Headteacher
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Tunbridge Wells, Not recorded, TN4 9SH |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 38653a16-41ec-40b4-9b9f-0a804a0efde7 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a person who:
• Will be brave in driving change
• Will set high standards, and hold staff and pupils to those standards
• Will be highly organised, and systematic in their ways of working
• Will improve outcomes for pupils (especially the most vulnerable), whilst maintaining a rich curriculum
• Has high levels of emotional intelligence, and manage relationships with others well
• Can maintain and build on the Christian ethos of the school
What the school offers its staff
What can you expect from us?
• Support from a growing trust in improving the school- including a strong school improvement offer
• Working within a trust culture where we listen to our team and always endeavour to improve our support to schools and leaders
• Regular professional development for you and your staff team
• Consideration of flexible working
• Consideration of a contribution towards relocation costs for the role
• For those candidates who may come with significant school or trust leadership experience, we will consider a trust wide improvement responsibility, so that you can contribute to improvement beyond Sir Henry Fermor (with salary uplift)
• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme
Further details about the role
The role of headteacher at Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School is both a significant opportunity and a genuine privilege. In this role, you have a genuine power to transform lives. If you will be brave in driving change, set high standards, and hold staff and pupils to those standards and will improve outcomes for pupils (especially the most vulnerable), whilst maintaining a rich curriculum, we want to hear from you.
Situated at the heart of the Crowborough community, this is a school with real foundations to build on: an ambitious curriculum; a capable and experienced staff team; and outstanding facilities including forest school, an indoor swimming pool, a large field and two playgrounds. All of this speaks to the school's commitment to a rich and full education for every child.
Sir Henry Fermor is a school with much to be proud of, and the work of recent years has built something worth inheriting. What we are looking for now is a headteacher with the ambition and energy to take the school into its next chapter; to build on what is already here and ensure that every pupil in Crowborough is achieving as highly as they can. This is a role for someone who is genuinely standards-led: focused on teaching quality, passionate about equity, and committed to excellent outcomes for all.
You will benefit from a headteacher induction programme, regular professional development, peer networks with fellow headteachers and the close support of our school improvement team working alongside you, not above you.
Please download the candidate information pack for full details of this role and more information about the school and Trust.
Visits to the school are encouraged, and to find out more about what it is like to work as a primary headteacher in our Trust, calls can be arranged with our Director of Education, Abi Misselbrook-Lovejoy, and/or a peer headteacher. Please contact hr@tenaxschoolstrust.co.uk to arrange.
Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and all applicants are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check. More information on our recruitment checks can be found in the candidate pack for this post.
Commitment to safeguarding
Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Offers of employment are conditional on checks including: Disqualification under the Childcare Act (as appropriate) Pre-employment health screening Online and social media Prohibition from teaching Right to work in UK References You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are seeking a person who:
• Will be brave in driving change
• Will set high standards, and hold staff and pupils to those standards
• Will be highly organised, and systematic in their ways of working
• Will improve outcomes for pupils (especially the most vulnerable), whilst maintaining a rich curriculum
• Has high levels of emotional intelligence, and manage relationships with others well
• Can maintain and build on the Christian ethos of the school
What the school offers its staff
What can you expect from us?
• Support from a growing trust in improving the school- including a strong school improvement offer
• Working within a trust culture where we listen to our team and always endeavour to improve our support to schools and leaders
• Regular professional development for you and your staff team
• Consideration of flexible working
• Consideration of a contribution towards relocation costs for the role
• For those candidates who may come with significant school or trust leadership experience, we will consider a trust wide improvement responsibility, so that you can contribute to improvement beyond Sir Henry Fermor (with salary uplift)
• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme
Further details about the role
The role of headteacher at Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School is both a significant opportunity and a genuine privilege. In this role, you have a genuine power to transform lives. If you will be brave in driving change, set high standards, and hold staff and pupils to those standards and will improve outcomes for pupils (especially the most vulnerable), whilst maintaining a rich curriculum, we want to hear from you.
Situated at the heart of the Crowborough community, this is a school with real foundations to build on: an ambitious curriculum; a capable and experienced staff team; and outstanding facilities including forest school, an indoor swimming pool, a large field and two playgrounds. All of this speaks to the school's commitment to a rich and full education for every child.
Sir Henry Fermor is a school with much to be proud of, and the work of recent years has built something worth inheriting. What we are looking for now is a headteacher with the ambition and energy to take the school into its next chapter; to build on what is already here and ensure that every pupil in Crowborough is achieving as highly as they can. This is a role for someone who is genuinely standards-led: focused on teaching quality, passionate about equity, and committed to excellent outcomes for all.
You will benefit from a headteacher induction programme, regular professional development, peer networks with fellow headteachers and the close support of our school improvement team working alongside you, not above you.
Please download the candidate information pack for full details of this role and more information about the school and Trust.
Visits to the school are encouraged, and to find out more about what it is like to work as a primary headteacher in our Trust, calls can be arranged with our Director of Education, Abi Misselbrook-Lovejoy, and/or a peer headteacher. Please contact hr@tenaxschoolstrust.co.uk to arrange.
Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and all applicants are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check. More information on our recruitment checks can be found in the candidate pack for this post.
Commitment to safeguarding
Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Offers of employment are conditional on checks including: Disqualification under the Childcare Act (as appropriate) Pre-employment health screening Online and social media Prohibition from teaching Right to work in UK References You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.