What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an approachable, communicative headteacher who embodies our school values in that they aim high, work hard and are kind. You will have high expectations of all and the leadership skills to motivate, inspire, collaborate with, and facilitate your whole team to achieve the extraordinary.
You will be committed to working with, and in, the wider school community, ensuring its needs are met and diversity reflected and celebrated within the school. Our expectation is that the headteacher of our school will strive for the best, continually develop educational provision and create a positive inclusive culture and environment that prioritises emotional wellbeing and fosters success for all.
What the school offers its staff
ELAN is a local, primary specialist multi-academy trust, that is committed to providing the support and services that allow school leaders to focus on people and education. As a member of the trust you will be supported by, and collaborate with, talented education professionals within the central team and trust wide networks who will work with you in developing and delivering all aspects of educational provision. In addition, comprehensive finance, HR, payroll, health and safety, estates, business and operational support is provided to the school by experienced professionals within the central services team.
We will support you to be you. As a trust we continuously look beyond current and traditional educational practice and support our people to pursue the evidence and adopt the new. We encourage our leaders to stand up, step out, challenge and do things differently in order to embrace the extraordinary.
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.