Headteacher - Full-time

Warden House Primary School, Deal

• Ref:KCC886-2307-123L
• Posted:30/01/2025
• Pay:Group 3 Leadership Scale School (L11 - 24)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:25/02/2025 at 10:00
• Interviews:12th March, 2025

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Warden House Primary School are looking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Headteacher. You will be part of our thriving community and will work with us to achieve our mission of irresistible learning for all.  We are driven to provide high quality learning aligned to our values of inclusion, innovation and inspiration.

You will be a transformational leader with a proven track record of school improvement. Leading by example, you will ensure our people  are committed to high standards for every child.

Warden House is part of Veritas Multi Academy Trust, our school to school support model commits to collaborative working.  You will embrace this in your leadership.

As an experienced leader you will be able to demonstrate how you enable people to be the best versions of themselves: to inspire, motivate and embed continuous professional development.

Are you ambitious, visionary, innovative, positive and determined to make a difference to the life chances of our children and community?  Do you have the passion, dedication and ability to continue to build on our school’s excellence and success and continue its journey of improvement? 

Do you believe education makes a difference? Do you have the enthusiasm to instil this in others? Do you have a desire to work in a forward-thinking school that is part of Veritas Multi Academy Trust? If so, we would love to hear from you.

In alignment with our values, the Trust is committed to supporting inclusion and diversity in our recruitment. We actively seek to ensure that we are representative of our diverse communities.

We are committed to flexible working and encourage applications from those wishing to explore opportunities for flexible working.

Veritas Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants will be subject to recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasize the Trust’s commitment to the safeguarding of its pupils and staff.  Posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, two satisfactory references, an adequate pre-employment health check, and verification of the right to work in the UK.  Please note as part of “Keeping Children Safe in Education” requirements, Veritas Multi Academy Trust will carry out online searches for all shortlisted candidates.

Information about the school

Veritas Multi Academy Trust, formed in 2015, is a small, primary phase Multi Academy Trust. Our schools include Warden House Primary in Deal, Pilgrims' Way Primary in Canterbury and Mundella Primary in Folkestone.

As a small primary Trust, we have a focus on working collaboratively, sharing best practice, expertise, facilities, resources and centralised business functions, to strengthen the outcomes for our children. Wellbeing is the foundation stone upon which our work is based.

Through leadership, governance and curriculum, our values of inclusion, innovation and inspiration are supported in each school and across the Trust as a whole. Our mission of 'irresistible learning for all', encapsulates our relentless focus on the quality of learning BUT also on including ALL, including our pupils, staff, parents/carers and local communities to deliver the best outcomes for our young people.

Our Members, Trustees and Governors are firmly embedded in the community and are determined to see the Trust grow to enable our values and vision to benefit more children, families, and communities.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Monique Farmery
• Address:Birdwood Avenue, Deal, Kent, CT14 9SF
• Telephone: (01304) 375040
• Email: office@warden-house.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01304 371707

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description Headteacher
• Headteacher Person Specification
• Letter from the CEO