Headteacher Calder Primary School
| Posting date: | 16 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5QN |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | fff03950-3e68-4a40-baa5-f148ebe54810 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Head teacher will:
• Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing
• board and through consultation with the school community.
• Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
• Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context.
• Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented.
• Monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives.
• Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively.
• Have a 0.4 teaching hours allocation.
Qualities
The Head Teacher will:
• Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and
• professional conduct and adhere to the Nolan Principles of public life.
• Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
• Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils
What the school offers its staff
Staff Benefits
• Wellbeing: We subscribe to the schools advisory service (https://schooladvice.co.uk/) to support staff with a variety of services such as online gyms, medical support and counselling .
• CPD: we have an extensive development programme both internally and externally to support your professional development whilst you are employed by the trust.
• Sustainability: We have good local transport networks including bus and rail.
• Priority places: for children of staff at both Calder Primary and Calder High Schools as part of our admissions policy.
• Childcare Vouchers to support staff getting back to work.
• Staff clubs such as staff sketch club, staff book club and various other initiatives.
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 Head teacher will:
• Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing
• board and through consultation with the school community.
• Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
• Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context.
• Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented.
• Monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives.
• Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively.
• Have a 0.4 teaching hours allocation.
Qualities
The Head Teacher will:
• Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and
• professional conduct and adhere to the Nolan Principles of public life.
• Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
• Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils
What the school offers its staff
Staff Benefits
• Wellbeing: We subscribe to the schools advisory service (https://schooladvice.co.uk/) to support staff with a variety of services such as online gyms, medical support and counselling .
• CPD: we have an extensive development programme both internally and externally to support your professional development whilst you are employed by the trust.
• Sustainability: We have good local transport networks including bus and rail.
• Priority places: for children of staff at both Calder Primary and Calder High Schools as part of our admissions policy.
• Childcare Vouchers to support staff getting back to work.
• Staff clubs such as staff sketch club, staff book club and various other initiatives.
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.