Headteacher

Location

Rochdale, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

Job reference number:

SGJ34300041

Leadership L18-L24

Permanent

Full time

All Year Round

£71,019 - £82,258

Tuesday 26th / Wednesday 27th March 2024

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Crossgates Primary School

Kiln Lane, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3HB

Telephone: 01706 654573

Email: office@crossgates.rochdale.sch.uk

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Headteacher: Mrs. Jane Norton B.Ed.Hons. NPQH.

Headteacher

Salary Range: Group 3 L18-24 (£71,019 - £82,258)

(Required for January 2025)

Are you a highly motivated and inspirational senior leader looking for a new challenge?

Do you have a real passion and desire to enthuse pupils with your own love of learning?

Do you have the experience or potential to drive a strong and dynamic Primary phase to even greater heights?

If yes, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to work with us here at Crossgates Primary School, at this exciting time in our journey to becoming a great school. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (Spring 2023) judged Crossgates to be ‘Outstanding’ for Behaviour and Attitude and ‘Good’ in all other areas.

Crossgates Primary School is a vibrant and exciting foundation Primary school located in Milnrow, where children and staff thrive, where every member of our community is valued and, where innovation, initiative and creativity are actively encouraged. Our mission statement: ‘At Crossgates Primary School everybody matters’ is at the heart of everything we do.

Our current Headteacher will retire at the end of the 2024 Autumn Term and the Governing Board are looking to recruit an experienced and committed leader who has the skills to build upon our current strengths and the vision to develop our education provision into its next phase.

The Governors would like someone who:

· Is a strong, dynamic leader.

· Can articulate and implement a clear vision for the school that will continue the school's journey.

· Has the ability to motivate and inspire our children, staff, parents and governors.

· Can bring together and develop a high quality staff team.

· Has high expectations of every child’s ability to achieve.

· Demonstrates an outstanding understanding of effective teaching and learning.

· Will ensure that all Children at Crossgates reach their full potential with an enjoyable and enriching curriculum and environment.

· Has excellent financial management skills.

· Committed to maintaining a strong, positive, empowering ethos and vision.

· Has the ability to maintain excellent partnerships across the local Pennine Collaborative.

· Committed to continue the work with ‘Investors of Wellbeing’.

The staff would like someone who:

· Child Centred, someone who puts the needs of the children over everything.

· Knows the names of all the Children.

· Supportive and approachable.

· Experienced teacher and leader across EYFS, KS1 and KS2.

· Visible and collaborative.

· Kind and empathetic.

· Committed to staff development.

· Has integrity.

· Committed to all the Crossgates family - pupils, families, staff and the wider community.

If this is the school for you, then we can offer:

· Fantastic, well-behaved pupils who are motivated to learn.

· Experienced Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.

· A healthy, well managed budget.

· A personalised programme of professional development.

· An excellent learning environment.

· A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.

· Experienced and supportive Governing Board.

· A popular and full school, often oversubscribed.

· A school that has a great reputation in the community.

· Supportive parents.

· A recent good with outstanding Ofsted.

· A school in a great position for a new leader.

The school’s vision and strategic direction, as well as other information, can be found on the school’s website.

Visits to the school are strongly advised and can be arranged through the school office on 01706 654 573.

Closing date: Friday 15th March 2024

Shortlisting: Monday 18th March 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 26th / Wednesday 27th March 2024

Completed applications forms must be returned by 12.00 noon on Friday 15th March 2024.

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation.

Please send completed applications and a letter outlining your personal philosophy of leadership and learning, how you meet the person specification and how this matches with the context, vision and values of the school, to head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk by 12.00 noon on Friday 15th March 2024.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they are declaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictions that prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able to provide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend an interview.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.

Applicants are informed that if appointed to this post their contract of employment will be with the school governing board who is the employer, and not Rochdale Council.

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£71.02k per annum