Headteacher
We are looking for a new headteacher to lead a wonderful Primary School.
We are part of The Mast Academy Trust whose values are rooted in collaboration and child centred decision making. The appointed person will receive significant support from the Trust and will work as part of a team of headteachers who all share the same beliefs and work towards a common goal. We also have an ambitious and committed Governing Body who are ready to work with the new headteacher to ensure Scholes Junior and Infant School is the school of choice.
We are looking for someone with ambition and drive; resilience and emotional intelligence and the ability to inspire and motivate our people. You will need to have experience at senior leadership level, and most importantly a commitment to ensuring children are at the heart of every decision.
In return we can offer you:
· The opportunity to work with fantastic pupils who are eager to learn.
- Committed staff and a strong and supportive Governing Body.
- Support from experienced headteachers and a committed and professional trust board.
- A commitment to professional development opportunities.
- Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
- Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
- Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
- Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
- Death in service benefit.
If you would like an informal discussion with the CEO prior to applying for this position, please contact Claire Gray at cgray@themast.co.uk or telephone 01484865444 and ask for Claire Gray.
Visits are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Scholes Junior and Infant School on T:01484 682190. We anticipate being able to offer visits on Wednesday 12th and Friday 14th February 2025.
In addition, we encourage you to visit the school and Trust websites: www.scholesji.org.uk and www.themast.co.uk respectively.
Interview Date: 6 March 2025
Other Information
The Mast Academy Trust’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements, where the role allows. We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff.
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff.
Headteacher role Information
Please note this advert may close earlier than the date advertised if a significant number of suitable applications are received.
Interviews will be held: Day 1 - 6th March 2025
Day 2 - 7th March 2025
Application Instructions:
- Apply via the Trust’s online application form below only. Separate submissions or supporting documentation will not be accepted. Provide all information within the relevant sections of the application form.
- Once you have completed every section of the application form, you can save the form to your Microsoft account to make any edits prior to submission.
- As the application form is hosted on Microsoft Forms, you may wish to copy and paste any larger sections of text into the form.
Application Requirements:
In addition to personal details, educational achievements, and employment history, you are required on the application form to provide clear and concise examples (in no more than a total of 2000 words) demonstrating how you meet the following areas:
- Qualities relevant to the post
- Experience of change management and people-centred decision making
- School improvement experience and impact
- Experience of, and commitment to, collaborative working
- How you meet the leadership standards as specified in the Mast Academy Trust professional standards document (provided with the job pack)
- Additional factors including continual professional development