Principal

Lime Tree Primary Academy, Sale, Cheshire, M33 2RP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £75,414.00 - £83,059.00 Annually (Actual)

Principal job summary

As an exceptional teacher and experienced leader, you will make a significant contribution to the success and leadership of our school,working closely with Bright Futures’ Executive Team and Lime Tree Primary Academy’s Senior Leadership Team to deliver excellence in education. As a Bright Futures leader,you’ll join a brilliant, supportive network of primary, secondary and special schools with outstanding practice and access to some of the best professional development in the sector through our Teaching School Hubs.

Further information on the school and the role can be found in the attached recruitment pack.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Bright Futures Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out and references will be sought for shortlisted candidates and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

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.

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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 Lime Tree Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 481 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lime Tree Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lime-tree-primary-academy

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