Headteacher

The Governing Body of Thursby Primary School are looking to appoint an inspirational Headteacher.

Thursby school is thriving, pupils are engaged and enthusiastic and are at the heart of everything that we do. Our new Headteacher should be able to demonstrate strong leadership with the ability to successfully motivate and develop the team around them. Our team in school are professional, motivated and are positively engaged in the school along with strong subject leadership. 

Our new Headteacher should be continually aiming for excellence but most importantly they should be kind, have the belief that anything is possible and be able to foster this belief in those around them. The candidate is expected to have a deep understanding of SEND and the SENDCo role. 

The successful candidate will have the energy and passion to lead a successful and safe school and will: 

•     Profess leadership experience with a proven record of continued whole school improvement 
•     Be a resilient, confident leader
•     SENDCo experience 
•     Have the ability to manage school budgets and costs 
•     Have a natural ability to develop the team and the structure around them
•     Have a proven practitioner record, demonstrating best practices
•     Working across key stages
•     Be a creative thinker 
•     Have experience of leading a team into framework inspections 

Thursby School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment. As you’d expect, the appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including Enhanced criminal records with Barred List checking through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), in line with the Government’s Safer Recruitment guidelines. 

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. 

Applications:
Application packs can be downloaded from the school website: www.thursby.cumbria.sch.uk 

Completed applications, along with a personal statement of no more than two A4 sides (font 12) should be submitted by email to clerk@thursby.cumbria.sch.uk.

If you wish to visit the school on one of the tour dates listed below, please confirm your attendance at least 24 hours before by email to clerk@thursby.cumbria.sch

School Tour dates Wednesday 16th October 1.15 pm & Monday 21st October 9.30 am

Closing Date for Applications Friday 8th November 12 noon

Shortlisting Thursday 14th November

Interviews, 2 day process Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th December