Headteacher

Respect Resilience Readiness

Our school has a unique energy in which our students thrive and are supported to become the best version of themselves. We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and motivational Headteacher to join the team at Sebert Wood School. Our school supports 2 forms of entry from reception through to Year 6 along with a well-established governor-led nursery.

This role includes all the usual Headteacher responsibilities of overseeing the day-to-day operations of the school and ensuring the wellbeing of our whole school community. But this role is so much more than that, we are no ordinary school, and we have exciting plans ahead; one of your key tasks will be driving these forward to make a difference to more young people's lives and those of the wider school population including our parent/carer groups and the neighbouring community. We are looking for a highly effective leader who has a natural leaning towards collaborative working, alongside an empathetic style. We are looking for an individual who will excel in fulfilling the potential in staff and pupils alike and utilise an adaptive style to best meet the needs of the whole school community. We are proud of our school and are looking for someone who is an advocate of exemplary pupil behaviour and will uphold our excellent reputation, whilst nurturing meaningful and positive relationships with staff and parents. As our new Headteacher, you will demonstrate your commitment to the classroom environment and your connection to teaching and learning. You will also have a proven track record for raising expectations and achievement along with a passion for driving aspiration and vision within a school.  

Duties will include:

• leading on all strategic development of SEND
• driving curriculum for the school and a focus on SEND provision
• overseeing the improvement of Teaching and Learning
• taking ownership of the school-designated budget
• motivating and leading staff to enable a comfortable environment to challenge practice/ support for continuous growth
• ensuring high-quality education for all students
• developing new ideas for stakeholder engagement alongside the governing body
• working closely with the DSL to maintain safety
• encouraging robust and transparent communication across the whole school community including with key stakeholders and partners.

What we would like from you:

• a detailed understanding of Ofsted and education requirements
• a background in successful innovation or leading school initiatives/managing change
• a track record of leadership within a school, developing strategic growth
• the ability to model the highest expectations of conduct, safe practice and resilience
• a good understanding of all the Key Stages
• Degree and Qualified Teacher Status on a leadership scale
• a calm exterior coupled with quick thinking and effective problem-solving.

Please note as part of our interview process, we will ask shortlisted candidates to provide a short two-minute video.

Sebert Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the individuals we support. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

We encourage and welcome visits to the school for prospective candidates; if this is something you would like us to arrange for you, please contact our office manager: tracy.stobbart@sebertwood.co.uk in the first instance. We will be holding open days for visits on 7 / 8 July 2022.

As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments, we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact Emma Eynon on (01473) 263943.

For further information about our school, including our values and policies, please visit www.sebertwoodschool.co.uk

For further information or an application pack, please contact Headteacher Recruitment at: headships@suffolk.gov.uk or (01473) 263943

Closing date: 2 September 2022.

Interview date: 19/20 September 2022.

All vacancies appear on: www.suffolkjobsdirect.org

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are also committed to flexible working.

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