Primary School Headteacher - Woodloes Primary School, Warwickshire

Salary: Group Size 3, Headteacher range L18 – L24, per annum (Depending on experience & subject to pay award from 01/09/24)

Additional £4,965 per annum (subject to 01/09/24 pay award), in recognition of your role as a Professional Peer Coach

Membership of Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Closing Date for applications: 9.00am, 5th April 2024

Start Date: September 2024

Following the retirement of our long-standing Headteacher, we have an exciting and rare opportunity to appoint an experienced primary senior leader to the role of Headteacher at Woodloes Primary School. Our ideal candidate will be an existing and talented senior leader with a proven track record of leadership impact, which includes securing outstanding outcomes for all and demonstrating a real ambition and drive to continue improving the life chances of pupils, in line with our Trusts vision and values.

The successful candidate will also have a wider influence within our Trust as a fully trained professional peer coach (training is given for this role).

About Woodloes Primary School

Woodloes Primary School is a large and thriving two-form entry school in the heart of Warwickshire. Our ethos encapsulates high standards and expectations, excellent learning and teaching and the positive wellbeing of pupils and staff. Woodloes has a strong teaching team which is widely respected and supported by our academy community. The school was judged “Good” overall by Ofsted in 2019 with “Outstanding” for personal development and Early Years.

All of the staff are committed to ensuring that the school keeps its friendly, caring atmosphere whilst ensuring that children develop a broad range of life skills. We want all the children to become confident, independent learners who show respect for one another and can talk articulately about their feelings and ideas. The Headteacher will further develop a positive culture and ethos where each child will be inspired and enabled to do well, and their progress supported every step of the way.  

The school is part of the Community Academies Trust (CAT)- an organisation comprising of thirteen primary schools, and three secondary schools. We are driven by a desire to lead rather than follow, and to be beacons of outstanding local provision, which our community can rely on for the excellent education we provide for our children. We have a proven track record of achieving excellence and, as Headteacher of Woodloes Primary School, you will be supported by expertise from across the trust and also contribute to our work as a family of schools.

We wish to hear from you if you really want to make a difference and are:

·       An enthusiastic, energetic, and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at primary level

·       A motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff

·       Confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school

·       Able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance

·       A strong leader with excellent interpersonal skills, keen to work with staff across the school and Trust to ensure wide success

·       Able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders; and

·       Have an excellent working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.

What we can offer you:

·       An additional allowance per annum, in recognition of your role as a Professional Peer Coach (subject to experience)

·       Highly effective Trust-led school development support

·       Access to training, resources and opportunities through membership of the Trust’s ‘Institute of Education’

·       Trust funded professional networking, conferences, and residential opportunities to support strategic thinking and joint working with other Headteachers within the Trust.

We actively encourage candidates to have a conversation about the role before making a formal application, you can arrange this with our Director of Schools (Primary), Allyson Brown, by emailing Rebecca Shakespeare rshakespeare@catschools.uk. Visits to the school are highly recommended and you will be warmly welcomed. These can be arranged with Rebecca following your conversation.

The full application pack is available on www.communityacademiestrust.org. Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@communityacademiestrust.org.

Visits to school:

Wednesday 13th March 2024

Thursday 14th March 2024

Wednesday 20th March 2024 (pm)

Thursday 21st March 2024

Closing date for applications:

Friday 5th April 2024 (9.00am)

Shortlisting date:

Monday 8th April 2024, pm 

Visits to shortlisted candidates’ schools:

Thursday 11th and Friday 12th April 2024

Interviews and assessment activities:

Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th April 2024

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks, online checks, and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

For queries on the application process please contact a member of the Community Academies Trust Human Resources team on 01827 702 216.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6

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