Skip to main content
Tes home
SearchBack to search
Headteacher

Headteacher

Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School

Slough

Salary:
Leadership scale L26- L32 (Fringe)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2023
Apply by:
16 January 2023

Job overview

Headteacher

Leadership scale L26- L32 (Fringe)

Full time, permanent position

To commence 1st September 2023


Penn Wood Primary School & Nursery is a successful, thriving school. We have a committed team of staff, supportive parents, and a strong Governing Board. Our children learn well and behave well.

We are a Local Authority Community School and our incredible learning environment evolved as part of a PFI building project in Slough. We have our own woodland and pond area, and the grounds are beautifully landscaped through the year. We have a sensory room and ‘The Nest’ to support children with a variety of needs.

 

We are looking for an experienced candidate with strong knowledge of the primary curriculum and assessment and who has expertise within the realms of SEND, disadvantage and safeguarding.

 

The successful candidate will:

·      demonstrate a proven track record of successful leadership and management,

·      have extensive experience of primary education,

·      possess knowledge and expertise to continue to develop the highest standards of teaching and learning,

·      demonstrate excellent communication skills,

·      abide by the Nolan principles for public life,

·      possess strong financial management skills,

·      ensure maintenance of the high quality of our facilities, and

·      be fully involved in, and passionate about all aspects of school life.

 

We can offer you:

·      a successful, over-subscribed school with a welcoming, caring atmosphere and ethos,

·      a creative and nurturing environment,

·      established, skilled, dedicated, and supportive staff,

·      children with innate curiosity and positive behaviours for learning,

·      a committed and supportive board of governors which provides an appropriate level of challenge,

·      parents who have trust in our school, and

·      a school that has long occupied a strong place in the local community.

 

We strongly encourage you to visit Penn Wood. Our pupils and staff are wonderful advocates for our school. You will see first-hand our stunning facilities, inclusive ethos, exemplary behaviours for learning, and you can then consider for yourself the growth opportunity that Penn Wood has to offer a new leader.

 

To arrange your visit to school please contact our retained consultant, Kerri Wiseman, on 07733 628155 / 01223 907979 or kwiseman@academicis.co.uk. Our outgoing Headteacher, who is retiring after twenty years of strong leadership will be happy to tour the school with you.

 

Penn Wood Primary School & Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required for this post.

This post is post is subject to enhanced safeguarding checks, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

Closing date: 9.00 am, Monday 23rd January 2023

Shortlisting: Wednesday 25th January 2023

Interviews: 2nd & 3rd February 2023

Attached documents

About Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School

Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School is a mixed, mainstream school in Slough, Berkshire, that caters for three- to eleven-year-old pupils. It has approximately 670 pupils and has received the UNICEF Rights Respecting School Award, the ICT Quality Mark and Think Schools accreditation. In addition, it is a Centre of Excellence for Talk for Writing. 

Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School was founded in 1996 as William Penn Nursery School. It now has a Governing Body, Inclusion Team and Specials Needs Team to provide a caring and secure environment for every child.   

Headteacher 

Jane Girle 

Vision and values 

The Tree of Life represents the values of Penn Wood. The school celebrates diversity and minimises any barriers to learning. The vision is "Better never stops". This means respecting every children’s individual abilities, helping to building existing skills so progress can be made across all areas of learning.  

English and maths are prioritised within each subject area, alongside language and literacy. Teachers strive to establish good thinking and ICT skills for every pupil. The school has adopted a subject-specific approach rather than a cross-curricular one.   

Ofsted report 

“Teachers work hard to stimulate and motivate pupils, making good use of information and communication technology, where suitable. For example, in a religious education lesson pupils made good progress understanding Sikhism because a video provoked good-quality discussion about what Sikhs believe and how this links to other religions.”   

View Penn Wood Primary School’s latest Ofsted report 

Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.

Applications closed