Innsworth Schools' Partnership Executive Headteacher
Innsworth Junior School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 1AX12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
27 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 February 2026
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
- L15 to L21
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Degree or equivalent
- Appropriate and recent professional career development
- Substantial and successful experience as a leader in a previous Headteacher, Executive Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher role
- Experience of working with pupils across the age range including Early Years
- Experience of managing a budget effectively
- Experience of Inclusion and safeguarding within the primary setting
- Ability to use a consistent solution-focused approach when supporting staff, children and families to resolve differences
- Prioritise and manage time appropriately and be able to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Provide an inspiring role model for parents, pupils and staff, creating an environment where all can thrive.
- A positive team player with a good sense of humour and a commitment of working in partnership with staff, the Governing Body, other schools and the local community
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils by providing an engaging and nurturing learning environment
- Have high expectations for behaviour across the school.
- Ability to recognise how to develop a vision based on existing ethos and culture and empower others to carry this vision forward.
- Significant prior experience as a safeguarding lead professional with substantial experience working with multi agencies
- Evidence of successful implementation of strategies to improve teaching and learning to raise the standards of achievement for all pupils including those with a wide variety of needs
- Commitment to inclusion and implement equal opportunities for all.
- Maintain high levels of attendance and behaviour and ensure an ethos of challenge and support where pupils can achieve success
- Work in partnership with other schools, sharing effective practice and promoting collaborative working
- An able listener and communicator who can articulate ideas and plans clearly and enthusiastically promote the school within the wider community
- Ability to inspire and motivate staff, pupils, parents and governors to achieve the aims and to impact directly on standards
- To be able to make decisions that take into consideration the impact on staff wellbeing
What the school offers its staff
An opportunity to lead the Partnership with our polite and friendly pupils, supportive parents and activeboard of governors.
A dedicated, talented and hard-working complement of staff who are highly motivated and put ourchildren at the heart of everything they do.
Wider community links, including a significant NATO military community and growing local populationwith opportunities.
Membership of the Tewkesbury and District Partnership (TDP), which is a group of over thirty primaryschools in and around the Tewkesbury area of Gloucestershire.
The partnership headteacher group meet regularly throughout the yearwith an aim to promote links between schools, to share good practice,develop skills and source high quality training opportunities.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Innsworth Schools’ Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is a requirement for the successful applicant. Please note that an open source internet search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Innsworth Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Innsworth Junior School website
- Email address
- admin@innsworth.gloucs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01452 730780
Innsworth Partnership is a federation of Innsworth Infant and Junior School. Our friendly, happy schools strive to provide a child centred approach and we have a strong tradition on nurturing and inclusive provision. Staff work effectively as a team to support each other and to ensure the best outcomes for our children.
Our children come not only from the local area but across the world – you can hear many languages in our playground! Approximately 40% of our children are from serving military families, most of whom are working at Imjin Barracks, home of NATO’s ARRC (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps).
Arranging a visit to Innsworth Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@innsworth.gloucs.sch.uk.
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