Headteacher
Queen Emma's Primary School
Witney, Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership 15-21
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2018
Job overview
HEADTEACHER
Leadership 15-21
Required September 2018
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, motivated and dynamic Headteacher to lead Queen Emma’s Primary School. Queen Emma’s is a vibrant and rapidly improving medium sized primary school in West Oxfordshire. We are extremely proud of our commitment to providing the highest quality learning opportunities for our pupils. We are a hard working and dedicated team and our school is an exciting place to work and learn. Queen Emma’s position within the Mill Academy means that this position enables the job-holder to provide expertise across the other academies as their experience grows. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work with the Trust’s Executive Team to support the facilitation of school improvement activity across our family of schools.
Working Hours: Full-time
For more information about our school and the role, please download the recruitment pack.
Queen Emma’s Primary School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance and other relevant pre-employment checks.
As our commitment to professional development is second to none, the successful candidate can be assured of receiving outstanding support in order to further develop their career.
Your visit to our school is warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the School Business Manager, Cathryn Taylor at cathryn.taylor@queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk
Further details and The MILL Academy Teaching Staff application forms are available on the school website (www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk) and The MILL Website (http://millacademy.co.uk). Completed application forms should be sent to jobs@millacademy.co.uk . Unaccompanied CVs will not be accepted. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kirsty Cantley, HR Manager, on 01993 848166.
Closing date: 19th April 2018 at 8am.
Interviews and assessments will be held on: Wednesday 25th April 2018.
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About Queen Emma's Primary School
Queen Emma’s is a vibrant and rapidly improving medium sized primary school in West Oxfordshire. The school was rated as “Good” at the recent OFSTED inspection in April 2024. We are extremely proud of our commitment to providing the highest quality learning opportunities for our pupils. We are a hard working and dedicated team and our school is an exciting place to work and learn.
Queen Emma's is an integral part of the MILL Academy and all staff work collaboratively with other professionals in our Trust; this team approach is central to our success. Our professional development opportunities are gold standard. The Trust invests heavily in professional development and believes it to be of paramount importance; we ensure that, at whatever stage in their career, teachers and support staff have access to high quality development opportunities.
Children at Queen Emma’s are very well-behaved, hard-working and extremely proud of their school; their enthusiasm is truly inspiring. The school is a Read Write Inc. school and delivers its curriculum through ‘Cornerstones’. Together we all work to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of all children in our care, including those who are most vulnerable. These children are a major priority and we work closely with families in helping to raise their children’s self-esteem, resilience and subsequent achievement and attainment. We want to transform the life-chances of our children by focussing on raising standards, particularly the basic skills of literacy and numeracy as well as employability skills so that our children have the best possible start in life.
All members of our school community are expected to behave in accordance with our three expectations: ready, respectful and safe. Our approach is simple and effective and our expectations are high. We would strongly encourage a visit to Queen Emma's to see how we live our values and experience our happy and vibrant learning environment. Once you have stepped through our doors, we feel confident that you will want to join us on our journey to excellence with our children.
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