Cheadle Primary School The Avenue Cheadle Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST10 1EN Headteacher L16 – L24 (£72162-£87650 – September 2024) Start date: 1 September 2025 An exciting opportunity has arisen at Cheadle Primary School for an ambitious, innovative and inspirational leader. We are a popular two form entry primary school with approximately 370 children on roll, including a 26 place FTE Nursery, located in the heart of a diverse and growing community. We also have a private Nursery on site with a lease agreement in place – Cheadle Kindergarten. We provide before and after school care at our Fun Club and have excellent outdoor facilities including extensive playing fields and our beautiful Forest School area. The school is on a positive journey with an exciting future ahead and the staff and governors are very proud of our ‘good’ school status in all five key judgement categories. We have a dedicated and experienced team of staff who work within a strong ethos of supporting children, their families and the local community and we all aspire to be even better for our children. Our children are at the heart of everything we do and we strive to provide a childhood that they will enjoy and we aim to inspire them with a sense of fun. Our narrative describes an environment where children feel valued, are challenged, can be aspirational and become life-long learners. We are looking for a Headteacher who has the drive, ability and commitment to continue to raise standards across the curriculum and who can build on the existing excellence in our school and can write our next successful chapter. We are looking to appoint: a dynamic and inspiring leader who has our children’s learning, emotional well-being and happiness at the forefront of every decision. an approachable leader with a strong commitment to working not only with the children and staff but also with our parents/carers, governors and wider community. a skilled individual able to lead, develop and manage an effective team with enthusiasm and continuous drive towards excellence whilst also ensuring that student and staff wellbeing is always at the forefront of their mind. a colleague who has a clear grasp of what makes learning engaging and active throughout the age range from Nursery to Year 6. someone who is passionate about education and driven to achieve exceptional outcomes, particularly for vulnerable learners. You will: have a level of ambition that matches that of the governors, staff and children to embed outstanding practices and take the school on a journey to achieve our full potential. lead a skilled teaching team to provide exciting and effective learning opportunities in delivering excellent teaching, including continuous provision and enrichment activities. develop leadership capabilities by providing rewarding and impactful opportunities for staff. secure consistently high-quality teaching provision. ensure that all children are supported to fulfil their potential, including providing additional support to meet the needs of our most vulnerable learners. manage and evaluate the effectiveness of the learning environment. be an inclusive, transparent and collaborative leader, continuing to drive progress and achievement of all pupils. provide vision and transformational leadership to shape and influence the future direction for the school. provide strategic, professional and managerial leadership of the school. In return we can offer: a passionate, dedicated and skilled team of teachers and support staff well behaved children who are eager and ready to learn an opportunity for you to ‘make a difference’ by building on the excellent foundations and progress made in recent years excellent resources and a highly attractive working environment for both staff and children a warm and welcoming environment and culture exciting opportunities for outdoor learning an effective, enthusiastic and supportive Governing Board a commitment to your professional development If you are a current or aspiring Headteacher looking to make a real difference to the children of Cheadle Primary School and help to make our school outstanding, we would like to hear from you. The school is situated in the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands and Cheadle is a picturesque market town with many historic buildings and features from the Georgian and Victorian eras. Of particular significance is “Pugin’s Gem”, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Giles, considered to be the finest Victorian Gothic church in the country. We are also in close proximity to the Peak District - an attractive opportunity for the right individual residing within the area or further afield. For more information about our school, please visit our website at www.cheadle-primary.staffs.sch.uk. To discuss the role in more detail, please arrange to contact either the Chair of Governors, Mr. Sean Woodward, the current Headteacher, Mrs. Debbie Breeze, or the School Business Manager, Mrs. Kim Stephenson, via email – swoodwardcheadle-primary.staffs.sch.uk, headteachercheadle-primary.staffs.sch.uk, kstephensoncheadle-primary.staffs.sch.uk. Of course, prospective candidates are encouraged and very welcome to visit the school prior to submitting their application. Available visit dates and times are: Tuesday 14 January 2025 at 10.00am Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 10.00am Please contact the School Business Manager, Mrs Kim Stephenson, via email or phone, to arrange a visit: kstephensoncheadle-primary.staffs.sch.uk/mobile 07854430189. Closing date: Tuesday 21 January 2025 at 12noon Shortlisting: Tuesday 21 January 2025 Interviews: Monday 3 February 2025 and Tuesday 4 February 2025 – further shortlisting may take place at the end of the first day. We will only respond to successful applicants and those candidates who are shortlisted will be informed by telephone or email as soon as possible after shortlisting has taken place. Please submit your application via email to kstephensoncheadle-primary.staffs.sch.uk. You will also be requested to show proof of your identity, qualifications and eligibility to work in the UK if you are invited for interview. Safeguarding Statement: In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the school and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches, this will be passed on to the Chair of Governors and discussed during interview. All shortlisted candidates will be sent a self-disclosure form to complete prior to interview. We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertaken can be found within the Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 document. This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and, as such, appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. As a maintained school, we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.