Headteacher

Teaching Vacancies; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture & ethos

Diversity in school community

Work-life balance

Pension schemes

Religious observance leave

CPD opportunities

Gold IIP Award

Free Parking

Tea/coffee for staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Thatcham, United Kingdom seeks a strategic school leader to drive progress and secure high standards. You will lead staff, promote a positive ethos and ensure the school vision and improvement plans are implemented effectively.

The role emphasizes safeguarding commitments and maintaining a supportive, inclusive learning environment for pupils and staff. Excellent CPD opportunities and generous pension schemes are highlighted.

Qualifications

• Lead, motivate and inspire staff to drive the school forward.
• Create and implement a strategic plan with financial planning to raise standards and pupil progress.
• Promote the positive ethos reflecting commitment to high achievement and effective learning environments.
• Ensure the school's vision, improvement plan and self-evaluation are clearly articulated and acted upon.
• Demonstrate the vision and values of the school in daily work and during changes that improve standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and inspire staff to drive the school forward.
• Create and implement a strategic plan with financial planning to raise pupil progress.
• Promote high achievement and an effective learning environment.
• Ensure the school vision and improvement plan are understood and acted upon.
• Monitor action plans and other policy developments to ensure effective implementation.

Skills

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Staff motivation

Promoting high standards

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

To lead, motivate and inspire staff; promoting the development of team work and collective responsibility to drive the school forward.

• Create and implement a strategic plan, underpinned by sound financial planning, which identifies priorities and targets for ensuring that pupils achieve high standards and make progress, increasing teachers' effectiveness and securing school improvement.
• To promote the positive ethos which reflects a commitment to high achievement, effective learning environment and good relationships.
• Ensure that the schools vision, school improvement plan and the self-evaluation process are clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon.
• Demonstrate the vision and values of the school in every day work and practice and especially when implementing change and improvements in standards.
• Ensure monitoring of action plans and other policy developments are effectively implemented.

What the school offers its staff

Enthusiastic, motivated and intelligent students

• An outstanding culture & ethos where students & staff enjoy & achieve
• A socially and culturally diverse school community
• A school dedicated to managing workload to provide a work/life balance
• Generous Pension Schemes for staff - TPS for Teachers and LGPS for Support staff
• Paid leave for Religious observance e.g. Diwali, Eid, Vaisakhi, Hanukkah etc.
• CPD opportunities for all staff
• Gold IIP Award & IIP Champion reflects personalised and nationally recognised CPD
• Free Parking
• Free tea/coffee for all staff

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provider, Health Assured which is available to ALL employees free of charge and offers:

• Emotional Support with Relationship and family issues or worries
• Loss, including loss of job, friend or family member through bereavement
• Financial concerns, budgeting, borrowing or tax credits
• Work life & Health including Stress Management

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.