Headteacher at Cutteslowe Primary School, Where Learning is Limitless
Cutteslowe Primary School
Oxfordshire
- £59,581 - £69,031 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Working within a supportive, collaborative Trust. Eligible for LGPS, STPCD and other benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2022 (or Sept 2022 for the right candidate)
- Apply by:
- 4 January 2022
Job overview
HEADTEACHER, OXFORD
Closing date: Tuesday 4 January 2022
Start date: April 2022 (or September for the right candidate)
Contract type: Full Time
Salary: L15 £57,986-L21 £67,183 (or higher depending on the candidate)
Contract term: Permanent
The Governors of Cutteslowe Primary School are seeking an experienced, talented and inspirational Headteacher to lead us on the next phase of our school journey. We want a leader who will share our passions, inspire learning and enhance our vision for the future.
Based in North Oxford, Cutteslowe Primary is a diverse and vibrant school with highly motivated children, staff and governors. Our pupils enjoy learning and make good progress. We have dedicated staff, excellent facilities, and a well-established Forest school. For the right candidate, this post offers an exceptional opportunity to use their knowledge, experience and creativity to empower our team and lead our school to new success.
Graded as good by Ofsted in March 2020, we are committed to achieving even higher standards and providing the best opportunities for the children in our care. The ideal candidate will continue to build on our school’s strengths and help provide a rich and challenging curriculum that inspires curiosity and teaches pupils to be lifelong learners.
Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the school and can make an appointment with the school office on 01865 558944.
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 4 January 2022
Interviews: 10th / 11th January 2022
River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.
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About Cutteslowe Primary School
At Cutteslowe, we believe in providing enriching experiences that inspire children and equip them for the challenges of the future.
The headteacher and his senior team have created a strong culture of learning across the school. Pupils and adults are keen to improve their skills and, as a result, pupils’ attainment is rising and the school has the capacity to improve further. Ofsted 2015
Senior leaders have successfully focused on raising pupils’ achievement and improving the quality of teaching so that it is usually good with examples of outstanding practice. Ofsted 2015
The central aims of our curriculum are to work in collaboration with families and the local community to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve; to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
The teaching of literacy, reading and mathematics is usually good across the school, and some is outstanding. Ofsted 2015
Our aim is to help all our pupils develop the skills needed to become successful learners, help prepare them for life in modern Britain and empower them to achieve success in the future.
Working for us
Are you an exceptional teacher or an outstanding member of support staff? We are always on the lookout for motivated and accomplished team members to join us. You’ll be joining an extremely friendly, well-motivated and enthusiastic staff determined to make our school officially outstanding as soon as possible. We can offer you:
- A positive staff culture with extremely high expectations of work and behaviour
- Well-behaved children
- A well-functioning leadership team who views professional development as a priority
- A friendly and well-motivated staff and an inclusive community in which you can flourish
- The opportunity to continue your career working alongside fabulous teachers and teaching assistants.
About River Learning Trust
Cutteslowe Primary School is a member of River Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools and a school centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider within Oxfordshire. We’re a Trust committed to the professional learning and development of staff with high-quality training in-school and through the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance.
As a school-led organisation, we are always keen to recruit and train the very best individuals who we hope will go on to become excellent teachers in our partnership of schools. We operate under the title, Oxfordshire Teacher Training and all the details of our programmes can be found at http://www.oxfordshireteachertraining.co.uk.
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