Interim Headteacher

Job Description

Messing Primary School is a welcoming, caring, and inclusive school situated in the village of Messing, just outside of Tiptree.

Due to our current Headteacher going on maternity leave, New Hall Multi Academy Trust and Messing governors are looking for an experienced leader to step into the role and lead the community with care, confidence and creativity.

Job Description- Interim Headteacher

The Headteacher will be responsible for the internal organisation, management, and control of the school in accordance with applicable legislation, the policies of the Governing Body (including its annual budget) and the instrument and articles of governance of the School.
The Headteacher, working with the NHMAT, Local Governing Body (LGB) and School staff, will provide overall strategic leadership for the school.
The Headteacher will:
• actively support the ethos of the school through personal example and practice
• lead, develop and support the direction, vision, values, and priorities of the school
• develop, implement, and evaluate the school policies, practices and procedures
• lead and manage teaching and learning throughout the school
• ensure accurate on-going school self-evaluation to inform school improvement planning
• have overall responsibility and accountability for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils within the school

Salary

Messing Primary School, follows Teachers Pay and Conditions. The salary range for the post is L8-15.

To Apply

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office.

Application Deadline:18th November 2026 (please use the attached application form)
Interviews:23rd November 2026

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

All adults employed by the New Hall School have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). New Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

Information about the School

Messing Primary is a small, village school of 87 pupils, set in an idyllic rural setting just outside Tiptree. We are a caring, welcoming and dynamic primary school that was last inspected in June 2025 and awarded a grading of "Good". We welcome from children from the local surrounding villages including Messing, Tiptree, Inworth, Birch and Feering.