Job Description
* Crawfords Church of England Primary School - Haughley, Suffolk IP14 3QZ
* L6 - L11 (£53,380 - £60,488 per annum)
* Full Time
* Permanent
* Reference: 7069
* Required from September 2025
About Us
Crawfords Primary School is in the heart of the growing village of Haughley, near Stowmarket in Suffolk. We are a Church of England School with a strong vision and values. We take pride in fostering a warm, welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment to ensure every child is cared for.
Role
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic leader with vision, passion, and drive, who is ambitious for our pupils, our staff, and our school community and who can continue to lead us into a future.
Our new Headteacher will be joining us at an important time. Our school continues to grow, and our children are thriving. We need to continue to focus on the development of learning to ensure all children achieve their best and feel empowered to make a difference in the world around them.
Our staff are a strong team who work well together to care for and challenge our children, families, and each other to be the best that we can be.
What We Can Offer
Crawfords Primary School is part of The Tilian Partnership; a high performing primary MAT based in Suffolk. We are centred around the three key themes of autonomy, integrity, and partnership. Because of this, our schools remain in control of their curriculum, finances, and other major decisions when taken for the best interests of their pupils. We involve our Heads in MAT decisions so we can provide the services that schools truly need. We believe that all schools are entitled to high-quality school improvement and have a dedicated team to support school improvement and utilise expertise from our schools and external practitioners to help heads develop their schools.
We understand that headteachers are vital to the success of a school and we also know the pressures on them. We have therefore prioritised headteacher well-being through support services such as confidential, half-termly coaching sessions with an independent and trained coach, as well as the creation of a new role focused on ongoing support for heads (once again completely confidential). We are also fully supportive during inspections, before, during, and after to give heads and staff additional support, guidance, and backup.
Offers of employment are subject to the following checks (where relevant):
* Childcare disqualification
* Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
* 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.
For more information:
Please read the Headteacher Pack (pdf). We welcome visits to the school, as well as informal discussions prior to you submitting your application. Please contact Louise Bartrum: hr@tilian.org.uk to arrange an informal discussion and/or a school visit.
How to apply:
The application can be downloaded below:
* Application Form (docx)
Completed applications should be made via: Louise Bartrum: hr@tilian.org.uk, providing a covering letter addressed to Andrew Berry to support your application. Please note we will not accept CVs.
Closing date: 3pm, 17 March 2025.
Interview date: 1 April 2025.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff, volunteers, and trustees to share this commitment.
About The Team
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