Headteacher

Teaching Vacancies; Bopeep; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational organization is seeking an ambitious Headteacher for Holy Innocents Catholic Primary. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience, a commitment to improving educational standards, and the ability to empower staff. In return, the school offers a supportive environment and access to professional services. Join a team that values collaboration and excellence in line with Catholic values.

Benefits

Generous Teachers Pension Scheme

Supportive Executive Leadership Team

Professional services access for HR, finance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Senior Leadership Team.
• Demonstrated success in leading school improvement.
• Ability to empower staff in the school's journey.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive culture focusing on collaboration.
• Work with Executive Team and other Headteachers.
• Shape the educational landscape within the area.

Skills

Leadership experience

School improvement

Effective communication

Collaboration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional candidate to become the next Headteacher of Holy Innocents Catholic Primary. We are seeking a Headteacher who is ambitious, collaborative and a practising Catholic; someone who has passion to take the school into the next stages of its development working as part of the team at our Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

You will be committed to establishing a positive and proactive culture that promotes excellence, focusing on collaboration and driving internal excellence, underpinned by our Gospel Values.

Being a Headteacher within St Oscar Romero also provides opportunity to work with an experienced Executive Team and other experienced Headteachers, networking and having opportunity to shape the educational landscape within the area.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have extensive previous experience of working as part of a Senior Leadership Team
• Be able to demonstrate success at leading school improvement and raising education standards for children
• Possess the ability to empower staff and include them in the next stages of the school's journey
• An excellent written and verbal communicator
• Align to the mission, vision and values of St Oscar Romero and the Diocese

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• Opportunity to work within a highly skilled and supportive team
• A commitment to continue with national pay, terms and conditions
• Access to the generous Teachers Pension Scheme
• Highly supportive Executive Leadership Team
• Access to a professional service with the Trust’s Central Services for school improvement, HR, finance, estates and IT

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.