Headteacher

Ref: SCH02002

Required 1 September 2019 or sooner if possible.

The Governors invite applications for the post of Headteacher of our outstanding Church of England Primary School. Barrowford is a thriving Pendle-side village with excellent motorway links.

We offer:

- a friendly and welcoming school

- enthusiastic and motivated children

- a dedicated staff team with a record of delivering excellent education

- strong links with the Church and community

- a supportive school with a committed governing body that will give you opportunities and encourage continued professional development

- a modern building and excellent facilities.

We are looking for a Headteacher who:

- has substantial and current experience as a senior leader in a primary school

- is a practising Christian who will sustain and develop the ethos and values of this Church of England School

- will develop the principles, strategies and practice of self-improvement and self-evaluation

- will build upon and sustain effective relationships with parents, carers, church, other schools and partners and the broader community that enhance the education of all pupils

- can provide evidence of regular, recent and appropriate professional development for the role of Headteacher.

MISSION STATEMENT

'In God's Love We Grow'

To be a School where everyone grows in God's love and achieves their full potential.

Pre-interview visit for shortlisted candidates: Monday 25th February, 2019. It is possible that shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake some selection tasks on the pre-interview visit.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

Visits to the school are welcome and strongly recommended. These can be arranged by appointment via the school office on 01282 614462.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'.

Interview date: 26 February 2019.

Application forms can be downloaded online or can be requested from/returned to: recruitment@btlancashire.co.uk. Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 - details of any criminal record spent or unspent should be sent to the chair of governors at school address by the closing date.

Closing date: 31 January 2019 at 12 noon.