Headteacher

“Inspiring minds, achieving excellence, nurturing faith”

REAch2 Academy Trust and St Mark’s C of E Primary Academy are seeking to appoint an outstanding Headteacher to lead the school from September 2022. We are seeking an individual who will support our vison for the school and enhance the already strong relationships with the local community. We are looking for a leader who is energetic and ambitious and can take the school on the next stage of its journey.

This is a rare opportunity to experience the support and network offered by the REAch2 Academy Trust and the Diocese of Southwark, while still retaining a high level of autonomy. This post would suit an experienced person looking for the next challenge and wanting to join a highly supportive MAT. The successful individual will be able to lead, motivate, develop, and inspire a school team of staff and governors who are passionately committed to giving pupils a wide range of real-life and enriching experiences, within a culture of high expectations.

What we are looking for in our next Headteacher 

We are seeking an outstanding Headteacher who demonstrates a commitment to our school ethos and vision: “Inspiring minds, achieving excellence, nurturing faith” and who:

• Is sympathetic and committed to the strong Anglican ethos of the school and its community
• Is driven by values and can exhibit deep evidence of relational leadership
• Has sound business acumen and can work with business professionals to ensure the school gives value for money
• Has experience of working in diverse urban settings with associated challenges and deprivation
• Has experience of leading and embedding a progressive and sequential curriculum in a small school
• Has experience of transforming schools sustainably and compassionately with demonstrable impact

Being part of REAch2 

There are 60 primary schools within REAch2 across multiple geographical locations, grouped into ten Clusters. 

St Marks sits within Cluster 7 and works most closely with Aerodrome Primary Academy, Robert Fitzroy Academy and Tidemill Academy. The Cluster is led by a Deputy Director of Education. Being part of the REAch2 family, you will benefit from:

• expertise and support offered by the largest, primary only, multi-academy trust in the country;
• a wide range of professional development opportunities and the opportunity to work with some of the best educational professionals in the country;
• a personal coach
• access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family
• membership to ‘perks at work’

REAch2 will offer you the kind of rewards you can only find in a Trust that is improving the prospects and life chances for thousands of children across the country. 

To find out more about the school and REAch2 we strongly advise that you visit our websites:

 https://www.stmarkscofeprimaryacademy.net   

https://reach2.org  

Informal and confidential discussions are strongly encouraged and welcome. Unfortunately, due to the school’s Easter holiday, the only available visit to the school will be on Friday 8th April. Visits to the school after Easter will only be available for shortlisted candidates.

Please contact Justin Burtt, (Deputy Director of Education for REAch2) at justin.burtt@reach2.org and/or 07503 925439.

Between Wednesday 6th April and Tuesday 12th April please contact Gill Ellyard (Director of Education for REAch2) at gill.ellyard@reach2.org and/or 07784 090235

Application Form: Please complete a REAch2 Application Form, available on REAch2 and as an attachment on the advert and return to HRSupport@reach2.org