Headteacher
Holmesdale Community Infant School
Surrey
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Group 3 School £52,590 - £71,118
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019
- Apply by:
- 11 February 2019
Job overview
Holmesdale Community Infant School and Greensand Multi-Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an inspirational Headteacher from September 2019 to join this outstanding school.
Holmesdale Community Infant School is a successful and popular school where everyone works hard to ensure that the children are safe, secure and part of a friendly and caring community. We want the children to be happy and excited about coming to school to learn and to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding across a wide curriculum. We aim to challenge and inspire every child.
We are a founder member of the Greensand Multi-Academy Trust, a group of local schools who are committed to challenging, supporting and collaborating with each other to enrich the lives of our children.
We are also part of the South East Teaching Schools Alliance (SESTA). This means that we work with five other local outstanding schools and colleges to provide support and professional development for schools in the local area.
We are looking for someone who has:
• the drive, vision and ambition to achieve excellence for all our pupils;
• an excellent understanding of teaching and learning;
• proven leadership qualities and the ability to challenge, inspire and motivate colleagues;
• a proven record as an imaginative, innovative, resourceful and decisive leader;
• an understanding of the current educational climate;
• a desire to work within the Multi Academy Trust structure.
We can offer:
• a lively, vibrant and creative school with the success of all children at its heart;
• a strong experienced leadership team who will support our new Headteacher;
• hardworking, talented staff who help and encourage children to succeed;
• a supportive Governing Body;
• the benefits of being a member of the Greensand team of Headteachers;
• excellent CPD opportunities within SESTA and the Trust.
If you think you have these qualities we would be delighted to receive an application from you. Please take the time to look at the application information and our school website to help you decide whether Holmesdale might be the right school for you. If you would like to tour the school in advance of application, please contact the school to arrange this. The existing Headteacher, Sarah Beasley, will also be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 11th February 2019
Attached documents
About Holmesdale Community Infant School
• To enable each child to learn as effectively as possible and enjoy his/her learning
• To develop a sense of a ‘Holmesdale family’ as well as an individual sense of self-worth and achievement
• To create a community that cares, is fair, and is tolerant of others
• To provide a foundation for life-long learning
VALUES/PRINCIPLES
Values that we wish to influence and promote with the children are:
• Enthusiasm and enjoyment for learning
• Desire to learn
• Enquiry and curiosity in learning
• Openness and optimism
• Sharing and learning together
• Self-esteem, honesty, integrity and trust
• Tolerance, accepting the values of others, courtesy, trust and compassion
• Respect for others, their surroundings and the environment
Some key values and principles shared by staff are:
• Valuing learning
• Developing each person’s skills, talents and learning styles
• Working together as a team
• Consistent application of an agreed set of policies
• Staff and children working and learning together
• Self-evaluation and a desire to improve on our previous best
• Respecting each other as professionals
• Improving the quality of our children’s experiences, their progress and achievement
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