Head Teacher - Johnston Community Primary School
Salary: Pay Scale Within: £68,090 - £78,910
To start 1st September 2025
ISR: L13 - L19
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent
No on Roll: FTE approximately 260
The governors, staff and pupils of Johnston Community Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspirational Headteacher to lead our successful, happy, inclusive school. The school has a successful learning resource centre (LRC). Johnston is a friendly and welcoming school.
Responsibilities
* Be an enthusiastic, inspirational, innovative leader with proven teaching and management skills.
* Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Inspire every individual to be the best they can.
* Demonstrate a dedication to excellence in education.
* Be committed to maintaining high standards and continuous improvement.
* Maintain and develop the school's open-door policy, nurturing partnerships between pupils, parents/carers, staff, governors, and the wider community.
* Implement a clear vision for the ongoing development of this successful primary school.
What Pupils Are Looking For
* Kindness.
* Support and listening.
* Friendly, smiley, and fun demeanor.
What the School Offers
* Happy, motivated, enthusiastic pupils who are keen to learn.
* An established, dedicated, and talented staff team.
* A committed Governing Body.
* Very positive relationships with partnership agencies.
* A well-equipped indoor and outdoor learning environment in which to learn together.
Visits to the school are welcome; to arrange a visit please contact the school. For further information, please contact either the Chair of Governors, Aled Thomas, or the school's temporary Improvement Adviser Linda Davies, on 07776171705.
Closing date: Monday 3rd March 2025
Shortlisting: Wednesday 5th March 2025
Interview Day 1: Wednesday 26th March 2025
Interview Day 2: Thursday 27th March 2025
Interviews on day 1 will be held at the school. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a two-day selection process, which will involve a range of activities to assess the applicant's skills in relation to the person specification, including a formal interview. The Governing Body may decide not to take all candidates through to the second day of the process.
Employment Checks
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Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy. Please note that Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being.
Support & Additional Info
* Please contact the HR Systems Team if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
* Please contact the Recruitment Team for any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
* Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as of 01/04/2023.
* Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
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