Head of School
Cutteslowe Primary School
Oxford
- Expired
- Salary:
- L13 – L17 (£52,930 - £58,930)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st April or 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 26 January 2018
Job overview
Are you currently a Deputy/Assistant Headteacher, a Headteacher of a small school or an experienced senior leader who is looking for their next exciting leadership challenge?
Cutteslowe Primary School need an exceptional Head of School with a clear vision and a passion for working with children within primary education. The successful candidate will provide leadership of learning, manage the day-to-day operation of the school and, with the Executive Headteacher, play a major role in our strategic development.
Do you have a proven track record of working effectively with children? Can you motivate and support children to learn? Can you inspire and lead a team to provide an excellent education? If so, we can offer the right candidate enthusiastic children and staff, newly refurbished and extended school buildings with extensive outdoor spaces and committed Cutteslowe School Friends and Governors. The successful candidate will also benefit from a professional development package which includes access to a professional leadership coach.
Cutteslowe Primary School also works in partnership with Oxford City Council. On being recruited to the role of Head of School, candidates will be able to apply for an equity loan of up to £75,000 to buy a property on the open market. Further information is included in the application pack.
The school is part of the growing River Learning Trust. We have a particularly strong partnership with Wolvercote Primary School which is also led by our Executive Headteacher. The River Learning Trust can offer candidates exceptional opportunities for professional and personal development. We pride ourselves on supporting staff to be highly successful, recognising that success comes in a wide variety of ways, creating a culture of continual improvement where we look to provide the best possible educational experience for all our children. We currently have a number of support staff and teachers who are gaining additional qualifications. To find out more about our Trust visit http://www.riverlearningtrust.org/recruitment/.
To find out more about this role and the school, please visit our website http://www.cutteslowe.oxon.sch.uk/current-vacancies/
To arrange a visit to the school please contact Lynn Matthews on 01865 558944.
Application forms should be posted to Nicky Ward (Business Manager) or emailed to nicky.ward@cutteslowe.oxon.sch.uk
Closing Date: 12 Noon on Friday 26th January 2018
Interview Date: Monday 5th February 2018
Attached documents
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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