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Key Stage 1 Leader - Full-time

Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes, Snodland

  • Ref:KCC886-2037-16L
  • Posted:21/03/2019
  • Pay:Upper Pay Scale or Leadership
  • Start Date:Sep 2019
  • App Close Date:23/04/2019 at 09:00
  • Interviews:To be confirmed

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We would like to appoint an aspirational, innovative and dynamic Key Stage One leader to join our highly-motivated leadership team on our journey to secure outstanding provision.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you?

  • Passionate about transforming young children’s lives?
  • Creative and innovative in planning and delivering a broad, diverse and robust curriculum?
  • Someone who strives for academic excellence and believes all children can achieve? 
  • Someone who values collaboration and shares excellent practice?
  • Committed to providing an exciting range of opportunities for children?
  • Someone who inspires pupils to love learning across all subjectsSomeone who builds strong links with parents and communities to ensure the best outcomes and care for all pupils?

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a friendly, strong, supportive team, within a popular, successful school, which is very much a part of the local community. Our pupils are proud to be part of the school and are well mannered, polite and keen to learn.

Holborough Lakes is an ‘inclusive and caring school, underpinned by a culture of respect as observed by Unicef’s Rights Respecting assessor (Silver Award February 2019). We put the children at the centre of everything we do, and pupils say they "feel safe and happy at school and are well looked after. They say it is a "kind" and "content" school (Ofsted 2018)

Our school goes from strength to strength and having achieved Good Ofsted rating in October 2018 we are now on the journey towards outstanding. We have high expectations and believe in inspiring our pupils to achieve success, through a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum, that provides them with opportunities to excel.

Our Commitment

Come and join our dedicated team of professionals who are always willing to support new staff in the best interests of our children. All our schools continually evolve in their drive for excellence; we aspire to provide Outstanding Care, Outstanding Education and Outstanding Opportunities. New opportunities, including career progression, are actively sought for all staff across the MAT. Collaboration with like-minded colleagues across the MAT is set up to provide; networking, support, quality assurance and friendship. If you think you would thrive in this environment we want to meet you.

If you think you might be the best person for this position, then please come and visit us to check that this is the right school for you.

Please contact our Headteacher, Mrs L Vickers, if you would like to disucss this opportunity or arrange to visit us. Telephone: 01634 242 839.

Information about the school

Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes is a one-form entry school for children aged 4 to 11, with a Specialist Resource Provision which has a designation for children with ASD, in the heart of the local community.

The school’s modern and spacious facilities sit in a large outdoor space with well-equipped sports and play areas. There are also top of the range IT resources, including a Macbook suite and 90 iPads for pupil use.

Holborough Lakes prides itself on working together with pupils and parents to ensure every child has the ability to reach their full potential. They are pleased to have achieved the Rights Respecting Silver Award and the Kent School Award for Resilience.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:VIAT HR
  • Address:Pollyfield Close, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5GR
  • Telephone: 01622 675762
  • Email: recruitment@viat.org.uk
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.