Headteacher
Freshwaters Primary Academy
Harlow CM20 3QA
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Points 12 to 20 (£53,521 - £64,915)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or September 2019
- Apply by:
- 8 February 2019
Job overview
“Outstanding Education. Exceptional People”
CEO: Ms Helena Mills.
HEADTEACHER
Based at Freshwaters Primary Academy
Permanent, Full Time
Leadership, Points 12 to 20 (£53,521 - £64,915 per annum)
(we will consider applications depending on experience and skills as either a Head of School or Headteacher with remuneration based upon the appointment)
Scale point will be dependent on skills, experience & track record
Start Date: April or September 2019
The Directors of BMAT and Governors of the School are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, dynamic and passionate Headteacher to lead Freshwaters Primary Academy on the next stage of their exciting journey.
BMAT is a growing multi-academy trust supporting primary and secondary schools across Essex and East London. We exist so that the schools in our network can be freed to truly succeed – with inspired teachers freed to really teach, and confident children freed to realise their true potential. BMAT was the top performing trust nationally for Primary outcomes in 2016/17.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within an established multi-academy trust and with wonderful children and hard-working staff. Freshwaters is an open, tolerant and compassionate community, ambitious and utterly determined to use education to transform both the lives of our pupils and the economic and social fortunes of our community.
Freshwaters Primary Academy is a two form entry primary school within BMAT and is a happy, warm and friendly school which takes children from the age of 3 – 11 - rated Good by OFSTED. Located in Harlow, a very exciting town to work, with affordable property and that can be reached from London by car/train in less than 30 minutes. All schools are wedded to the co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, equality, democracy, equity and solidarity and are happy and exciting places to work.
Freshwaters Primary Academy benefits from an Executive Head, who will work with the successful candidate to ensure effective induction into the role. On-going support and training will be tailored to the experience of the post-holder, providing an ideal opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Head or Deputy Head who aspires to move into their first Headship.
The Headteacher will work with the CEO, the Executive Head Teacher and the other Heads of School, to secure the delivery of outstanding teaching and learning experiences for all children in all of the four primary schools.
The successful candidate will
• be confident, clever, inspirational, creative and articulate, with a great sense of humour.
• have a clear view of the purpose of primary education and how to deliver it effectively
• understand how to manage of a range of staff productively.
• motivate staff and pupils, leading by example
• be an excellent communicator, developing strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents, Governors and a range of stakeholders within and beyond the school
• have a well-developed working knowledge of SEND
• be able to establish an authentic rapport with children
• have a proven success record of school improvement
• be able to project authority with confidence and knowledge
• be able to offer a broad curriculum which is balanced and enjoyable, meeting the needs of our children
• promote the values and ethos of the school
• be able to balance resources efficiently and effectively in a way that maximises performance and ensures, with the Executive Head, the financial sustainability of the school.
BMAT Teachers and Leaders enjoy:
• a welcoming and happy environment in which pupils have a positive attitude towards the school, community and their learning
• a warm and supportive staff who strive for continuous improvement and better life opportunities for the children.
• the support of a highly committed, passionate and effective Executive Head
• an enthusiastic and supportive governing body
• a very positive and caring school ethos ‘Exploring together’
• the opportunity to develop distributed leadership and management
• the opportunity to work in partnership with other Heads and colleagues in BMAT.
• the opportunity to actively engage in your continued professional development and progress within the Trust.
• outstanding induction and support programmes – including ensuring all our staff are supported to maintain a healthy work/life balance
• above average planning and preparation time
• smaller than average class sizes
• access to 7 days a week free leisure facilities including swimming pool and gym
• an easy commute to and from London
• competitive salaries
• car and bicycle schemes
We strongly encourage interested applicants to come and visit our school. We would be delighted to meet you, show you around and answer any questions you may have.
Please contact Mrs Burns / Mrs Davies on 01279 454688 or email the Executive Head’s PA –
Mrs Louisa Tucker on tuckerl@bmatlittleparndon.org.uk to arrange a visit.
Preferred visiting dates are:
• Wednesday 23rd January – 9.00am and 2.30pm
• Friday 25th January – 9.00am and 2.30pm
• Tuesday 29th January – 10.00am
Deadline: Friday 8th February – 9.00am
Interviews week commencing: 11TH February 2019
Please send all completed application forms to the
HR Team via recruitment@bmatrust.org.uk
BMAT is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
About Freshwaters Primary Academy
Freshwaters Primary Academy joined BMAT on 1st September 2013. It is a co-educational 4-11 school, where pupils are encouraged to ‘be anything, dream anything, create anything, and become anything, because we believe in ourselves and in each other’.
Freshwaters Primary Academy may be our name, but everyone who knows the school regards us as The Freshwaters Family. Families who join the school remain with us year after year and we see siblings grow and develop at the school and revisit us once they have moved up to secondary schools.The school itself is growing and developing. A school that started as a one-form entry has become a two-form entry school which is oversubscribed in most year groups. Children join us in Nursery, which has recently changed to allow full-time places for up to 30 hours.
The school building is a horse-shoe shape, modern design, on one level and is set among fields and trees, giving our pupils an all-round learning environment. Our Reception and Nursery children have their own personal outdoor space, while older pupils have a climbing area and new outdoor gym!
The school is very lucky to have our own swimming pool which enables our children to establish this important life skill.
The school is undergoing an expansion programme which includes extending our kitchen area to provide healthy meals for all of our children. A further building has also been added to the grounds, which will include a small hall to be used for PE, performances and assemblies, a long-awaited library and a tech room to be used for science and cooking projects. The programme will also include a MUGA (Multi Universal Games Area) that can be used in all weathers and will promote our already very active PE programme.
Outside of school, our Parent Teacher Association are always very busy organising events to support and excite our families. Summer fetes, cinema evenings, quiz nights, discos and Santa visits are just some of the activities that form part of our busy schedule.
The teaching and support staff at Freshwaters are both committed and enthusiastic. Many of our staff members have been with the school for a number of years and the headteacher is determined to continue to develop the great work that is going on within the school and take the school forward on its journey of excellence.
Freshwaters offers children a broad and varied curriculum based around reading books. Each year group has a range of books which the children read throughout the term that are linked to other subjects. For example, a Year 2 pupil reading Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett will travel around Africa, learning about the wildlife, countries, rivers and people of this continent. Children in Year 6 get to read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and discover this important author, what life was like in Victorian England and how things have changed throughout history.
As a school, Freshwaters is open, approachable and friendly. We pride ourselves in offering support, guidance and an experience that every child is entitled to and every child should benefit from.
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