Primary School Head Teacher
Lower Park School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1HEThis job expired on 20 August 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2022
Closing date
20 August 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 June 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L8-L21 to be confirmed on appointment
Primary School Head Teacher job summary
We seek an inspirational Headteacher who shares our vision of a school community which celebrates diversity and nurtures a lifelong love of learning, enabling all its children to discover the champion within.
Our new Headteacher should be committed to: •The safeguarding and welfare of children in his or her care. • Working collaboratively with all stakeholders and promoting effective communication with staff, children and parents. • Developing an exciting, enriching and challenging curriculum that enables measurable pupil progression. • Ensuring the highest professional educational standards are provided by our outstanding team of staff by enabling appropriate and challenging professional development opportunities. • Keeping our school at the heart of the community and actively promoting its growth.
We would like our new Headteacher to: •Value the contribution of a wide and varied extra-curricular provision to pupils’ learning. • Encourage development and celebrate all successes. • Embrace their position within our hard-working team of staff and pupils, looking after the wellbeing of both. • Be a firm leader and great communicator, with a warm approachable nature and the ability to lead by example.
Commitment to safeguarding
Lower Park School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, any cautions, convictions or bind-overs that are ‘protected’ will need to be disclosed by shortlisted applicants when requested. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred list check.
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About Lower Park School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 280 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Lower Park School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- schoolgovernance@cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 0300 123 5036
The school is located to the south of the Greater Manchester conurbation in Poynton. Poynton sits in the green belt and the school enjoys being close to both the countryside (including the Peak District National Park) and the amenities of Stockport and Manchester.
The school has 282 pupils with year groups of 40 children who are taught across 10 classrooms. Please see the School Context Document and website for more details.
The school is currently managed by a Senior Leadership team of four who are supported by an active governing body. The staff and governors have diverse skills and experience, and believe their strength lies in a common goal: to support and care for the development of every pupil and member of staff. The consistently achieves high levels of academic achievement, but continually strives to build upon and improve on past achievements. However Lower Park is more than “just” academically outstanding. Everyone who visits the school recognises there is a buzz about the place, and the school places great importance in maintaining its core spirit.
Arranging a visit to Lower Park School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email schoolgovernance@cheshireeast.gov.uk.
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