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  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    4 March 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 February 2024

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: Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£61882- £71729

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our new Headteacher will need to demonstrate a proven commitment to the highest quality of teaching and learning, strong leadership and communication skills, as well as experience at a senior level. Enthusiasm for learning, a willingness to challenge and be challenged, and aspirational goals for excellent pupil outcomes are essential.

In particular, the Governors are seeking an inspirational leader who can:

  • Deliver rapid progress and attainment for all pupils
  • Show high expectations of what can be achieved and believe all children can be successful
  • Demonstrate excellent management, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ensure that children’s education and well-being remains at the centre of all of our endeavours
  • Display the ability to work collaboratively and as part of a senior leadership team
  • Ensure that children’s education and well-being remains at the centre of our school

Our most recent OFSTED inspection (July 2022) confirmed that our school is a Good school with outstanding Leadership. The Governors and Trustees are determined to build on the progress made over recent years and aspire to achieve even more for all pupils so that they achieve their full potential in every aspect of school life and beyond.

Visits to our School are strongly encouraged. Please contact the School office via email admin@woolpitprimary.net to arrange a suitable date. Please note that this post may involve some teaching to cover staff absence and/or PPA cover, in addition to any teaching you would wish to offer to support excellence in the school. To arrange in informal discussion, please contact the trust’s CEO, Phil Mackay via email – ceo@thedwastreeducationtrust.org.uk


What the school offers its staff

In return for your commitment and drive, we can offer you:

  • Support, challenge, and opportunities to share good practice with other Headteachers in the MAT
  • Highly motivated and committed staff
  • A supportive and challenging governing body
  • Financial stability
  • Engaged parents
  • An attractive working environment
  • Staff well being and health services

Regular professional coaching and opportunities for CPD

Further details about the role

Visits to our School are strongly encouraged. Please contact the School office via email admin@woolpitprimary.net to arrange a suitable date. Please note that this post may involve some teaching to cover staff absence and/or PPA cover, in addition to any teaching you would wish to offer to support excellence in the school. To arrange in informal discussion, please contact the trust’s CEO, Phil Mackay via email – ceo@thedwastreeducationtrust.org.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Keeping children safe at Woolpit Primary Academy is everyone's responsibility. All Staff and Governors are committed to creating the safest possible environment in which children can learn and achieve. We will listen to the children in our care and take appropriate action when we need to. We will work with other agencies and seek to establish effective working relationships with parents and carers. We will seek to equip our children with essential life skills and help them make good choices about their own safety.

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About Woolpit Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
117 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Phone number
01359240625

Woolpit is an attractive village school, which boasts an idyllic location in the Suffolk countryside, close to Bury St Edmunds, but with very easy access to the A14. There are currently 123 pupils on our roll from Reception to Year 6 but we expect to grow rapidly over the next few years due to local housing developments.

Arranging a visit to Woolpit Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@woolpitprimary.net.

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