Headteacher

Closing Date

27th October 2023

Salary

L18 - L24  (with the possibility of an additional enhancement dependent on experience)

About the role

Southwold Primary School is looking for a dynamic and confident leader who has the determination, energy, and skill to make a difference. The successful candidate would benefit from mentoring from an experienced Executive Headteacher as well as support from the Headteachers at our partner schools, whilst retaining the autonomy to lead and grow the school to fit the needs of its local community.

Who are we?

Southwold Primary School works in close partnership with two other Hackney schools, Orchard Primary School and Hoxton Garden Primary School, in a hard federation with a joint Governing Body. All school leaders have a federation contract and work on one school site. They have their own leadership teams who work together with the common aim of giving children the very best. We have set an ambitious vision for the future and have very high expectations for what can be achieved with the benefits of shared expertise. The successful candidate would benefit from mentoring from an experienced Executive Headteacher as well as support from the Headteachers at our partner schools, whilst retaining the autonomy to lead and grow the school to fit the needs of its local community. We are looking for a dynamic and confident leader who has the determination, energy, and skill to make a difference.

Southwold Primary School is situated in Hackney with convenient transport links to the city and wider London. Despite its proximity to the City of London, it serves a community that offers challenge, with a wide range of community languages spoken and high levels of deprivation. In 2019 Southwold received an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report and attainment at Key Stage 2 is consistently well above national averages. It is a happy school serving 376 pupils with a strong reputation amongst the local community. We are seeking someone who can inspire confidence and holds the ambition and know-how to take the school to the next stage in its journey.

We have a very skilled team of committed and professional teachers and leaders who work incredibly hard. However, there is always much to do. We need to continue to raise the standards and achievement for our children to ensure that they get the best start in life and further enhance and develop our curriculum opportunities. We take our role in improving the aspirations of our children and realising the ambitions of our staff very seriously. If you have a proven track record of leadership, are hardworking, and hands-on, have the ability to develop an effective team, and are able to quickly build effective working relationships with others then we would love to hear from you.

What we offer

• A genuine opportunity to lead and make a difference, with the autonomy to make the operational decisions that will enable the school to achieve the next stage in its journey of excellence.
• A supportive and experienced Federation leadership team including mentoring and support from the Executive Headteacher to ensure that you are successful.
• Opportunities to work with our partner schools and other Associate Headteachers as part of a wider team committed to ensuring the best outcomes for pupils and the best professional development for staff.
• A well-organised setting with a professional team of teaching and administration staff to support you.
• A fantastic community and children with exemplary learning behaviours who deserve the best.

Who we are looking for

In particular, we are looking for someone who is:

• 'Hands on' and committed to improving outcomes for children.
• Able to effectively deal with a diverse range of stakeholders and needs.
• A team builder and confident communicator.
• Aspirational and able to instil ambition for children in others.
• Systematic and able to hold others to account.
• Proactive rather than reactive with the ability to work to a longer term strategic view.
• Knowledgeable about effective teaching which inspires confidence and respect in those around them, with evidence of impact in previous roles.

To find out more and to apply, please download the supporting documents.

We look forward to receiving your application!