Headteacher
South Hill Primary School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £60,664 - £69,989
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or September 2020
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2019
Job overview
South Hill Primary School is a two-form entry school located within large, beautiful grounds in the heart of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. We are immensely proud of our school and our achievements especially over the last two years. We were judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in September 2018.
‘Building Character, Learning Together’
We are looking for a creative, resilient and forward-thinking Headteacher to lead our school on a continued path of excellence and grow the culture of ‘The South Hill Way’. Our ideal candidate will consolidate our strengths and focus on our key areas for improvement, taking robust decisions in the best interests of all pupils.
We are looking for someone to lead an enthusiastic and hardworking team; someone who will be proud of their school; someone committed to achieving the full potential of all staff and every child in their care.
The successful candidate will bring:
- A strong track record as a leader across the Primary phase
- An ability to communicate a clear vision and direction for the school and consolidate and build on current successes
- A desire to maintain and progressively build upon the school’s existing ‘creative, safe, and happy’ ethos with the welfare of the children and staff at the heart of everything that we do
- A willingness to be a visible, positive and approachable presence around the school, fostering a collegiate spirit throughout the community
- The energy and creativity to drive innovation at the same time as embedding existing practices that are working effectively to promote further improvement.
We offer:
- A vibrant, warm and caring community with children who have a zest for learning and love of life and are proud to support ‘The South Hill Way’
- A high quality, skilled and committed staff and senior leadership team
- A strong and supportive Governing Body
- Parents who are actively engaged as partners in their children’s learning and in the life of the school
- A commitment to your continued professional development.
Please view our most recent Ofsted report and come and visit the school. We will be delighted to meet you, to show you around and to answer any questions that you may have. To arrange a visit to the school, please contact Emma Weston on 01442 402127 or admin@southhill.herts.sch.uk.
To apply, please send your completed application form (CVs will not be considered) to: leadership.recruitment@hertsforlearning.co.uk
Please be advised of the following important dates:
Start date: April or September 2020
Closing date: Friday 22nd November, 9am
Shortlisting: Tuesday 26th November
Interview: Monday 2nd December, 2019
Please note late applications will not be considered.
To apply, please visit https://www.teachinherts.com/find-a-job/view,headteacher_56670.htm
South Hill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2019).
Attached documents
About South Hill Primary School
- South Hill Primary School
- Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead
- Hertfordshire
- HP1 1TT
- United Kingdom
South Hill Primary School
Vision and Values
‘Building Character, Learning Together’
OVERARCHING VISION AND VALUES
We want to be a school in which:
- Everyone in the school community knows they are unique and highly valued
- High standards are expected from everyone
- Everyone fulfils their full potential
- Our children have a zest for learning, a love of life and respect for others
- Our curriculum is creative, rich and coherent and makes learning stimulating, meaningful and relevant for our children
- Our staff are skilled, creative, reflective and collaborative practitioners
- Our children embrace the future with hope and confidence
- Parents are actively engaged as partners in their children’s learning and in the life of the school
- Everyone feels safe, happy and calm
- Individuality and diversity is respected and celebrated
- We can experiment, make mistakes and have the confidence to try again
PUPILS
What sort of qualities do we want to help our children develop? What sort of young people do we want them to become?
- Motivated, responsible, enthusiastic learners with high expectations of themselves
- Contributing, self disciplined, thoughtful and caring members of their communities
- Know that they are valued, respected and trusted so they can take pride in themselves and their work
- Be listened to, so they in turn can listen to others
- Respect and value difference and diversity in others
- Polite, well mannered children, having integrity in all they do and say
- Able to work collaboratively and co-operatively with other children and with adults, learning from others and helping others learn
- Creative and imaginative, confident to use a range of media and materials
- Questioning, curious children who push the boundaries of what they are learning and are able to take risks
- Discerning, resilient young people with high self-esteem, able to adapt and relate to the changing world around them
- Ability to communicate and have outstanding interpersonal skills
- Ambassadors for school today; leaders for tomorrow
CURRICULUM
We want to develop a curriculum which:
- Is seamless from one phase to the next
- Is designed to give cohesion, meaning and motivation to children’s learning, developing the commitment, curiosity and creativity of each child
- Is creative, rich and demanding, developing the imagination and creative use of media and materials
- Is supported by ICT technology
- Encourages creativity and sporting excellence
- Enables children to develop core skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT and apply
them across the curriculum - Has a global dimension and recognises the cultural diversity of the community we serve
- Links the learning experience together into a meaningful whole by a thematic approach which stitches together the subjects of the National Curriculum into a ‘seamless coat of learning’
- Links children’s learning to people, places and issues at a local, national and international level
- Is enriched by visits, visitors, outdoor learning (Forest Schools) and numerous extracurricular activities inc. engaging with pupils from other schools
- Meets the needs of all children and supports different learning styles
- Puts learning in a meaningful context by giving pupils first hand experiences
- Enables children to gain an increased respect for the environment and understanding of the concept of sustainable global development
STAFF
We want our staff to:
- Be skilled, creative, confident professionals, enjoying the challenge of learning and providing good role models for pupils, reflecting the community we serve
- Be reflective practitioners, committed to lifelong learning
- Be empowered, engaging in active debate about teaching and learning
- Be free to experiment, make mistakes and have the confidence to try again
- Be accountable, embrace responsibility and seek opportunities for career development
- Feel safe, supported, encouraged and respected
- Be given time to respond to new initiatives
- Work collaboratively together
PARENTS
We want:
- To be known as a open school which listens hard and responds honestly to all parents
- To help all parents support their children’s learning
- To help every parent feel valued and know they have a place in the school community
- To encourage parents into school at every opportunity and to use their gifts/skills for the benefit of the wider school community
- To develop effective communications with all parents – from face to face to new
technologies.
ETHOS/CULTURE
When you walk into our school, we want you to feel that:
- We fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
- We have a strong and distinctive ‘community’ identity
- Children come first all the time
- There is a buzz of children and adults learning together
- We are ordered and purposeful in what we do but we like to laugh and have fun
- We see change as an opportunity to embrace with relish
‘Building Character; Creating Community; Enjoying Learning; Developing Skills; Eco Aware; Fitting Together Like a Jigsaw Puzzle’
January 2014
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