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Headteacher

Stourfield Infant School

Bournemouth

  • £61,167 - £70,746 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
L16 - L22
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1/9/22
Apply by:
31 January 2022

Job overview

Stourfield Infant School has a rare opportunity for an experienced Headteacher with a vision for exceptional education. Serving the supportive local communities of Tuckton and Southbourne the school has historically held a position of respect across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation. A school with an amazing future in a truly incredible location of the South Coast that is waiting for an inspirational and dynamic educator to help realise its potential.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of rapidly raising educational standards and maintaining school improvement, alongside a commitment to engage positively with local communities.

At our school, children always come first. Everything we do in school is to help the children feel safe, happy, motivated and confident in their learning and relationships. The school’s core values of respecting, collaborating and aspiring underpin everything we do.

We are a member of Twynham Learning - an exciting multi-academy trust of ambitious infant, junior and secondary schools serving the local community. Twynham Learning aspires to deliver the very best for our community.  In order for our children to be able to "take on the world and win", we need to ensure that every child receives a world-class education.  We firmly believe they are entitled to equality of opportunity and have the right to experiences which support them becoming confident, aspirational and resilient whilst grasping opportunities and succeeding.  

In November 2021, Ofsted rated Stourfield Infant School as ‘Requires Improvement’. We firmly believe that with a new Headteacher, and the ever-present support of the trust, the school has the capacity for rapid transformational improvement. Within 12 months, we are positive that it can be ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ once again and deliver our vision for world-class education. Do you have what it takes to be the leader who achieves this challenge? If so, we would love to hear from you.

You are welcome to visit our school, please see the Applicant Pack for details of how to arrange this.

To apply for this vacancy, please submit an application form by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com 

Only applications on the Twynham Learning official ‘Application Form –Teaching Posts’ will be accepted. 

To discuss your application or arrange a tour of Stourfield Infant School, please contact Vicky Elsworth, HR Manager on 01202 402789 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com

The closing date is Monday 31 January 2022 at midday. We will hold a full-day of interviews and selection activities on Monday 7 February 2022.

Twynham Learning is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusiveness. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Only people who can evidence their right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy. We are committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes as part of our strong commitment to safeguard children and young people. An enhanced criminal records check will be undertaken on the successful candidate. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.


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About Stourfield Infant School

We are a large four form entry infant school with children from Year R to Year 2. 

At Stourfield Infant School the children always come first.  Everything we do in school is to help the children feel safe, happy, motivated and confident in their learning and relationships.  We believe that children thrive in a caring and intellectually stimulating environment with plenty of praise and encouragement.

The school has a highly-skilled staff team and we pride ourselves on the quality of teaching and learning as well as the excellent achievements of our children.

Our core values of respecting, collaborating and aspiring underpin everything we do.

At Stourfield Infant School we aim to help our children to do their best and prepare them for the next stage of their education.

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