Head Teacher

Head Teacher - Stoke Park Primary School

Salary: L18 - L21 on the Pay Scale (£61,362-£66,037)

Hours: Full Time, permanent

Start date: September 1st 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter

Accountability: Responsible to Stoke Park Primary School (SPPS) Local Governing Body and the Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) Executive Principal

The Governors of Stoke Park Primary School are seeking to appoint a new Headteacher to lead the school into an exciting new era.

Thanks to the work of the current Headteacher, staff, Governors and many partners and stakeholders, Stoke Park Primary School is in a fantastic position.  We pride ourselves on providing a rich, varied and innovative curriculum and co-curriculum (which includes language learning, ballet and gymnastics) with a strong foundation in the key skills and outstanding pastoral support.  Our arts and sports work are award-winning and we host a broad-based, diverse, outward-looking platform for important Early Years and Family Support. Our approach has been recently been officially recognised: it has contributed to Ofsted research into broadening curricula, thereby informing the new Ofsted Framework.  In our last two inspections (March 2017 and 2013) Stoke Park was found to be a ‘good’ school with many outstanding features, including behaviour.  

Stoke Park Primary School is a caring, energising school where pupils and staff flourish.  We have a highly skilled and passionate staff team committed to providing the highest quality of education and care for our children.  The school sits in the heart of Lockleaze, a Bristol ward in the top 30% deprivation nationally, and we have worked hard to nurture supportive relationships with families and the wider community; always responsive to the specific needs of our children. We strive to support the wellbeing of our teachers to alleviate unnecessary pressures, encourage a sensible work-life balance and allow our staff to put their energy into supporting our children and creating high quality lessons.

The future of the school is exciting with Stoke Park Primary set to join the Cathedral Schools Trust on 1st June as well as welcoming a brand-new secondary school into the community, opening on the Stoke Park Primary School site in September 2019.  CST is currently made up of two secondary schools and three primary schools, all of which are well established, oversubscribed and successful schools. It has an affiliated Teaching School Alliance providing support for primary and secondary schools across the region, offering CPD opportunities for staff. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and forward thinking Headteacher to lead the school.  The successful candidate will be strategic, creative and approachable and must be willing to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust whilst having a clear vision to move the school forward.

The new Headteacher will ideally be in place from September 2019, and no later than January 2020.   If you can demonstrate that you possess the necessary experience, knowledge and qualifications and aspire to our values and vision then we would like to hear from you.  We would consider job share proposals from two candidates, in the right circumstances.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check upon appointment.

If you would like to find out more about the school, please visit the website at: https://www.stokeparkprimary.org/

Visits to the school are strongly recommended.  To arrange a visit on Tuesday 7th or Thursday 9th May (afternoon or after school), please email: katie.connolly@stokeparkprimary.org     

Please note that we will only consider applications through TES and will not consider CVs so please ensure that your supporting statement on the application meets the requirements of the person specification. We encourage you to be succinct and to restrict your supporting statement to no more than four pages in length.

Closing date: 15th May

Interview: 21st-22nd May 2019

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.