Interim Headteacher
| Posting date: | 24 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2025 |
| Location: | Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5EP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | e814205d-f7e2-4b51-b6bb-a1b95c8459c9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced Headteacher with a strong track record of driving school improvement, eager to take on an interim role where you can make an immediate and meaningful impact?
Our Opportunity
This Interim Headship at Grove Road Community Primary School offers a unique and rewarding opportunity for an experienced leader seeking a short-term but impactful role (with the potential option for extension). It’s an ideal role for an established Headteacher looking for a new challenge on an interim basis and provides the chance to lead a vibrant, inclusive school community with a strong ethos and a commitment to excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the school’s strategic direction, inspire and support high-quality teaching and learning across the school, and make a real difference in the lives of pupils and families in the heart of Harrogate.
We are looking for:
You will be an experienced Headteacher with a strong history of driving school improvement, raising educational outcomes, and cultivating a culture of ambition and achievement. Your insight and experience will allow you to swiftly assess the school’s needs, implement impactful strategies, and deliver measurable progress that benefits both pupils and staff.
With outstanding leadership and communication skills, you will build trust and foster collaboration across the school community. Whether engaging with pupils, staff, parents, governors, or external partners, your ability to connect, listen, and lead with empathy will inspire confidence and shared purpose.
This role will appeal to someone who thrives on challenge and is energised by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference. You’ll bring determination and clarity to complex situations, adapting quickly and leading with purpose. Your resilience and strategic mindset will ensure that your leadership not only addresses immediate priorities but also lays the foundation for lasting improvement. Above all, you will be guided by the school’s values and values, ensuring that every decision supports the best outcomes for children and the wider community.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you
• Strength in our vision and values and the ethos these inspire in our community of children, staff and parents.
• An excellent opportunity to provide strategic leadership and direction in a supportive environment.
• A happy, positive and supportive school, with children who respect and care for each other and have a thirst for learning.
• A Governing Body who are committed and passionate about our school and eager to support your work.
• Significant support from a dedicated staff team ready to grow under your leadership, in addition to ongoing support from the Local Authority.
Further details about the role
Please note we do not accept CV’s. Please apply via NYC Jobs. However, please contact us if you need to apply in a different format.
Closing date:Tuesday 10th June
Interview date: w/c 16th June (TBC)
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies and process applications on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Are you an experienced Headteacher with a strong track record of driving school improvement, eager to take on an interim role where you can make an immediate and meaningful impact?
Our Opportunity
This Interim Headship at Grove Road Community Primary School offers a unique and rewarding opportunity for an experienced leader seeking a short-term but impactful role (with the potential option for extension). It’s an ideal role for an established Headteacher looking for a new challenge on an interim basis and provides the chance to lead a vibrant, inclusive school community with a strong ethos and a commitment to excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the school’s strategic direction, inspire and support high-quality teaching and learning across the school, and make a real difference in the lives of pupils and families in the heart of Harrogate.
We are looking for:
You will be an experienced Headteacher with a strong history of driving school improvement, raising educational outcomes, and cultivating a culture of ambition and achievement. Your insight and experience will allow you to swiftly assess the school’s needs, implement impactful strategies, and deliver measurable progress that benefits both pupils and staff.
With outstanding leadership and communication skills, you will build trust and foster collaboration across the school community. Whether engaging with pupils, staff, parents, governors, or external partners, your ability to connect, listen, and lead with empathy will inspire confidence and shared purpose.
This role will appeal to someone who thrives on challenge and is energised by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference. You’ll bring determination and clarity to complex situations, adapting quickly and leading with purpose. Your resilience and strategic mindset will ensure that your leadership not only addresses immediate priorities but also lays the foundation for lasting improvement. Above all, you will be guided by the school’s values and values, ensuring that every decision supports the best outcomes for children and the wider community.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you
• Strength in our vision and values and the ethos these inspire in our community of children, staff and parents.
• An excellent opportunity to provide strategic leadership and direction in a supportive environment.
• A happy, positive and supportive school, with children who respect and care for each other and have a thirst for learning.
• A Governing Body who are committed and passionate about our school and eager to support your work.
• Significant support from a dedicated staff team ready to grow under your leadership, in addition to ongoing support from the Local Authority.
Further details about the role
Please note we do not accept CV’s. Please apply via NYC Jobs. However, please contact us if you need to apply in a different format.
Closing date:Tuesday 10th June
Interview date: w/c 16th June (TBC)
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies and process applications on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.