Headteacher

Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3HN

41 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  18 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 February 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: L14 to L23

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an inspirational, passionate and experienced leader, dedicated to inspiring young minds and shaping futures in education?

Join Concordia Multi Academy Trust as the Headteacher of Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School.

We are seeking a dynamic, ambitious and strategic Headteacher who is committed to ensuring every child receives the best possible education. With a proven track record of driving school improvement, you will bring the vision and determination needed to achieve excellence in all areas of school life.

Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school at the heart of its community. We are looking for a Headteacher who will continue to strengthen our close relationship with the local community and build upon the school's successes.

Working with us as a Headteacher includes:

• Working in a happy school with respectful children and enthusiastic and dedicated staff
• Being part of a successful and friendly family of schools
• Wellbeing support including regular 1:1 sessions with the Trust CEO
• Dedicated support from the Director of Education to enhance teaching and learning
• Career development opportunities
• Being part of the Trust Executive Team, working together with the central team and all Headteachers within the Trust to shape the future of the Trust
• Health care benefits which include access to therapy, coaching, physio, self-support and free flu jabs
• Central support for finance, governance, data protection, procurement, estates & facilities management, technology, HR, recruitment and absence management.

Who are Concordia Multi Academy Trust?

Concordia Multi Academy Trust currently consists of eight primary schools, one infant school and an English Hub across Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East and Wirral. Within our schools we have two Special Needs Resource Provisions and eight nurseries. We are continuing a phase of investment to support our growth which aims for us to grow up to 15 schools within the next three years.

It goes without saying that we are dedicated to delivering the highest levels of education to our 2290+ pupils and support our 380+ staff in their wellbeing and development.

More information about our recruitment and the Trust can be found at concordiamat.co.uk/careers

The Role

Duties and expectations

• Foster a culture of aspiration and achievement amongst staff and pupils
• Set high expectations for teaching and learning standards across the school
• To use self-evaluation and strategic development planning effectively to drive school improvement and aspire for excellence
• Embed the Trust shared vision, ensuring that it is understood by staff and parents/carers
• Be dedicated to inclusivity and the removal of barriers to learning for all our pupils
• Ensure the school effectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory duties
• Work successfully with other schools and leaders within the trust and ensure that trust wide professional development opportunities are promoted
• Support with developing and implementing trust-wide policies and procedures
• Promote staff wellbeing and workload and implement strategies to provide a healthy working environment
• Build positive and respectful relationships with stakeholders and the wider community
• Safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing are given the highest priority and risks are mitigated
• Keep up to date with developments in education, and have a good knowledge of education systems locally, nationally and globally

Teaching and Learning

• Ensure all pupils access a broad, balanced, and ambitious curriculum, exemplified by the National Curriculum, that is not narrowed and meets the needs of every learner
• Strategically adapt or develop the curriculum to be ambitious and inclusive for pupils with SEND and those facing disadvantage
• Establish and sustain high-quality, expert teaching across all subjects and phases, built on an evidence-informed understanding of effective teaching and how pupils learn
• Ensure teaching is underpinned by high levels of subject expertise and approaches including effective professional development and performance management
• Implement and monitor robust systems for assessing pupils' understanding, identifying misconceptions, and providing clear, actionable feedback that promotes progress
• Drive progress and attainment to meet or exceed national benchmarks. Where this is not yet achieved, ensure robust strategies are put in place to demonstrate rapid and sustained improvement.
• Lead a culture of professional excellence where teaching is designed to help pupils retain knowledge long term, integrating it into larger concepts
• Model high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and conduct and ensure these expectations are applied consistently and fairly by all staff
• Develop and implement a whole-school attendance strategy that prioritises the importance of regular attendance for academic success and well-being
• Effectively manage budgets and resources and ensure that resources are deployed effectively

This list is not exhaustive and includes all duties outlined within Headteacher Standards Headteacher Teaching Standards as well as the Nolan Principles Nolan Principles

Start date

September 2025

Pay and Pension

L14 – L24 (group 3)

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Applying

To apply, please complete the application form and include a covering letter to us at careers@concordiamat.co.uk. Your covering letter should include why you are applying for the role and provide insight in to how you meet the role profile.

Any applications that do not include both a covering letter and an application form will not be accepted into the process.

The closing date for applications will be 12pm Tuesday 18th March. We reserve the right to interview earlier if suitable candidates apply.

Interviews will be held Thursday 27th March and w/b 31st March 2025.

If you would like to discuss the role prior to applying, please contact us at careers@concordiamat.co.uk and include your phone number and we would welcome a discussion and to arrange a visit to the school.

We encourage all applicants to make an appointment to visit the school by contacting careers@concordiamat.co.uk

Safeguarding

Concordia Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of pupils. The successful applicant will be subject to stringent vetting procedures including an enhanced DBS check, section 128 check, online checks and satisfactory references.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Concordia Multi Academy Trust are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

What the school offers its staff

Working with us as a Headteacher includes:

• Working in a happy school with respectful children and enthusiastic and dedicated staff
• Being part of a successful and friendly family of schools
• Wellbeing support including regular 1:1 sessions with the Trust CEO
• Dedicated support from the Director of Education to enhance teaching and learning
• Career development opportunities
• Being part of the Trust Executive Team, working together with the central team and all Headteachers within the Trust to shape the future of the Trust
• Health care benefits which include access to therapy, coaching, physio, self-support and free flu jabs
• Central support for finance, governance, data protection, procurement, estates & facilities management, technology, HR, recruitment and absence management.

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to careers@concordiamat.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

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About Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 446 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: careers@concordiamat.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-wood-community-nursery-and-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Willow Wood Community Primary School is a happy and successful learning community where everybody is welcomed, supported and challenged to achieve their best.
We aim to create an open and welcoming learning community, where all voices are valued and listened to. We provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities within a broad, balanced and enriching curriculum so our children develop as happy, well balanced, caring individuals who can make good decisions for themselves and their world.

Willow Wood is set in spacious grounds equipped with a good range of outdoor facilities to support learning; outdoor classrooms; a wooden trim trail; play equipment, a pond, a woodland and even an outdoor ampitheatre created by the children which is perfect for rolling down!

The indoor learning environment has a campus feel and consists of 3 buildings which have been named by the children as - the Snowflake Building, the Sunshine Building and the Rainbow Building. The classrooms are all generously proportioned, light and airy. There are two halls, an art studio, library areas and community spaces - we are very fortunate to have so much space to carry out our fun, investigative approach to learning

Arranging a visit to Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@concordiamat.co.uk.

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