Job Description

DREAM REACH ACHIEVE GROW OPPORTUNITY NURTURE

HEADTEACHER JOB SUMMARY:

Are you an accomplished school leader with the vision and drive to create meaningful, lasting change? Are you seeking the next rewarding step in your career? Are you ready to lead one of the region's most exciting schools?

ABOUT THE ROLE:

St George's school is seeking an experienced leader to guide our vibrant, diverse and aspirational community. With an inclusive ethos at our core and a commitment to ensuring high-quality progress for every child, we work collaboratively to achieve excellence and realise our shared ambitions.

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate clear vision, passion and ambition for a school striving for excellence.
• Lead with integrity, emotional intelligence, and values- driven decision making
• Inspire impact through distributed leadership and a culture grounded in research-informed practice.

In return, we offer:

• A highly capable and supportive leadership team and a dedicated, supportive and skilled staff group
• A skilled supportive and dedicated Governing body
• Membership of an ambitious and newly reformed local school partnership
• Opportunities for professional growth, including NPQEL, masters study, or other leadership pathways
• A salary reflecting the significance and responsibility of this key leadership role
• A comprehensive organisation wide wellbeing package, available whenever needed
• Benefits from the Blue light card scheme.

If you would like to explore this unique opportunity further, please contact us.

A knowledgeable member of the Governing Body will be pleased to provide a full tour, share our school's journey, and answer any questions you may have. Tel: 01206 506800 (option 2) for appointments.

OUR SCHOOL:

St George's is an Early Years, KS1 and KS2 setting operating over two sites.

We are a fully inclusive community with an ethos that promotes care, nurture, and excellence in learning for our pupils, staff and stakeholders.

The school was judged 'GOOD' by Ofsted in November 2023 in all areas including SEND and quality of learning.

IQM awarded school judged 'outstanding' & a centre of excellence.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Our school is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We expect all staff, volunteers and Governors to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant)

Childcare disqualification

Disclosure and barring service (DBS)

Medical

Online & social media

Prohibition from teaching

Right to work

Satisfactory references

Suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 ( exceptions) order 1974.

Information about the School

We are passionate about our school. Why? … you ask.

It’s simple really. St. George’s School is at the heart our community. It is a well-established school with a sense of pride, community spirit and values.

It is also a school which is proud to be pushing forward; trying to develop increasingly effective teaching and learning strategies that support all of our children … a truly inclusive place to be.

We are focused on improving many aspects of school life. We promote a love of reading for all children, grow skilled writers and mathematicians and support children effectively in both their learning and well-being. We aim to provide an engaging curriculum for all our young learners through interest, breadth and depth, and offer excellent facilities, including state-of-the-art ICT resourcing. Our curriculum drivers of Confidence, Aspiration, Resilience and Experience help prepare children to learn for life.

In recent years we have completed a new capital building programme which includes new classrooms, a new staff area, improved SEN areas and new libraries. Many of our classrooms are newly refurbished … lovely places to teach and learn! With capacity for 680 children, including our own nursery, we are one of the largest primary settings in the area, and provide a true team ethos in which to grow professionally.

However, we still have much to do and believe that by working in partnership to achieve a common purpose we can continue to provide a school that is at the cutting edge of educational practice. We are graded 'Good' by Ofsted (2023) and are an Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence. We have one of the highest value added progress ratings in the area.

So, as you can see, we really are passionate about our school and recognise that through enabling inspirational teaching, learning and leadership, we will set the school well on the way to improving further still.

The Headteacher and Governing Body