Headteacher at Amble First School
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
05/03/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 19/03/2021 12:00
Salary:
£48,808 - £56,579
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching
Employment Location:
Amble First School
Further Information
Headteacher from September 2021
Group 1, 2-9 First School of approximately 116 pupils (150 places)
plus 24 pupils in the nursery (28 places)
Individual School Range L8 – L14 (£48,808 - £56,579 per annum)
Permanent – Full time
'As the school motto claims, pupils ‘learn to fly’ here. Adults put pupils at the centre of all that they do. Cheerful, caring staff treat pupils with kindness. Pupils behave well and feel safe. They listen to each other and to adults. The values of ‘respect, happiness and growth’ are well established. - Ofsted 2019
The Governors of Amble First School are seeking to appoint an exceptional new Headteacher to their school following the recent successful recruitment of the current Headteacher to a new school. Amble First School’s motto is ‘Learn to Fly’ and having been judged ‘Good’ in all areas in October 2019 we are looking for the best person to enable our pupils to fly even further.
Our new Headteacher will:
• Encourage a love of learning and independent thinking in our children, families and wider community through our ‘learn to fly’ ethos.
• Understand the importance of developing wellbeing, emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, resilience and creativity in all our pupils.
• Demonstrate excellent teaching skills through a regular weekly teaching commitment across the school - currently 0.2
• Value the strengths of the staff team and stakeholders.
• Drive to develop school sustainability whilst maintaining our own identity.
• Be willing to continue the huge journey Amble First School and its children, staff and stakeholders have already been on, giving time to embed, consolidate and strengthen the excellent progress we have already made.
• Recognise and understand the community of Amble.
• Bring creativity, resilience and industrious ideas to maintain our team and our shared learning within our small school at times of local, national and global challenges.
• Be ambitious and adventurous, using our local area and outside agencies to provide our pupils with the best education and experiences possible.
• Be an excellent communicator who is able to build relationships, recognising the experience and talents of the school team as a whole and individually.
• Continue to strive to be a leading force within the local partnership and Northumberland as a whole.
In return we offer you -
• A welcoming and forward thinking environment
• A skilled and experienced team of staff and governors
• Exceptional children, young people and families in a unique and upcoming coastal community
• A school that deeply cares about all of its children, families and stakeholders and their wellbeing
• A keen willingness to work with other schools, practitioners and agencies
• A strong and supportive local partnership of school and colleagues
• The support, encouragement and guidance from being a Northumberland County Council school.
The school hopes to be able to provide the opportunity for a school visit, whether in person or virtually, and further details can be obtained by contacting Agnieszka Nowak, School Business Manager: 01665 710388/ admin@amblefirst.northumberland.sch.uk
Amble First School is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Application forms and further details can be downloaded from the supporting documents.
Please send your completed application form to headships@northumberland.gov.uk
The deadline for submission of applications is 12 noon, 19 March 2021
Please note
This job is closed for applications.