Vice Principal
Meadhurst Primary School, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 1LP11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £65,188.00 - £71,665.00 Annually (FTE) Excellent Benefits
Vice Principal job summary
In joining our senior leadership team, alongside our Principal, you will provide inspirational leadership that will further improve Meadhurst Primary School for the children it serves. You will bring with you experience of excellent practice in teaching and learning and in providing opportunities for children, helping to ensure that the school is a hub of the fantastic local community of which we are so proud. You will be dedicated to inclusive practice and have the highest expectations for an outstanding education for all children, regardless of need or starting point in life. We are looking for a strategic thinker and visible leader, with a strong moral purpose to take a key role in moving our school to the next level. You will need to be an excellent communicator and enjoy empowering others.
You will already have leadership experience and enjoy working with a diverse community. You will share our belief that what matters most is that every young child should have the opportunity to achieve and become their very best. As part of The Howard Partnership Trust, you’ll be given opportunities to undertake a vital role in setting and delivering the strategic direction of the school, as well as being able to work collaboratively with talented leaders across the Trust.
In return, we can offer you exceptional support and an exciting career within a supportive and dynamic organisation. If you are a dedicated and driven leader, then do get in touch.
Closing date for applications: by 9.00 am on Wednesday 30 April 2025
Day 1 Selection Process: Thursday 8 May 2025
Day 2 Selection Process: Friday 9 May 2025
THPT value their staff highly, as reflected in the excellent retention rates across the Trust. THPT also operate an extensive Rewards and Benefits Scheme that includes Loyalty & Service Awards, access to discount schemes, membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme, and access to the Employee Assistance Programme through Education Support.
Meadhurst Primary School is a friendly school, based in Ashford Common, Middlesex, and prides itself on offering a caring, nurturing, inclusive provision where children can make progress, achieve well and develop their own unique skills and talents. Meadhurst is a three-form entry primary school and also provides access and support for pupils with a full range of Special Educational Needs that one would expect to find in an inclusive mainstream primary school, with a designated Speech, Language and Communication Centre which caters for up to 20 pupils.
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.
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 welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
We really want you to shine as part of our application and selection process, so that you can truly perform at your best and feel comfortable. Our processes are extremely flexible, so please let us know what we can do so that you can be at your best throughout the application and selection stages. Please contact Elaine Rogers or Holly Restel by email, so that we can help create the perfect environment for you for the assessment/selection process.
Safeguarding and Further Information
As part of our standard recruitment procedure, we would draw your attention to the fact that the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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 Meadhurst Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 441 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Meadhurst Primary School website
School location
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