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Head of School

Head of School

Genesis Education Trust

Waltham Forest or Barking

Salary:
L16-L20
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April or September 2022
Apply by:
18 February 2022

Job overview

We are seeking a confident and inspiring leader to join our senior leadership team. Do you have what it takes to engage and inspire our curious and eager young learners? Can you lead our caring, Christian school? As an experienced and visionary leader, you will be able to continue to raise the quality of teaching and learning and help our children to reach their full potential. 

The Genesis Education Trust is an expanding collection of outstanding and good Church of England schools in east London with a fantastic track record of training and progression opportunities. 

You will join our vibrant and forward looking team of highly dedicated, collaborative and supportive colleagues who have the drive to make a real difference to our pupils.

Our new Head of School will need to show:

• Successful teaching and leadership experience 

• Commitment to schools improvement and raising achievement for all

• Skills to monitor, evaluate and report on standards of attainment, learning and teaching   and data analysis

• Ability to self-evaluate and self-improve 

• Detailed knowledge of teaching and learning and an ability to move the practice of others forward

• Experience of leading teams of staff

• Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues

• Effective communication skills to connect successfully with parents and the wider community  

• Talent to think creatively and imaginatively, anticipating and solving problems

• Ability to encourage constructive relationships between all members of the school community, promoting equal opportunity, as a flexible and positive leader

• Support for our Christian ethos and be able to continue the strong links with our churches 


We can offer: 

• A welcoming school

• Close links with the church and local community

• Enthusiastic, well-behaved pupils who are eager to learn

• Hardworking, motivated and positive colleagues. 

• A well informed and supportive governing body who are committed to the development of all staff

• Supportive parents with high aspirations of their children and our school

If you share our vision of delivering a high quality and distinctive education, it would be great if you could come and visit us prior to application.  Please contact Miss Alison Brown (contact details below) and let us know the dates and times when you can visit.  We look forward to hearing from you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated deadline.


Interviews will take place February 24th 2022


Attached documents

About Genesis Education Trust

+44 208 521 1066

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Genesis Education Trust is an expanding collection of outstanding and good schools in East London with a fantastic track record of training and progression opportunities. 

The Trust comprises St Mary's C of E school and St Saviour's C of E School  in Walthamstow and St Margaret's C Of E school in Barking.

Genesis website: http://www.genesistrust.net/

 St Saviour's website: http://www.stsaviourscofe.org/

St Mary's website: https://www.stmaryscofe.org/

St Margaret's website: http://www.st-margarets-barking.org.uk/

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