant, high achieving three form entry school committed to providing high-quality education to children aged 7-11 years. Situated in a welcoming community, located on an adjacent site to Walmley Infant School which acts as our main feeder school, we foster an exciting and stimulating learning environment that nurtures academic excellence, personal development, and a love for learning.

We are hugely proud of our consistently high academic results, excellent standards of behaviour and level of care and are now searching for our next exceptional Headteacher, to lead the school, build on our current standards and achievements and shape our future with vision and creativity.

This opportunity provides:

• A professional challenge with potentially great rewards
• A chance to make a significant contribution to the continued success and future achievement of our school
• Our commitment to your professional development
• A caring school ethos where every child matters

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide visionary leadership to drive the school's strategic direction, ensuring alignment with educational standards and best practices.
• Foster a positive and inclusive school culture that promotes respect, diversity, and equality among students, staff, parents, and the wider community.
• Lead and inspire a team of teachers and support staff, promoting professional growth and development through effective mentoring, coaching, and performance management.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning experiences that cater to the diverse needs of students, enabling them to achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including parents, governors, and external agencies, to build strong partnerships and enhance the school's reputation within the community.
• Oversee the effective management of resources, including budgetary planning, facilities, and staffing, to support the school's educational objectives.
• Maintain a safe and nurturing learning environment that complies with statutory requirements, safeguarding procedures, and health and safety regulations.

Further details about the role

Application Process:

If you are a visionary leader with a passion for education and a track record of success in school leadership, we invite you to join our team and make a difference in the lives of our students.

Please download the application pack: http://walmley-jun.bham.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Head-Teacher-Application-Pack-Walmley-School.pdf

Please return completed application forms and any supporting information to vacancy@walmley-jun.bham.sch.uk by 12 noon on Monday 15th April 2025

For further details or information please contact m.perrins@walmley-jun.bham.sch.uk

Safeguarding This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Please see our safeguarding policy (http://walmley-jun.bham.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Safeguarding-and-Child-Protection-Policy-2023.docx)The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:

enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of

Offenders This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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 Walmley Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Walmley Junior School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: m.perrins@walmley-jun.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 351 1346
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walmley-junior-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Walmley Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.perrins@walmley-jun.bham.sch.uk.

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