Headteacher

Location:             Bradford, West Yorkshire             

Salary:                  L26-L32 (£81,927 - £94,898)       

Contract type:  Full time                                             

Contract term: Permanent

Closing date: Monday 30th January 2023 at 9.00am

Interview date: 2nd, 3rd (and possibly 6th February 2023)

Job starts: Easter 2023 (later start by negotiation) 

Are you an ambitious senior leader looking for a new challenge? Are you driven to make a difference? Do you believe passionately in investing in people so that they can continue to grow professionally?

 This is an exciting time to join our Trust and work with us in leading Beckfoot Upper Heaton. This school has transformed since it joined our trust in 2014 and it is now ready to take the next step on its journey to remarkable.          

 This is a key role for our school and for the community that we are privileged to serve. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate an impressive, measurable and sustained record of crafting a purposeful, motivational and inclusive culture with exceptional pedagogy at the heart. They will have evidence of leading and implementing strategy with rigour and clarity, investing in people and demanding remarkably high standards.   

The right candidate will be a values-driven leader and highly ambitious for the school, they will have evidence of impact at each stage of their career. They will have an unswerving belief that all students and staff can do, if supported and challenged in the right way. They will be committed to their own lifelong learning and development and to ensuring the school is a place where all can belong.    

Once appointed, the successful candidate will be further supported and challenged by the CEO and her executive team in driving forward all aspects of improvement in the school. 

Why join us? 

We are currently a diverse family of 10 schools; Primary, Secondary and Special. We are proud of our clarity around our principles of alignment and our respect for diversity at an individual and school level. This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words. All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today. If you are hungry to develop yourself further as a Trust leader, if you embrace high accountability and ownership, whilst having the humility to do whatever it takes to make a difference, this is the role for you.   

If you are interested in this role, please make an appointment to either speak to the CEO by phone or Microsoft Teams or to visit the school (we appreciate some people would rather keep interest private). Please contact Jill Vinnicombe, Executive PA to the CEO, on 01274 771444 Ext 19019 or by email at becjxv@beckfoot.org .

 Please complete our online application form and send in a formal letter addressed to the CEO explaining how your experience to date prepares you for the role, why you want to work for Beckfoot Trust and your vision for the school. In addition, please include a 1 page impact document that clearly demonstrates your record of measurable and sustained school improvement in your roles to date.  

Relocation expenses may be considered for the successful candidate subject to eligibility. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful staff will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.