Head Teacher of Dale Community Primary School and Stonehill Nursery
What skills and experience we’re looking for
The Headteacher will provide exceptional strategic and operational leadership for the Federation of Dale Community Primary School and Stonehill Nursery School.
Working in partnership with governors, staff, children, families and external agencies, the Headteacher will secure the highest standards of education, care and safeguarding for every child from Nursery to Year 6.
The Headteacher will establish a culture of ambition, inclusion and continuous improvement, ensuring every child is supported to flourish academically, socially and emotionally. They will lead a highly effective workforce, maximise the strengths of a federated structure and ensure that both schools remain valued centres of excellence within their communities.
Above all, the Headteacher will promote the best interests of children and demonstrate unwavering commitment to the Federation’s vision, values and strategic priorities.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Strategic Leadership and Vision
- Develop, articulate and sustain a vision for the future of the Federation.
- Lead the strategic direction of both schools in partnership with governors.
- Promote a culture of excellence, aspiration and continuous improvement.
- Ensure that all decisions are guided by the best interests of children.
- Inspire confidence and commitment among staff, pupils, governors and families.
- Lead school improvement through informed self-evaluation and evidence-based planning.
- Communicate the Federation’s vision clearly and consistently to all stakeholders.
- Ensure that strategic priorities are translated into measurable actions and outcomes.
- Promote innovation whilst maintaining a relentless focus on educational quality and inclusion.
2. School Culture and Ethos
- Lead by example, demonstrating integrity, professionalism and moral purpose.
- Create an inclusive culture where every child feels safe, valued and respected.
- Promote high expectations for behaviour, attendance, achievement and personal development.
- Foster positive relationships throughout the school community.
- Develop a culture where diversity is celebrated and equity is actively promoted.
- Champion children’s rights, wellbeing and personal development.
- Ensure all staff understand and contribute to the Federation’s values and ethos.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, trust and mutual respect.
3. Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
- Secure consistently high-quality teaching throughout the Federation.
- Lead and evaluate the quality of education across all phases, including the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- Ensure that the curriculum is ambitious, broad, balanced and inclusive.
- Promote excellence in early childhood education and development.
- Ensure curriculum progression from Nursery through to Year 6.
- Establish high expectations for learning and achievement for all pupils.
- Ensure disadvantaged pupils, vulnerable pupils and pupils with SEND achieve well.
- Promote evidence-informed practice across the Federation.
- Ensure robust systems for monitoring teaching, learning and curriculum effectiveness.
- Maintain a strong focus on literacy, communication, language development and mathematics.
- Ensure that assessment is used effectively to inform teaching and improve outcomes.
4. Early Years Leadership
- Champion the importance of high-quality early education.
- Ensure nursery provision reflects the highest standards of early years practice.
- Promote child-centred approaches that support children’s communication, language, personal and social development.
- Maintain strong links with families, health professionals and early years partners.
- Ensure effective transition arrangements between nursery and reception.
- Develop a shared understanding of child development across the Federation.
- Promote play-based learning and evidence-informed early years pedagogy.
5. Inclusion, SEND and Vulnerable Pupils
- Promote an inclusive culture in which all children can succeed.
- Ensure statutory SEND duties are fulfilled effectively.
- Champion equality of opportunity and remove barriers to achievement.
- Ensure effective provision for pupils with additional needs.
- Monitor outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
- Develop strong partnerships with external agencies and support services.
- Promote
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