Headteacher - Holtspur School & Pre-school

The governors are seeking to appoint a Headteacher to start in post on 1st January 2024 with flexibility depending on the successful candidate’s availability.

Salary: Holtspur is a Group 2 School with attached Pre-School and the salary will be in the £59,332 - £73,715 (level 12 to 21) range, dependent on experience and qualifications.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 

Applications close: Tuesday 18th April at noon 

Shortlisting completed by: Thursday 20th April 

Interview date: Thursday 27th April

About us

Holtspur School and Pre School is a one form entry primary school with excellent facilities, including a DLD ARP, a large pre-school and superb outside space. The strong, committed and caring team put the children at the heart of everything they do and are highly valued by the local community.

Our mission statement of ‘Caring, Inspiring and Achieving’ encapsulates what we do and what we believe in.

We will offer:

• Happy, engaged and positive children
• The opportunity to work in partnership with hard working, dedicated and supportive colleagues
• An excellent working environment
• Supportive parents
• Enthusiastic and hardworking PTA
• A highly supportive and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body

For more information about the school, please visit our website, http://www.holtspurschool.co.uk

About the role

We envisage the new Headteacher starting on 1st January 2024, with flexibility depending on the successful candidate’s availability.

We are looking for a Headteacher who will develop and manage Holtspur School & Pre-School (“the school”) effectively and efficiently, providing clear vision and positive, incisive and purposeful leadership and educational direction for the school.

The successful candidate will ensure the highest possible quality of education, range of educational opportunities and standards of attainment for all pupils.

About you

Education and Qualifications:

• Degree and qualified to Teacher status, currently on leadership scale
• Evidence of recent and relevant personal professional development
• Possess NPQH or is at least working towards it

Experience:

• Substantial experience of successful classroom teaching in at least 2 key stages
• Substantial experience as a head, deputy head or assistant head in a Primary setting
• Evidence of leading curriculum areas and initiatives and up to date knowledge of the primary curriculum 
• Experience of working with children with SEN

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome.

To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 674325

Email: office@holtspurschool.co.uk

Holtspur School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. A DBS check and references will be sought from the successful candidate. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).