Headteacher
Wheatfield Primary School, Winnersh, Berkshire, RG41 5UU28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 January 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- GLF Leadership Scale 15-21
What skills and experience we're looking for
GLF Schools’ Wheatfield Primary School in Wokingham is looking for a new Headteacher to join them in September 2025.
We seek to recruit an inspirational leader who will be proud to represent this wonderful school and its community.
Your opportunity
We welcome applications from empathetic, emotionally intelligent professionals, who are driven by a clear moral purpose and a passion for working with children. They will be an excellent role model, with the ability to build and galvanise teams, and to empower others to be the best that they can.
At GLF Schools, we strive to provide an excellent and inclusive environment where staff and children are comfortable expressing their own identity, should they wish, and in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on race, sex, gender reassignment. age, disability, sexual orientation or religion/belief.
What the school offers its staff
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our School Support Team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,500 colleagues and 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity, and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
The Details
Start date: September 2025
Contract type:Full time, Permanent
Pay Scale:GLF Leadership Scale 15-21
Shortlisting Date:14th February 2025
Interview Date:24th February 2025
Further details about the role
About Wheatfield Primary School
Wheatfield offers an excellent start to education for children from our fantastic, newly opened Nursery through to Year 6. Located in an exceptionally well-resourced building, purpose-built for primary-aged children, we pride ourselves in being a small school where all children are known, valued and have their individual needs recognised and met. Our curriculum is designed to provide an aspirational and rounded education helping our children to grow into confident, thoughtful, highly motivated learners. As well as achieving academically, we believe that it is important for children to build the social and emotional skills that lead to resilience, and the ability to embrace challenges and change.
A one-form entry primary school and nursery, Wheatfield sits within an established cluster of Primary schools: Windmill Primary School, Floreat Montague Park and Frogmore Junior School. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, and more widely in the Region and the Trust, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an inspirational education, achieving and exceeding reach their potential. It provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster, region and the trust and offers the chance to further professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applying for the job
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About Wheatfield Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 205 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wheatfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.sullivan@glfschools.org
- Phone number
- 020 8716 4987
At Wheatfield Primary School, relationships between staff and pupils are excellent, characterised by mutual respect and high expectations of everyone in our community. The School offers a vibrant, broad and balanced curriculum and we work hard to meet the needs of all our pupils. This positive culture permeates all aspects of school life and the promotion of learning, through the full range of teaching approaches, takes account of the needs of all learners.
The school is a one-form entry UNICEF Rights Respecting School. We are located in an exceptionally well-resourced building, purpose built for the children aged 4 to 11 years. We pride ourselves in being a small school where all children are known, valued and have their individual needs recognised and met.
Arranging a visit to Wheatfield Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.sullivan@glfschools.org.
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