Principal
St Lawrence Primary School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JP16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £71,665.00 - £82,825.00 Annually (FTE)
Principal job summary
About this Role
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and highly motivated Principal at St Lawrence Primary School, who has the commitment to bring out the best in all our children. We are looking to appoint an expert, innovative and collaborative leader, with a clear compelling vision to enable each of our children to achieve highly and to inspire both the school and community.
The new Principal will have resilience, drive and a proven track record of delivering strong educational outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring or current Headteacher. The successful candidate will receive first-rate leadership development, together with a sustained commitment from The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) to professional career development, as well as regular coaching and mentoring.
St Lawrence is a one form entry Primary school within The Howard Partnership Trust, offering inspirational education to children from 4 to 11 years. The school provides a nurturing environment where each child is valued a and a lifelong love for learning is fostered to help children grow into independent, respectful and resilient young people who strive to achieve high personal aspirations. The sense of community is extremely strong and rooted in our school values. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. St Lawrence is a small, friendly school where children feel happy and secure, are able to grow in confidence as they seize every opportunity to feed their curiosity and play a bigger part in all aspects of school life.
We are looking for:
A strong and visible leader with vision, drive, energy and high aspirations for the children and young people they serve
A proven track record of school improvement
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders including staff, pupils, parents, and the wider school community
An innovative, collaborative leader, with commitment to our values and the ability to inspire others and lead by example
A commitment to SEND and Inclusion and ensuring that all pupils receiving an outstanding educational experience
A thorough understanding of current educational developments
The ability to lead in changing circumstances and formulate strategies to deal with them
A commitment to securing a strong safeguarding culture across the school
We can offer:
Outstanding professional development
Support from colleagues at all levels who are committed to excellence and bringing out the best in all our pupils
Collaboration with successful, supportive and highly strategic senior leadership teams across The Howard Partnership Trust
An opportunity to be part of a dynamic developing organisation
A welcoming environment across the Trust
Governance that provides strong support, effective challenge and strategic direction
We are dedicated to providing a great place to work where staff and students thrive together. If you’re ready to make a difference to the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by called the THPT HR Team – Maddie or Karen on 01372 414159.
Day 1 Selection Process: Thursday 1 May 2025
Day 2 Selection Process: Friday 2 May 2025
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
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 are not accepted.
About St Lawrence Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 176 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Lawrence Primary School website
School location
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