Vacancy

Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £64,225 to £77,237
Close date: 20/03/2023 at Midday
Date of Interviews: w/c 27th March 2023
Position start date: September 2023

Are you a motivated and passionate leader who is seeking their next challenge?  Do you want to join an inclusive and diverse community?

Cheriton Primary School has an amazing opportunity to join their 'Good' (OFSTED, October 2019) two form entry school on the outskirts of Folkestone.

Governors are seeking to appoint a talented individual to lead their highly successful leadership team. The new Headteacher will lead the school from strength to strength on its continuous journey of improvement and will put the pupils at the heart of everything they do, striving to meet their needs and maximising their opportunities.

The school boasts a rich, diverse multi-racial and multi-lingual community with strong links to the Armed Forces and the Co-operative movement both Nationally and Internationally. Cheriton Primary School provides an exciting and thriving environment for children, staff and the community.

The Governors are looking for a Headteacher who:

• Can demonstrate substantive successful school senior leadership experience.
• Demands ambitious standards for all pupils.
• Has excellent communication skills, and is able to continue to engage and forge positive partnerships with children, parents, staff, governors, partnership schools in the Vicus Trust and the local community.
• Has an understanding of the unique challenges children of military families face in education.
• Is able to lead, support and inspire a highly experienced staff team.
• Is able to effectively safeguard children and staff, by promoting a positive culture and by prioritising pupil and staff wellbeing.
• Importantly, is led by values and driven by making a real difference to the lives of our children and families.

We can offer :

• A Governing Body who are committed to your success, your development and the future success of the school.
• A happy, welcoming and inclusive school.
• A warm, nurturing environment for working and learning.
• A hard working, committed and experienced staff team.
• Engaged, well behaved, caring, enthusiastic children.
• A carefully managed, robust, healthy budget.
• Private health care through Benenden.
• School Improvement opportunities through the Vicus Trust, an established Co-Operative collaboration of three local schools.

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).