Head of School

Job Title: Head of School

Location: Dorset

Salary: Negotiable 

Contract: Fixed Term (Jan - April 2025)

Are you a Senior Leader within Education, and are looking for a new role to start in the new year? This may be for you! We are working alongside  a Primary School located in Dorset, who are actively seeking a Head of School to join from January 2025, on a fixed term basis until April 2025, with potential to go permanent. If you have previous Headship experience, or you're an Assistant/Deputy Head looking for a step up, we could have the solution for you.

Key Duties:

• Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose focused on providing a world-class education for all pupils.

• Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards pupils and colleagues, and towards parents and members of the local community.

• Lead by example – with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity – drawing on own scholarship, expertise and skills, and that of those around them.

• Sustain wide, current knowledge and understanding of education systems locally, nationally and globally, and pursue continuous professional development.

• Work with political and financial astuteness, within a clear set of principles centred on the vision, ably translating local and national policy into the school context.

• Communicate compellingly the vision and drive the strategic leadership, empowering all pupils nd colleagues to excel.

Requirements:

• A Headteacher/Senior Leadership qualification (NPQH) is essential for this role.

• A UK Teaching Qualification with QTS (PGCE, Cert Ed or equivalent).

• Prior experience working with SEN/SEMH students would be desireable.

• Previous experience working within a Senior Leadership position (Assistant Head, Deputy Head etc.).

• A Masters degree in Educational Leadership is desireable, not essential.

If this role would be of interest and you would like to hear more, then please submit your most up to date CV and a member of the PWR team will contact you accordingly.

Please note, this role is not currently open for sponsorship candidates.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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