Headteacher
Kingham Primary School
Kingham, Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Group 2: L8–21 (£48,808–£66,517) with potential for enhancement
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2021
- Apply by:
- 13 August 2020
Job overview
Kingham Primary School, The Green, Kingham, Chipping Norton
An exceptional rural village school in Oxfordshire
Our high-performing school, at the heart of a traditional Cotswolds village, is looking for an outstanding headteacher to lead our talented team of teachers and challenge our children to become the best they can be.
This is a rare opportunity for an excellent head with natural leadership ability, or for an accomplished deputy who can demonstrate that they have the capability to take the next step in their career.
Our supportive parent community has high expectations for their children and the school, which has established a reputation for excellence across the academic curriculum, in creativity and performance, and through sporting achievement. The children are highly capable and engaged, despite the recent disruption to their schooling.
We want an astute and thoughtful leader who will deliver our ambitious vision for the school, defining and executing a carefully considered strategy providing continuous improvement and development.
You will be able to step into a strong existing operation and ensure that it remains outstanding, by sensitively transforming the way we work and using new technologies and techniques to optimise the use of our budget and resources so that everyone can achieve their full potential.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Always learning to be our best
Further information and an application pack are available by email to governors@kingham.oxon.sch.uk or from the school website.
Closing date: 14 August 2020 (noon)
Interview dates: 16–17 September 2020
Attached documents
About Kingham Primary School
An exceptional rural village school in Oxfordshire for children aged 3-11
Tucked away off the corner of the village green, Kingham Primary School looks out over woods and open fields in the countryside of the Cotswolds.
As well as Kingham, Churchill and other local villages in West Oxfordshire within its catchment, the school serves a wider area, including the nearby town of Chipping Norton and parts of neighbouring Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, subject to the availability of places.
Kingham Primary School has around 200 children in seven year groups. There is also a Nursery class offering pre-school places to children from the age of three. The school is highly regarded by parents and is rated as outstanding by Ofsted. Although secular in outlook, it has links to the local church and welcomes children of any faith.
Always learning to be our best
Our vision is of a truly exceptional education for our next generation. We aim to provide our children with an inspirational, engaging, ambitious and relevant curriculum that equips them for today and tomorrow.
We try to ensure that our school is at the heart of the community, where everyone feels good when they walk through the door and where everything is done in the best interests of every individual child.
At Kingham, we endeavour to provide magical experiences, friendships and lifelong memories. We believe that teaching and learning should be exceptional with teachers knowing their students well and challenging all students, whatever their starting point.
Our values
Inspirational
An inspirational curriculum based around exciting themes, embracing technology, utilising our beautiful outdoor environment and enriched with sport, music and the arts.
Ambitious
We aim to develop the talents, skills and knowledge students need to excel in all that they do and have the foundations to be able to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Kind
An education rooted in exceptional pastoral care where children are valued, where children care for each other, and care about the world they live in.
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