Headteacher (with possible teaching commitment) - Haresfield C of E Primary School
Stonehouse
Grade Leadership Group
Allowances (Not applicable)
Hours Full Time
Contract Permanent
Closing Date: 01/05/2026
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date 01/09/2026
Headteacher (with possible teaching commitment)
Salary Range - Group 1 - L7-L13 (£60,144-£69,593)
NOR 103
Required for September 2026
An exciting opportunity for a first headship.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, hardworking and highly motivated Headteacher (with possible teaching commitment) to lead our school community. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced leader who is passionate about delivering excellence in education and nurturing every child to meet their full potential.
With some teaching commitments, this is a permanent, full-time vacancy to join our happy school and committed team.
Required from September 2026 but may accept a January 2027 start
As head of our school, you will:
• Share our school vision and values to AIM HIGH, supporting our children to be the best they can be
• Be supportive of the school’s Christian Vision and ethos that underpins our values for learning
• Demonstrate highly effective assertive and strategic leadership and operational skills
• Understand the importance of relationships and community in a small school setting
• Be approachable and capable of building good relationships with all stakeholders
• Be an inspiring classroom practitioner, able to model expectation for excellent teaching throughout the school and be able to monitor and assess to tailor your pedagogy to the bespoke needs of our children
We can offer you:
• A small, happy, dedicated and motivated team in a warm and welcoming atmosphere with close relationships with parents and the wider community
• An excellent working environment in our idyllic rural setting, with good access to motorway links
• Well behaved children who are active in their learning and want to be inspired to grow
• A school with a financially robust status and committed hard working governors who will support you in this next stage of your career
Our children would like you to be: caring, kind and encouraging of them to reach their full potential, recognising their individual needs and qualities.
Our Parents and Carers would like you to be: someone who is caring and approachable, passionate about families and inclusion and continually raising standards for all pupils.
Our Staff would like you to be: an assertive and supportive leader and a Headteacher with an ability to communicate and inspire for universal success.
Our Governors would like you to be: a dynamic and innovative head teacher who has a clear vision for the development of our school and our school family; who is able to communicate and impactfully lead.
As a small school, it is essential that our Headteacher shares our vision and values. Visits to the school are therefore highly recommended and will be warmly welcomed by appointment on either Friday 24th April or Friday 1st May 2026.
Closing date for applications is Friday 1st May 2026 at Midday.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd May 2026.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the post. Two references are to be supplied and will be taken up before interview. At least one must be from your last or current post / teaching practice
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