Headteacher
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Warrington, Cheshire, WA13 0NX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 13fe723c-59e6-4e10-99f1-b974f6efaded |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governing Board of Cherry Tree Primary School is seeking to appoint an inspiring and visionary Headteacher to lead a warm, inclusive, and nurturing environment where every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will uphold the school’s core values of being Happy, Aspirational, Resilient, Independent, Open-minded, and Compassionate, while demonstrating exceptional leadership, integrity, and foresight.
Key responsibilities include managing teaching staff performance, ensuring high standards of education, overseeing effective financial management, and strengthening partnerships with pupils, staff, families, and the wider community.
The new Headteacher will also drive the school’s continuous growth, fostering ambition and excellence while maintaining a strong sense of community and belonging.
What the school offers its staff
• A warm and welcoming school community with supportive parents
• Happy, friendly and hardworking pupils who are proud of their school, enjoy learning and behave well.
• Dedicated, talented and hardworking staff who are fully committed to further developing the life of the school
• An effective and active governing body
• An active and involved PTA.
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.
The Governing Board of Cherry Tree Primary School is seeking to appoint an inspiring and visionary Headteacher to lead a warm, inclusive, and nurturing environment where every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will uphold the school’s core values of being Happy, Aspirational, Resilient, Independent, Open-minded, and Compassionate, while demonstrating exceptional leadership, integrity, and foresight.
Key responsibilities include managing teaching staff performance, ensuring high standards of education, overseeing effective financial management, and strengthening partnerships with pupils, staff, families, and the wider community.
The new Headteacher will also drive the school’s continuous growth, fostering ambition and excellence while maintaining a strong sense of community and belonging.
What the school offers its staff
• A warm and welcoming school community with supportive parents
• Happy, friendly and hardworking pupils who are proud of their school, enjoy learning and behave well.
• Dedicated, talented and hardworking staff who are fully committed to further developing the life of the school
• An effective and active governing body
• An active and involved PTA.
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.