Headteacher

Teaching Vacancies; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Homefields is seeking an ambitious Headteacher to set a compelling vision for academic excellence, backed by rigorous curriculum design and effective teaching. You will lead a talented staff, shape school improvement, and work with the EMET Trust to raise standards and the overall pupil experience.

We expect evidence of outstanding pupil outcomes, senior leadership in a primary setting, and NPQH or equivalent readiness for headship.

Qualifications

• Substantial track record of high pupil outcomes, preferably in selective/aspirational contexts.
• Deep curriculum expertise and academic rigour driving teaching to outcomes.
• Senior leadership experience in primary, with impact on standards.
• Ambitious, aspirational leadership benchmarked against best schools.
• Able to lead, develop and inspire a staff team beyond oneself.
• Strong relational skills with parents, governors, staff and community.
• Values-led leadership in line with kindness, courage and respect.
• Excellent safeguarding understanding and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive an ambitious vision for academic excellence with rigorous curriculum design and effective teaching.
• Lead and develop a talented staff team, building leadership capacity at all levels.
• Use data and TIME reporting to track pupil progress and intervene early where needed.
• Sustain an Outstanding behaviour culture and the school's values.
• Broaden the school's offer academically, culturally and in enrichment.
• Build strong relationships with parents, governors and community.
• Collaborate with the CEO and EMET headteacher community for trust-wide improvement.
• Ensure safeguarding culture and compliance are of the highest standard.

Skills

Visionary leadership

Curriculum design

Staff development

Data-driven improvement

Safer-guarding expertise

Relationship building

School improvement

Education

NPQH / headship readiness

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities

• Set and drive an ambitious vision for academic excellence at Homefields, underpinned by rigorous curriculum design and highly effective teaching.
• Lead, develop and hold to account a talented staff team, building leadership capacity at every level of the school.
• Use data and evidence - including EMET's TIME reporting model - to track pupil progress and outcomes with precision, intervening early and effectively where needed.
• Sustain and build on the school's Outstanding behaviour culture and its values of kindness, courage and respect.
• Broaden the school's offer - academically, culturally and in enrichment - so it can genuinely compete with the best independent preparatory schools in the region.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with parents, governors and the local community, maintaining Homefields' strong local reputation and popularity.
• Work closely with the CEO and Executive Team as an active member of EMET's headteacher community, contributing to Trust-wide school improvement.
• Ensure the school's safeguarding culture and statutory compliance are of the highest standard at all times.

Person Specification:

• Substantial track record of the highest standards of pupil outcomes, ideally including experience in a high-performing or academically selective/aspirational context.
• Evidence of deep curriculum expertise and academic rigour, with a clear philosophy for how outstanding teaching drives outstanding outcomes.
• Successful senior leadership experience in primary education, with clear evidence of impact on standards.
• A genuinely ambitious, aspirational leadership style - someone who benchmarks against the best schools nationally, not just locally.
• Excellent ability to lead, develop and inspire a staff team, building leadership capacity beyond themselves.
• Strong relational skills, able to build trust quickly with parents, governors, staff and the wider community.
• A values-led approach to leadership, consistent with Homefields' ethos of kindness, courage and respect.
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding and statutory compliance in a primary setting.
• Experience of leading a school through significant improvement in outcomes or reputation.
• Experience within a Multi-Academy Trust environment.
• Understanding of, or experience working alongside, the independent sector, and what drives its academic and enrichment offer.
• National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH), or equivalent evidence of readiness for headship.

What the school offers its staff

• A central team that removes unnecessary burden — finance, HR, estates, governance and data — so Headteachers can focus on education.
• A genuine School Improvement Framework and TIME (Trust Improvement & Monitoring Evaluation) reporting model, giving clear, evidenced feedback rather than box-ticking.
• A strong, collegiate network of fellow Headteachers across the Trust, with regular opportunities to share practice.
• Direct access to the Executive Team and CEO, and a Trust that backs ambitious school leaders to lead.

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.