Vacancies
Headteacher
Starting date: 1st September 2022
Salary: Group 1 Spine Points HT1 to HT7 £47,735 – £55,338 (negotiable depending on experience)
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Closing Date: 28th February 2022
Interviews: 22nd & 23rd March 2022
Chalton Lower is a successful, friendly village school, providing a values-based education from EYFS to year four.
We are a small school with currently 68 children on roll, including nursery, where everyone is known, made to feel valued and respected as an individual. They are encouraged to be the best they can be, in an inclusive, safe environment. The school’s values-based ethos promotes an inclusive environment where children learn to respect and appreciate other people, take care of their surroundings and behave responsibly.
Governors are looking for a highly motivated professional headteacher, to lead the school in its next phase. We need someone who will:
- Have a teaching commitment and prepared to teach across the school (including supply and PPA cover).
- Lead, support and challenge our whole school team in the pursuit of excellence across all areas of the school.
- Be ambitious in driving continuous improvement throughout the school including: inspiring and developing the school’s staff, securing outstanding teaching and learning, setting and delivering challenging performance targets, ensuring exemplary behaviour and enabling outstanding safeguarding practices.
- Be passionate about teaching and learning, recognise the potential in all children and demonstrate role-model practices in the classroom.
- Work with the staff, using the opportunities of our school and excellent resources, to further develop our curriculum.
Our school can offer you:
- A fantastic leadership opportunity to help further develop our popular family school.
- Enthusiastic and friendly children who are willing and eager to learn.
- Friendly, supportive and skilled teaching and support staff who are dedicated and work hard.
- Well-resourced learning environment.
- Supportive governors who are ambitious for children and work with the school to ensure the best for them.
- A thriving school community with supportive parents and good relationships with our neighbouring schools.
This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate. If you are already an experienced Headteacher, Deputy Head Teacher or have Senior Leadership experience we would welcome your application.
Visits to the school are welcome. – please contact Mrs Chapman Tel: 01525 872354 or email chalton@chaltonlower.co.uk to arrange.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including enhanced DBS checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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