Headteacher

Headteacher

Job reference: REQ002776

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits package

Contractual hours: 37.5

Basis: Full Time

Region: Salford

Closing date: 14 March 2025 at 9am

Brentnall Academy is a one form entry primary school for children aged three to eleven and is a school full of potential. It is also home to a 12-place specially resourced provision for pupils with autism.

Situated in the heart of the Broughton locality, the school has its roots as a community school and is firmly committed to continuing in this tradition. Brentnall is above all, a school family where everyone is welcome. It is uncompromising in its commitment to inclusive education and ensuring the needs of all the children are met. The vision and ethos of the school focusses on developing and fostering a caring, inclusive and nurturing environment for all, which in turn, improves achievement and brings out ‘The Best in Everyone’.

One of the greatest pleasures of working at Brentnall Academy is that each member of the school staff is committed to ensuring that every day is better than the one before and will ensure that children leave at the end of each day with a beaming smile and lots to share with their families at home.

The school has recently joined United Learning and is on a rapid upward trajectory. The support from the Academy Trust will ensure the very highest academic standards, where exemplary behaviour allows teachers and pupils to focus on the core school functions of teaching and learning. The school prides itself in its community links.

Brentnall Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.

Job description

Brentnall Academy, part of United Learning, is a one form entry primary school for children aged three to eleven years and is a school full of potential. It is also home to a 12-place specially resourced provision for pupils with autism. This post will provide an exciting opportunity for a Headteacher who wants to make a real difference to the local community.

As Headteacher you will have the opportunity to lead the school on its continued journey of improvement, ensuring you provide children with an inspirational learning environment and the very best opportunities right through their education. To support you to drive improvements you will have access to the support and resources of United Learning, including educational expertise, specialist finance, HR and technology business partners and an Executive Headteacher.

We are looking for a senior leader, who believes that extraordinary academic success is possible and can draw together a team that delivers it. As a confident leader you will have the ability to motivate others and command respect in staff and pupils alike. The school needs a leader with a clear vision, an understanding of the local community and the focus to work with the team to drive forward improvement at the school.

United Learning is deeply committed to the progress, success and safeguarding of all children and young people. We believe in serving local communities through creating excellent schools which provide outstanding education and support all the children of the area. Our Headteachers are central not only to the leadership of their school but also to the collective leadership of the Group. As a Group, we aim to offer more by working together than any single school could on its own: we aim to support and develop leaders, provide excellent professional development for all staff and offer broader experiences for children and young people.

We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. We are currently working hard to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders at headship level and to raise our proportion of women leaders to match their representation in our wider workforce. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving children’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

If you are looking for an exciting and highly rewarding role within a Group that offers excellent professional development, and if you have a strong commitment to improving the lives of all young people, we encourage you to visit us.

United Learning are working in partnership with Propelo to recruit for this position. Please contact Propelo on 01273 222 877 or email propeloleadership@propelo.co.uk to arrange a confidential conversation in the first instance. Visits are warmly encouraged please contact Propelo to arrange this.

To Apply

To download the pack and for details of how to apply, please visit: https://propeloleadership.our-careers.co.uk/

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All applications must be submitted to propeloleadership@propelo.co.uk