Durrington All Saints Church of England Infant School and the Acorn Education Trust are seeking to appoint an inspirational and driven Headteacher from January 2025 for this inclusive, nurturing and hardworking school.
We are a welcoming Infant school, educating children between the ages of 4 and 7 years. Situated in the heart of the charming village of Durrington, Wiltshire, we have strong relationships with the Junior School, All Saints Church and the local community. We are incredibly proud of our inclusive and adaptable approach to teaching and learning, which helps all our children to flourish and succeed. Within our Christian framework, we aim to foster the growth of our children both academically and spiritually; developing responsible, caring and happy individuals. In May 2024 our school maintained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and hopes to improve on this with support from Acorn Education Trust, which we joined in May 2022.
This is an exciting opportunity for an existing senior leader to build on the many established strengths of this small village school, leading its enthusiastic and dedicated staff towards further enhancement of the school’s offer.
We are looking for someone with:
- The drive, vision and ambition to achieve excellence for all our pupils;
- An excellent understanding of teaching and learning;
- Proven leadership qualities and the ability to challenge, inspire and motivate colleagues;
- A proven record as an imaginative, innovative, resourceful and decisive leader;
- An understanding of the current educational climate;
- A desire to work within the Multi Academy Trust structure and as a result very strong support from an executive Head;
- A strong Christian ethos.
We strongly encourage prospective candidates to visit our school and experience our friendly school community first-hand.
Please contact our Administration Officer, to make an appointment or for an informal conversation about the role by telephone: 01980-652468
For information about this role, please refer to the attached Applicant Information Pack.
Closing Date: Thursday 3rd October 2024 at 12pm
Interview Date: TBC
Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.