30 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    To be confirmed on appointment.

  • Closing date

    13 June 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    14 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Group 3, L11 - L24

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Board of Trustees are seeking to appoint a dedicated, inspirational, and highly capable Principal with the strategic vision, leadership expertise, and personal integrity to lead the school through its next phase of growth and excellence.

The Olive Tree Primary School is founded upon Islamic values and is committed to delivering education that is inclusive, academically ambitious, and spiritually enriching. The Principal must demonstrate respect for the school’s Islamic ethos and ensure full compliance with the requirements of both Ofsted and the statutory Section 48 faith inspection framework.


What the school offers its staff

  • Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

  • Continued professional development and training opportunities

  • A supportive staff team

  • Access to the latest educational technology


Commitment to safeguarding

At The Olive Tree primary we strive to ensure that all students remain safe and free from harm and we are committed to playing a full and active part in the Multi-Agency response to Child Protection concerns.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. All posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education", an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to finance@theolivetreeprimary.com

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Additional documents

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About The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton

School type
Free School, Muslim, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
418 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01204 322370

The Olive Tree Primary School is a successful, inclusive Islamic ethos primary school located in Bolton, Greater Manchester. With a strong spiritual ethos, academic rigour, and high expectations, the school is dedicated to nurturing young people to become confident, compassionate, and equipped to make a positive contribution to society.

With our value-driven Islamic ethos and technology-driven teaching and learning approach, our school vision is ‘Believe you can’ and is strongly based on the belief that all children and adults can and will succeed!

It is our aim to work in partnership with our families to teach children to be strong, independent, self assured individuals prepared for the next step in their learning journey. For more information, or to get a fuller picture of the school, please do arrange an appointment to visit.

Through our vision, we believe that anything is achievable with perseverance and a belief that no task is too big.

Our pupils are provided with inspirational education and a plethora of experiences during their learning journey at school.

Our staff and pupils are dedicated to excellence and do not settle for anything less, they are equipped with a toolkit of skills and knowledge that will serve them through their lives.

We welcome diversity and believe in an atmosphere of mutual respect, motivation and warmth, which is prevalent across the school.

Arranging a visit to The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@theolivetreeprimary.com.

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