Sandford Headteacher

Sandford Primary School, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 5PA

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 April 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  28 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale 9 - 15 (£60,644 - £70,293 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Headteacher

Leadership Scale 9 - 15 (£60,644 - £70,293 FTE)

Permanent, Full Time Position (0.8 FTE will be considered) to include aminimum of 0.2 FTE teaching commitment.

The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to appointing an individual who has:

• Excellent leadership, management, communication, and personal skills.

• Drive and commitment to ensure the school succeeds.

• Track record as an outstanding teacher and leader.

• Deep knowledge of teaching and learning.

• Determination to ensure no learner is left behind and all learners reach their potential.

• Good understanding of all aspects of the curriculum.

• Ability and desire to lead in all academic, pastoral, and business matters.

• Total commitment to ensure the safeguarding of all children and thorough knowledge and experience of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Role.

• Ability to lead and inspire colleagues and demonstrate success as part of a leadership team.

What the school offers its staff

It is an exciting time to join the Wessex family as we grow, we can offer:

• Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities.
• Extended Leadership and other opportunities to develop your career.
• Excellent collaboration across Trust Schools, extensive learning communities and specialist subject leads to enhance the learning of our young people and enhance your personal development.

• Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme.
• A staff assistance programme with specialist provider, Carefirst who provide a 24/7 freephone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee.

If you are a strategic thinker with the skills, ability, and passion to support young people and colleagues to achieve and flourish within a superb school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To apply for this position, please complete a teaching staff application form, (available on our website), together with a letter of application for the attention of Mrs Libby Fidock (Deputy Chief Executive). Applications should be returned by email to HR@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, early applications are welcomed.

If you wish to discuss the role informally prior to making an application, please contact the HR team on the above email address.

Closing date: 10 April 2025 8 am

Interview dates: 23 and 24 April 2025

The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Commitment to safeguarding

Sandford Primary School is extremely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Sandford Headteacher Brochure.pdf - 1.07 MB (opens in new tab)

About Sandford Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 148 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sandford Primary School website
• Email address: hr@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sandford-primary-school-winscombe

Beautiful village Primary School in North Somerset.

Arranging a visit to Sandford Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk.

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