Headteacher

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; Tumby Woodside; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Homefields Primary School seeks a Headteacher to provide visionary leadership, building on strong foundations to deliver exceptional academic outcomes while sustaining a warm, values-led culture.

You will lead curriculum design, develop staff, use data to drive progress, uphold safeguarding, and broaden the school's offer to rival top independent prep schools within EMET.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in a primary education setting with impact on standards.
• Evidence of curriculum expertise and academic rigour; belief in outstanding teaching driving outcomes.
• Senior leadership experience in a school, with proven impact on performance.
• Ambitious leadership style benchmarked against top schools nationally, not just locally.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive an ambitious vision for academic excellence through rigorous curriculum design and teaching.
• Lead, develop and hold to account a staff team, building leadership capacity at all levels.
• Use data and evidence to track pupil progress and intervene early where needed.
• Sustain outstanding behaviour and uphold the school's values of kindness, courage and respect.
• Broaden academic, cultural and enrichment offers to compete with leading independent schools.

Skills

Curriculum design

Staff development

Data driven leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Safeguarding

Strategic thinking

Education

NPQH or equivalent

Job description

Starting Date: Easter 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter

Job Purpose

The Headteacher will provide visionary, ambitious leadership for Homefields Primary School, building on its strong foundations to deliver academic outcomes and breadth of opportunity that rival the best of the independent sector, while sustaining the school's warm, values-led culture.

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 that 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.