Home School Services ECT Manager

Warning - This Vacancy is now Closed!

Head of School - Full-time

Lower Halstow & Newington CEP Schools Federation

  • Ref:KCC-F44-3-L
  • Posted:16/03/2018
  • Pay:Leadership Spine L4 – L10 £42,398 - £49,199
  • Start Date:Sep 2018
  • App Close Date:16/04/2018 at 12:00
  • Interviews:26/04/18

Schools this job is for

Advert

Are you an ambitious and determined individual looking for your next challenge? Do you aspire to headship and want to take your first step in a supportive environment? This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the next phase of our federation’s journey as the Head of School at Lower Halstow Primary. As a federation we pool resources where needed to be more efficient and we work together to support each other and our pupils, but each school has a unique character. As Head of School you will have the opportunity to shape and deliver a vision for the highest quality 21st century education in the school.

We are looking for:

  • An inspirational leader, who will lead by example in all aspects of school life
  • An enthusiastic and highly motivated practitioner who has an understanding of how children learn and can support others to deliver excellent teaching through modelling and coaching
  • A leader with high expectations who can motivate adults and children to be their best, with no ceiling on what they can achieve
  • A leader with a sense of humour, able to appreciate the joy in our learning community and engage with our supportive parents

  • We are able to offer:

    • A friendly, well-established team in a calm and purposeful learning environment
    • Support and guidance from our executive head teacher and extended leadership team
    • Children who demonstrate outstanding behaviours for learning and are a pleasure to be around
    • A variety of high quality professional development opportunities, with local and national partners
    • A beautiful rural location in the Kent countryside, with great facilities such as our purpose built sports hall, ICT suite, forest school and additional teaching spaces

    We welcome visits to the school. Please ring 01795 842344 to arrange an appointment and a conversation with the incoming executive head teacher regarding the role.

     

    This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. We are committed to equality anddiversity in employment practice and service delivery.

Information about the federation

Newington CEP School and Lower Halstow School are single form entry village Primary Schools for children aged 2 - 11 and 4-11. Both have close links with their village church and community and spacious school grounds. Our schools offer a safe secure learning environment and are well equipped with a variety of resources and healthy budget for projects.

Newington was extended in 2000 with 4 additional classrooms and library and the original building has been fully renovated with the addition of an outdoor classroom and MUGA. It has an on-site nursery building catering for pupils from 2 years old. Lower Halstow School moved into its present building in October 2005 and offers many modern facilities such as a sports hall, running track, outdoor classroom, ICT suite & separate dining hall.

We have supportive governors and parents and our pupils are happy, polite, enthusiastic and are proud of their school. We are constantly striving to improve the opportunities for all and are always looking for new ways to make learning engaging and effective. Both schools have been graded Good in inspections in March and May 2019. Please read our reports to get a feel for our ethos or look at our X (twitter) feeds @NewingtonCEP or @lowerhalstowsch.

We are committed to ongoing professional development and our staff regularly access local and regional training. The schools work closely together to reduce workload and support well-being and both schools have a commitment to allowing flexible working wherever possible.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Dawn Hogg
  • Address:Lower Halstow & Newington CEP Schools Federation,
    School Lane,
    Lower Halstow,
    Sittingbourne,
    Kent,
    ME9 7ES
  • Telephone: 01795 842344
  • Email:

Fax:

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.