Headteacher

‘Taking pride in doing our best’

Role: Headteacher

Contract type: Permanent and Full-time

Salary: L21 – L27 (£80,862 - £91,416)

After over 30 years teaching at Gateway Academy the last 15 years of which were spent leading the Academy as Headteacher, our Headteacher will be retiring at the end of the year. The Governors are seeking a suitable successor for September 2023, to continue and build on her excellent work.

Gateway Academy is a three-form entry, vibrant and successful community primary school situated in the heart of London. We are a standalone academy.

At Gateway Academy, we believe that children thrive when the entire school community – pupils, parents, staff, governors and the wider local community, come together. This ethos means that the Academy is both geographically and socially at the very heart of the community we serve. For many of our families, the Academy plays a significant role in their lives both while their children are pupils and beyond that time.

Our children come from truly diverse backgrounds and speak many different languages in addition to English. Whatever their background and circumstances, our systems and ethos enable them to succeed to the best of their ability and move on to secondary education equipped with all the tools they need to achieve and realize their goals.

We are an aspirational and welcoming school, where children learn the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to achieve both academically and in life. Our staff work with dedication and professionalism to give our children the very best possible start to their education, developing personal aspiration and a lifelong love of learning. The children, their education and welfare lie at the heart of everything we do. 

The position offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to inspire, encourage and mentor our talented team of teachers, support and administration staff and to continue to raise the aspirations and high standards for which the Academy is recognised by parents, children and the local community.

We want a Headteacher who is:

• An innovative and inspirational leader who can create a shared vision for the whole school community
• Dedicated to children achieving the very best outcomes
• Relentless in their drive to achieve continuous improvement in teaching and learning, uncompromising in their commitment to providing pupils with a well-rounded education through a creative and challenging curriculum.
• A highly effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Community focused and committed to working in partnership with parents and other stakeholders
• Ambitious for the Academy

We can offer you:

• A rich and diverse community where our children and parents make a significant contribution to the life of the Academy
• Inquisitive and polite children who work hard and achieve well
• Dedicated and highly professional staff who are eager to develop professionally and provide the best possible learning opportunities for all children
• An innovative and forward thinking leadership team who work effectively
• A well-resourced Academy with a committed and aspirational Governing Board that provides effective support and challenge to the Academy
• An opportunity to shape and lead the Academy’s response to the Government’s White paper ‘Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child’.

Gateway Academy is committed to providing a safe environment and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applications and offers of employment will be subject to relevant safer recruitment and DBS checks in line with our safeguarding policy. You must have the right to work in the UK. Online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

For further information, to request an application form and to arrange a visit, please contact PA to Headteacher, Jackie Cornelius, Email: office@gateway-academy.co.uk or phone 02077234977.

The application form is also available to down load from the website http://www.gateway-academy.co.uk/content/vacancies

Timeline

• Advertised: Monday 19 December 2022
• Closing Date: 4.00pm Monday 16 January 2023
• Tour dates: By appointment only. Bookings available between Wednesday 4 January and Friday 13 January 2023
• Shortlisting: Friday 20 January 2023
• Interview: Day 1: Thursday 26 January 2023
• Interview: Day 2: Friday 27 January 2023