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This job expired on 25 June 2021

  • Job start date

    1 January 2022

  • Closing date

    25 June 2021 at 4pm

  • Date listed

    20 May 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

L21-L27 (£69,031 - £79,167)

Headteacher job summary

We are looking to recruit an innovative and outward-facing leader with the skills and vision to achieve excellent outcomes in a shifting education landscape. The school is proud to serve a diverse community. Twenty-seven languages are spoken at our school. Our children are independent learners who work hard and respect one another and the environment. Ethical leadership, respect for individual development and personal well-being are central in our learning community. We value each member, celebrating achievement and progress across subjects and skills. Our student council, staff well-being group and parent forums impact on this ethos. Our parent group, Friends of Westways, puts on a variety of events which provide extra resources and help us to build and reinforce our strong sense of community. Over the last few years, we have embedded new practices and routines while recruiting staff to senior positions. This led to our ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted in December 2018. Our staff are nurturing and enthusiastic and have ambitious aspirations for all our children. To continue this movement forward, the governors seek to appoint a progressive, caring and collaborative Headteacher who will celebrate and promote the diversity of the school and its community. The successful candidate will support and work with both governors and the leadership team to further develop the school’s strategic direction, bringing new ideas to the way we work while also inspiring and supporting our children and staff to continue to become the best they can be. Candidates will have experience of managing staff and successfully implementing whole school improvement. They will also be able to evidence the skills and attributes required to lead a large primary school. Governors are committed to supporting our new Headteacher’s professional development.

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.

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Westways Candidate Information Pack (2).pdf - 4.89 MB (opens in new tab)
Application Form - Appendix A (2).docx - 27.8 KB (opens in new tab)
Application Form (2).doc - 570 KB (opens in new tab)

About Westways Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
620 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Westways Primary School website
Email address
vphillips@westways.sheffield.sch.uk
Phone number
01142662471
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Westways Primary School is a large, welcoming school situated in the west of Sheffield, close to the city’s universities and hospitals. Located in the vibrant community of Crookes, we benefit from a socially, culturally and ethnically diverse school community.

We believe that we offer the children at Westways a wonderful education that reflects the needs of the community we serve but also aims to develop the children as members of a global society.

Our team works hard to provide the very best for our pupils and in return they receive the support and training to enable them to be the best they can be. If you were to join our team, you can be assured that you will be part of a happy, caring community of staff who put children at the heart of the learning process.

Arranging a visit to Westways Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vphillips@westways.sheffield.sch.uk.

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