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Headteacher

Woodside Primary School and Nursery, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0SN

This job expired on 28 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  28 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £70,293.00 - £77,552.00 Annually (Actual)

Headteacher job summary

Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Local Governing Committees, the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together – all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch – we would be very happy to meet with you! 

As Headteacher, you will lead on the day to day organisational management of the school. You will be working with a strong Trust Board, Executive Headteacher, CEO and the Director for School Improvement.

You will be joining a supportive and motivated team that is committed to improving outcomes for the children at Woodside Primary school and pupils across the Trust.

We are looking to recruit a Headteacher to join our team, start date 1st September 2025 .

You will be appointed on leadership pay range L15 - L19.

Please refer to the job description and person specification when applying, outlining why you want to apply and what skills, qualities, attributes and experience you think you can offer.

We would welcome the opportunity to talk to you and show you around the school. To arrange this please contact: Rachel Dean at Info@halesvalleytrust.org.uk

If you have any questions about the role, please contact our HR Team on 01384 816778

To apply, please complete an application form/monitoring form available on this advert. Please clearly quote the vacancy you are applying for on the application form and return to info@halesvalleytrust.org.uk

All applicants shortlisted will be required to take part in a formal interview process.

Closing Date: Midday 28th March 2025

Shortlisting: 28th March 2025

Day 1 - leadership tasks -3rd April 2025 (successful candidates to go through to Day 2)

Day 2 - formal interview 10th April 2025

Additional Information:

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Commitment to safeguarding

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children. Offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check completed for all.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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About Woodside Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 456 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodside Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodside-primary-school-and-nursery

Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of five very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Local Governing Committees, the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together – all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch – we would be very happy to meet with you!

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