Head of School (Maternity Cover)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 06 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9DQ |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | a8c225d3-fc90-4a41-af37-eecbd2b74625 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
This role is ideally suited to an experienced senior leader seeking the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a whole-school leadership position. The successful candidate will lead a committed staff team, shape school development, and further develop their leadership skills, all while being supported by the strategic oversight of the Trust’s central team. The Trust is committed to providing high-quality professional development, encouragement, and appropriate challenge to support the successful candidate throughout the maternity cover period.
The successful candidate will:
• be responsible for the effective day-to-day leadership of Beckbury School
• provide leadership and management of the curriculum and of teaching and learning across the School which enables the School to give every pupil high quality education which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement
• provide an outstanding model of classroom practice
• ensure that the school is an integral part of the local community, and take account of, and respond to, feedback from pupils, parents and the wider community
• teach a class for 2 days each week– this will be the Year 4/5/6 class during the remainder of the academic year 2025-26
• work in close collaboration with other senior leaders and executive leaders across the Trust (the role will involve some travelling to other schools within the Trust)
What the school offers its staff
We offer the successful candidate:
• An exciting and challenging opportunity to join a highly experienced and professional Trust-wide team
• Enthusiastic children who demonstrate good learning behaviours
• A dedicated and hardworking team of teachers and support staff
• A strong and highly effective local governing body
• A strong, and effective executive leadership team
• High standards of achievement and attainment
• A commitment to your continuous professional development through collaborative working and evidence-based approaches
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.
This role is ideally suited to an experienced senior leader seeking the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a whole-school leadership position. The successful candidate will lead a committed staff team, shape school development, and further develop their leadership skills, all while being supported by the strategic oversight of the Trust’s central team. The Trust is committed to providing high-quality professional development, encouragement, and appropriate challenge to support the successful candidate throughout the maternity cover period.
The successful candidate will:
• be responsible for the effective day-to-day leadership of Beckbury School
• provide leadership and management of the curriculum and of teaching and learning across the School which enables the School to give every pupil high quality education which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement
• provide an outstanding model of classroom practice
• ensure that the school is an integral part of the local community, and take account of, and respond to, feedback from pupils, parents and the wider community
• teach a class for 2 days each week– this will be the Year 4/5/6 class during the remainder of the academic year 2025-26
• work in close collaboration with other senior leaders and executive leaders across the Trust (the role will involve some travelling to other schools within the Trust)
What the school offers its staff
We offer the successful candidate:
• An exciting and challenging opportunity to join a highly experienced and professional Trust-wide team
• Enthusiastic children who demonstrate good learning behaviours
• A dedicated and hardworking team of teachers and support staff
• A strong and highly effective local governing body
• A strong, and effective executive leadership team
• High standards of achievement and attainment
• A commitment to your continuous professional development through collaborative working and evidence-based approaches
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.