Head Teacher

Our new Head Teacher will provide strategic leadership and take operational responsibility for the school, working in partnership with the SLT, governors, staff, pupils, parents, and the wider community.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the school with vision, warmth and integrity
• Secure the school’s strategic direction and lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the School Improvement Plan. Provide clear strategic oversight to the English Hub, enabling its leadership and staff to deliver high‑quality, support and intervention to schools across Wiltshire

• Champion high-quality, evidence-informed teaching, ensuring that this is achieved across the whole curriculum
• Build and maintain effective and positive working relationships within the school and with parents and the wider community
• Oversee the school’s budget and finances, ensuring robust processes for financial management and accountability
• Recruit, retain and manage the highest quality staff

Teaching and Curriculum

• Safeguard the integrity and ambition of the curriculum, while being open to the latest developments in educational research and technologies
• Secure excellence in early reading and phonics
• Ensure that pupil progression is monitored effectively and early intervention is implemented where appropriate

Staff Development

• Inspire and motivate staff and enable professional development and high-quality CPD opportunities to enhance the staffing needs and career aspirations
• Champion staff wellbeing by nurturing a supportive, collaborative workplace culture
• Build leadership capacity by providing support and constructive feedback to staff
• Foster a positive, high-performing culture

Community Engagement

• Strengthen partnerships locally and nationally by sharing best practice methods
• Continue building strong relationships with parents, governors, local schools, village groups and the wider community

Safeguarding, Governance and Compliance

• Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding
• Ensure statutory and financial compliance, balancing day to day needs with a long-term strategic outlook
• Ensure the school remains compliant with all statutory and Ofsted frameworks, while protecting the culture, vision and ethos of the school
• Work in close partnership with the governing body to champion accountability, transparency and the implementation of the strategic outlook

The Person We Seek

Essential

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Significant leadership experience in primary education
• Proven impact on raising and sustaining high standards
• Strong understanding of curriculum, assessment, and safeguarding
• Strategic financial and operational awareness
• Commitment to inclusion and community partnership
• Ability to inspire, challenge and develop others
• Awareness of the core values of the English Hub programme

Desirable

• NPQH or equivalent qualification
• Experience of a successful Ofsted inspection

We are looking for a leader with clarity, credibility and integrity.