Headteacher

 Start date is 1 September 2025.

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 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
    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
    SEND experience
    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.

School tours can be arranged directly with school by contacting admin@thursby.cumbria.sch.uk

Closing Date for Applications Thursday 20th February 2025

Shortlisting Friday 28th February 2025

Interviews, 2 day process Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th March 2025