Principal

Saracens Broadfields, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8JP

32 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £82,816.00 - £97,531.00 Annually (Actual) L18 to L25 for Outer London

Principal job summary

Saracens Broadfields merged with Saracens Multi-Academy Trust (Saracens MAT) on 1st October 2025.

Saracens Broadfields is a well-established Primary School and Nursery which has been the focus of the Edgware community for nearly 80 years. We are looking for a Principal with the drive and ambition to take it forward and create an exceptional local school, serving its communities and families, starting for the 2026/27 academic year.

The Trust has a clear vision of enriching lives through education by developing lifelong learners who will thrive in life beyond school.

Saracens Schools are different. We take a modern and pioneering approach to individual character development through every aspect of school life. The Principal of Saracens Broadfields must embody our vision and enable all pupils to be 'the best they can be' in all aspects of life and learning.

To do this well, we are looking for someone who, as Principal, will recognise and enhance the individual abilities of each child.

Our Principal will place equal emphasis on learning with confidence, self-esteem, and teamwork so that pupils in the school can achieve the outcomes they aspire to.

Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the school. Tours will be available on:

6th January at 8.30am and 4.00pm

7th January at 8.30am and 4.00pm

12th January at 8.30am and 4.00pm

13th January at 8.30am and 4.00pm

Please contact Maida Brkovic, Saracens Multi-Academy Trust People Manager, at maida.brkovic@saracensmat.org to book a place on a tour. We'd like to know in advance if you plan to visit so we can manage numbers to make the most of your visit. You’ll have an opportunity to meet Chris Woolf, Saracens Multi-Academy Trust CEO, as well as to see our brilliant school.

For more information, please refer to the attached recruitment brochure.

How to apply: Complete the supporting statement and identify which of our values is most important in your life and why.

Closing date: Monday, 19th January 2026 at 9 am

Interview dates: w/c 2nd and 9th February 2026

Saracens Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.

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

Broadfields Primary School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children.

Our staff and volunteers will at all times show respect and understanding for the rights, safety and welfare of everyone within our community and conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS.

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 Saracens Broadfields

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 704 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saracens Broadfields website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/broadfields-primary-school

At Broadfields, we aim to provide a foundation for life in a happy, high achieving school, where all individuals have high expectations of themselves, respect each other and fulfil their true potential.

We are a school to which our whole school community, children, staff, parents and governors are proud to belong.

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