Principal

Hartsholme Academy, Lincoln, LN6 0DE

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  20 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £78,702.00 - £91,185.00 Annually (FTE)

Principal job summary

Primary Principal - Hartsholme Academy

Humility. Positivity. Ambition. Joy.

Are you ready to lead a community where these aren't just words, but a daily reality?

At Hartsholme Academy, you won’t just manage a school; you will cultivate environments of delight, joy, and fierce ambition. As the home of the highest-performing primary and secondary schools in the area , you would be part of the Harbour Learning Trust—a family dedicated to the belief that every child deserves an education that prepares them fully for an extraordinary future.

We are seeking a Principal who leads with an inclusive heart, a strategic mind, and an infectious excitement for what we are building together.

• Location: Hartsholme Academy, Lincoln

• Salary Scale: L18 - L24

• Contract: Permanent

• Reports to: CEO

• Closing Date: Monday 20th April 2026

• Interviews: Friday 24th April 2026

• Start Date: September 2026

What Your Impact Will Look Like:

• Igniting Extraordinary Potential: You will lead by example, cultivating an inclusive culture where both staff and pupils feel a profound sense of belonging and purpose.

• Crafting an Inspired Curriculum: By championing outstanding teaching, you will ensure every child experiences a journey of discovery that meets their unique needs and sparks lifelong curiosity.

• Building a Powerhouse Team: You will be a talent scout and a mentor, recruiting the best colleagues and empowering them to innovate, take risks, and thrive within a culture of professional growth.

• Bridging School and Home: You will act as the vital link between our ambitious academic goals and the families we serve, fostering a community rooted in care, empathy, and mutual respect.

• Driving Strategic Excellence: In close collaboration with the Trust, you will use your "clinical skill" to analyse data and turn it into impactful plans that keep Hartsholme at the forefront of primary education

• Foster True Inclusion: Ensure outstanding pastoral care and implement policies that guarantee diversity, equality, and a sense of belonging for all.

The Person: What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a relentlessly positive leader who possesses the emotional resilience to navigate challenges with grace and the integrity to always do what is right for our children. You must be an excellent primary practitioner with at least 2 years of senior leadership experience in the primary phase, ready to join us at this exciting phase of our development.

Please read through our recruitment pack and scan the QR code within this to read our most recent Ofsted report.

About our Trust

We are proud to have the highest performing primary and secondary schools in our area and we are honored to have been shortlisted for the TES Inclusive Trust of the Year Award. Most importantly, we are committed to improving the life chances for our children and giving them the tools and the values to lead happy and successful lives.

Our Vision to empower and inspire children, adults and communities to be ambitious, healthy and kind, dedicated to making our world a better place. The work we do is underpinned by our DANCE values and our magnificent seven behaviours;Our Fantastic Five Values D - Harbour children deserve joyful (delight)schools that ignite creativity and learning through play. We invest in colleagues to ensure success and promote lifelong well-being for everyone.A - We recruit the best colleagues and nurture talent in safe environments, inspiring our children to strive for excellence (ambition). By learning from the best, we improve and give back to our communities.N - Harbour schools are rooted in care, valuing respect and empathy (nurture). We create supportive environments where children and colleagues thrive, preparing them for the future.C - We promote pride, inclusion, and civic responsibility, celebrating diversity and community. Colleagues will experience belonging through collaboration, well-being, and continuous development.E - Success comes when colleagues are empowered to innovate, take risks, and learn from failure. At Harbour, we encourage creativity and collaboration, helping both children and colleagues achieve their goals. Our Magnificent Seven Behaviors We will act with integrity, honesty and transparency in all that we do We will trust our fellow professionals and value their skills and knowledge We will work collaboratively and encourage others to do the same We will work inclusively, building and celebrating inclusive and diverse communities We will be kind to ourselves and in all our dealings with others, acting withcompassion and empathy We will communicate regularly and with clarity with our stakeholders and with each other, welcoming and reflecting on constructive feedback from others We will be aspirational for all, wanting the best for ourselves and for everyone

Come and join our happy, values led trust that truly believes in “success and happiness for all”

Harbour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks and enhanced DBS.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hartsholme Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 354 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hartsholme Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hartsholme-academy

Welcome to Hartsholme Academy. At our school we strive to ensure that all pupils achieve their full potential and are fully prepared for the next phase of their education and beyond. We hope our pupils will look back on their time at Hartsholme Academy as a real privilege: “An Experience. An Opportunity. A safe place to make mistakes.”

Regardless of starting point and background, we aim to enthuse, inspire and challenge all of the pupils in our care with a stimulating, relevant and global curriculum. We ensure that all of our pupils are both challenged and supported in order to make real progress and to be equipped with the knowledge, skills and understanding to be able to make informed choices and have an influence on their own future. At Hartsholme Academy we have high expectations of all of our pupils and aim for the very highest standards in all areas of the curriculum, including of course in the vital skills of reading, writing and being confident and competent with mathematics.

We care for each and every one of our pupils and place a huge emphasis on the pastoral care and support we offer to all children and families in our community. We recognise that education goes well beyond the academic and put the necessary time and resources into trying to ensure all children’s needs are met before stepping foot into the classroom each and every day. This permeates through our whole school and we genuinely mean it when we say, ‘our door is always open.’

At Hartsholme Academy we have a fabulous building and exciting and stimulating learning environments that are conducive to learning that is not only highly demanding but also dynamic, collaborative and hugely motivating. But it is far more than a building with classrooms - it is a special place that is brought to life by our fabulously talented and dedicated staff team and our incredible children. Come and take a look for yourself…

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