Headteacher

Dates:  

Apply by: 13 April 2023

Job start: 1  September 2023

Salary: Group ISR L18 – L24 (£67,351 -£77,237) – Salary negotiable to reflect skills and experience

Location: Warstones Drive, Penn, Wolverhampton WV4 4NJ

Contract type:  Permanent

NOR: 435

Could you be the new Headteacher of Springdale Primary School?

In preparation for the retirement of our respected and long serving Headteacher, the Governing Board is seeking to appoint a leader with the vision and energy to lead this successful school into the next stage of its development. You will be passionately committed to ensure that Springdale Primary provides the best possible education for our pupils.

What Ofsted says about us:

• ‘There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere during lessons and pupils are keen to    
• learn’
• ‘The behaviour of pupils is good’.
• ‘Pupils are polite, happy and confident and are proud of their school’
• ‘The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and children feel safe and looked after’
• ‘Classrooms are spacious, welcoming environments and there are strong  relationships across the school.’
• ‘Pupils with SEND make strong progress from their starting points’
• ‘The pastoral support available to pupils and their families is a strength of the school’

We can offer you:

• A ‘Good School’ (Ofsted May 2019) with the ambition to become outstanding
• An experienced Senior Leadership Team with high expectations of themselves, staff and pupils
• Staff who have a good subject knowledge and are proud to work in the school
• A specialist resource base and where the provision for pupils with SEND is strong
• A strong focus on nurturing and well-being for all staff and pupils
• Parents who are positive about the school and the education that their child receives
• A school that is well managed and in a stable financial position
• An experienced Governing Board that is focused on achieving the best for the children through the appropriate balance of challenge and  support to leaders
• Effective support from outside agencies, external links to aid learning as well as the opportunity to be part of a well-established school to school collaboration

We want a Headteacher who:

• Will empower and inspire the staff and children to achieve their very best
• Can lead by example
• Is visible, approachable and has the resilience to meet the day-to-day challenges of headship
• Is able to sustain and build upon the progress made in raising standards and increasing the effectiveness of the teaching and learning
• Continues to prepare our children for the wider world, so each child is inspired and has the confidence and resilience for the next steps in their development 
• Will continue to increase the involvement of parents in their child’s learning
• Has personal and professional integrity and is not afraid to challenge to ensure the very best for our children

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who wants to be part of this wonderful school community.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Mrs Kully Mal, School Business Manager  on 01902 558810 or by email: springdaleprimaryschool@wolverhampton.gov.uk

for an appointment.

Closing date: Thursday 13 April 2023  at 0900 hours.  Any application  received   after this time will not be accepted.

Assessments and Interviews: Monday 24 April and Tuesday 25 April 2023

Completed application forms are returnable to:  HRC@services4schools.org.uk

Previous applicants need not reapply.

Springdale Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory enhances DBS and pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Springdale Primary School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.