Headteacher - Blandford St Mary Primary School

Salary details: £52415 - £60755

Headteacher: L12 – L18

Due to the current post-holder moving on to a new role elsewhere in the Trust, the Trustees of Blandford Education Trust seek to appoint an experienced dynamic leader for Blandford St Mary CE Primary School.

We are looking to appoint an outstanding professional who will share our aspiration to build further on the rapid progress that has already been made towards our school becoming securely good. The successful candidate will possess the vision, ambition and strategic leadership to achieve this. They will be passionate about learning, and able to inspire and motivate pupils and staff to be the best that they can be.

As an Academy within Blandford Education Trust, we work extremely closely with the other schools in the Trust to share knowledge and expertise to ensure the best possible outcomes for all of our pupils.

Start date: 1st September 2019

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 13th March 2019 (11pm).
Short listing: Thursday 14th March 2019.

Interviews: Friday 29th March 2019 (with candidates invited to meet staff and governors on Thursday 28th March).
Informal visits to the school are encouraged, and to arrange a visit and for further information please contact the school office on 01258 453331 or email office@blandfordstmary.dorset.sch.uk

Further details for this post can be found on our school website www.blandfordstmary.dorset.sch.uk

Blandford St Mary CE Primary school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines.

The Governing Body of Blandford St Mary CE Primary School is committed to promoting equality and diversity. By recognising and appreciating individual needs and differences the school will be broadly representative of the communities it serves, and be a place where children and staff will thrive – physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. This will be achieved by implementing equal opportunities and diversity practice across the three dimensions of the School’s activity: as an employer; an educator; and a resource of the local community.