Headteacher
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4BE |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | f4277a1f-609f-48e7-9673-4f102b78041e |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
• An ambitious and visionary leader who can work as part of our close-knit team but also independently when required.
• A leader who can build and maintain strong relationships with children, staff, governors and the wider local community.
• Experience of teaching across the primary age range.
• Experience, or an awareness of, the challenges and opportunities that mixed age classes, and small mixed year groups teaching can bring.
• Someone who is as equally able to inspire all children in the classroom as they are at managing a budget and strategically steering theschool forward.
• A leader who is skilled in monitoring and evaluating the quality of education and is able to create clear and robust action plans to ensure that all children reach their highest potential, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Someone to support the wider school offer to ensure the sustainability of pre-school, after school and our wraparound provision.
• Someone with a passion for learning in the outdoors and embraces it as a significant part of the whole school curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
• The committed support of an experienced governing body, the Local Authority, an active PTA and local community.
• A school which is outward focused and is always looking to improve, enabling all to thrive.
• A close-knit supportive learning environment.
• A commitment to your professional learning and that of your staff.
• A community that is open to change that improves the quality of education for our children and the lives of everyone within it.
• An inclusive school where the focus is on the development of the whole child.
• The enthusiasm of our wonderful children and their families.
• An outdoor and active learning environment that makes Cambo school special and allows our children to thrive in our extensive grounds.
• Information and advice on the potential availability of local residential accommodation.
Further details about the role
We are looking to appoint a headteacher at Cambo First School,with a variable teaching commitment according to the needs of the school, to lead and further develop our provision.This is an exciting time for our school in the current educational climate, with the longer-term potential to grow our offer within Morpeth and the wider community.
We are seeking a forward-thinking classroom practitioner, someone who can lead, motivate and inspire our dedicated staff team. We need a visionary leader who will challenge and encourage our whole school community and expect to be challenged and supported by governors. You should have high expectations that are clearly understood and consistently implemented, with a keen focus on the quality of relationships and excellence in the classroom.
Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged.Visits can be arranged by calling the school office on: 01670 774210 or emailing admin at: admin@cambo.northumberland.sch.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 10th March 2026 @ 12 noon
Shortlisting: Friday 13th March 2026
Interview date: Thursday 26th March 2026
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.
• An ambitious and visionary leader who can work as part of our close-knit team but also independently when required.
• A leader who can build and maintain strong relationships with children, staff, governors and the wider local community.
• Experience of teaching across the primary age range.
• Experience, or an awareness of, the challenges and opportunities that mixed age classes, and small mixed year groups teaching can bring.
• Someone who is as equally able to inspire all children in the classroom as they are at managing a budget and strategically steering theschool forward.
• A leader who is skilled in monitoring and evaluating the quality of education and is able to create clear and robust action plans to ensure that all children reach their highest potential, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Someone to support the wider school offer to ensure the sustainability of pre-school, after school and our wraparound provision.
• Someone with a passion for learning in the outdoors and embraces it as a significant part of the whole school curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
• The committed support of an experienced governing body, the Local Authority, an active PTA and local community.
• A school which is outward focused and is always looking to improve, enabling all to thrive.
• A close-knit supportive learning environment.
• A commitment to your professional learning and that of your staff.
• A community that is open to change that improves the quality of education for our children and the lives of everyone within it.
• An inclusive school where the focus is on the development of the whole child.
• The enthusiasm of our wonderful children and their families.
• An outdoor and active learning environment that makes Cambo school special and allows our children to thrive in our extensive grounds.
• Information and advice on the potential availability of local residential accommodation.
Further details about the role
We are looking to appoint a headteacher at Cambo First School,with a variable teaching commitment according to the needs of the school, to lead and further develop our provision.This is an exciting time for our school in the current educational climate, with the longer-term potential to grow our offer within Morpeth and the wider community.
We are seeking a forward-thinking classroom practitioner, someone who can lead, motivate and inspire our dedicated staff team. We need a visionary leader who will challenge and encourage our whole school community and expect to be challenged and supported by governors. You should have high expectations that are clearly understood and consistently implemented, with a keen focus on the quality of relationships and excellence in the classroom.
Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged.Visits can be arranged by calling the school office on: 01670 774210 or emailing admin at: admin@cambo.northumberland.sch.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 10th March 2026 @ 12 noon
Shortlisting: Friday 13th March 2026
Interview date: Thursday 26th March 2026
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.