Headteacher

The Governors of Beaudesert Lower School are seeking a Headteacher, on the retirement of the current established Headteacher, to provide visionary leadership and effective management to our community lower school in the historic market town of Leighton Buzzard in Central Bedfordshire.

This 4-9 lower school, with provision for 275 pupils, is currently rated Good by Ofsted. There has been a clear upward trend in the last 3 years and we have great ambitions for the future.

This is a school in which we strongly encourage every child to seek challenge and embrace risk taking.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who:

• is an inspirational leader with excellent management skills;
• has a proven ability to be an excellent ambassador for the school;
• is able to offer a commitment to working in partnership with staff, parents, governors and the community;
• has the ability to inspire a high performance culture where achievement, excellence and inclusion are embedded into everything we do;
• has an excellent understanding of the changing educational landscape and of future challenges;

If you have the skills, knowledge and experience to rise to this exciting challenge then we would like to hear from you.

Application packs are available from EPM Ltd, email: headship@epm.co.uk or download from www.epm.co.uk

Beaudesert Lower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing Date: 9:00am on Friday 11th November 2016

Assessments and Interviews on:
Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd November 2016

Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire LU7 3DX