Marazion Primary School - Head Of School
Crofty Education Trust, Camborne, TR14 0HX2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L3 - L7
Additional allowances
This post includes the role of Senco
What skills and experience we're looking for
There are over a hundred brilliant reasons to come and work at Marazion School. We are passionate about every child reaching their full potential and we work hard to enrich our daily life in school with curiosity, creativity, investigation and collaboration.
We have a strong and brave commitment to the whole child and to providing a creative and ambitious curriculum. At Marazion School, we want a diverse, beautiful and happy curriculum that is inclusive and educates, with one History, taught fully, including the accomplishments of everyone.
Our curriculum builds resilience, independence, resourcefulness, creativity and empathy and aims to respect uniqueness and individual talents. Young children need to be encouraged to be themselves: we must talk; listen; support. Our children have a voice and they know it is heard. We adapt our curriculum to meet the needs of our children. We value the importance of an enriched curriculum bespoke to our school created with input from all of us, supporting the whole child to be the best they can be. These experiences are essential for children to be happy and to thrive, learn and be successful.
We are looking for a Head of School who:
will continue this creativity and ambition
sees collaboration as a powerful tool for school improvement
understands that we all need to have a voice and know that it is heard
has the ability to include everyone
has the vision to ensure that adults and children are happy and are thriving.
You will need to have the passion, drive and commitment to take our school on the next part of its journey, which is to respond with innovation to fluctuating numbers on roll; with imagination in the development of the outdoor spaces and places on the school site and through coalition and alliance, managing the voluntary conversion to Crofty Education Trust. This role demands that you work effectively with our stakeholders, building outstanding relationships at all levels.
This is a full-time permanent post offered from 1st September 2025. The post includes the role of SENCO. We can offer a family atmosphere, the chance to work with a wonderful, warm, friendly team and a stunning location on the Cornish coast. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged, please call 01736 710618 to make an appointment. Please also visit www.croftymat.org you will be able to view an attached Applicant Pack with personal specification and job description, which tells you more about how we live, learn and laugh by the sea.
Please apply using the Cornwall Council application form attached and send to human.resources@croftymat.org
We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced CRB/DBS disclosure.
Closing date for applications: Monday 25th November, 2024 @ noon
Interview Dates: Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th December, 2024
What the school offers its staff
When working at Marazion School you can expect:
Happy children and adults, working to be the best they can be
A warm, friendly team who have built a strong, brave school community together through collaboration
An experienced and passionate Governing Board
A culture that encourages and supports creativity and high ambition
A strong ethos, strong values and aims, which demand trust, honesty and respect
A diverse, beautiful and happy curriculum that educates, including the accomplishments of everyone
Robust appraisal and professional development, with CPD driving the school forward
A stunning location on the Cornish coast, working in an amazing local community
Access to the teacher’s pension scheme.
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 human.resources@croftymat.org
CVs are not accepted.
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About Crofty Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- human.resources@croftymat.org
- Phone number
- 01736710618
Multi Academy Trust
Arranging a visit to Crofty Education Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email human.resources@croftymat.org.
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