Headteacher

Apply by 5th February 2024

Job start September 2024 (April if available)

OUR SCHOOL, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FUTURE

OUR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

WORKING TOGETHER TO BE THE BEST!

Ofsted 2020 graded Holbrook Primary School as Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management.

Are you the person to lead Our very successful School and it’s wonderful Community through the next stage of Our Future? This could be the opportunity for the next stage of your career.

The School

The school is a maintained Local Authority School. The school caters for pupils between the ages of 3-11. We currently have 632 pupils on roll arranged in three forms of entry except in Year 1 which is arranged in two forms. The school is located in the Foleshill/Holbrooks area of the city. 199 pupils qualify for PP. 80% of pupils have English as an additional language. These pupils speak over 30 different languages with the four most prevalent being in English, Urdu, Romanian and Panjabi. In every year group pupils arrive across the school year. Some of these pupils arrive and leave again. 14% of pupils have SEN, 43 children attend Nursery for a morning or afternoon half day session

You will:

• Be an inspirational and creative leader, able to share a vision which builds on our successes and makes a great school even greater.
• Have substantial senior leadership experience in a primary school as a Headteacher or deputy Headteacher and evidence of leading improvement.
• Be an excellent teacher who can share their love of learning and promote learning in a diverse pupil population so that they make at least good progress from the day they start at Holbrooks.
• Be a motivating, empowering and supportive leader of staff ensuring that professional development is a significant driver of improvement.
• Be a confident communicator with very effective interpersonal skills that will build positive working relationships with our diverse community of pupils, staff, parents and governors.
• Be a visible and approachable leader to all members of Our Community.

We offer:

• Excellent, well-established leadership and management structures which have led to substantial improvement.
• Pupils who focus on learning, make, at least good progress, and behave exceptionally well.
• Innovative and creative staff who contribute effectively to the school’s development and participate enthusiastically in professional development to maintain the school’s improvement.
• Well-resourced classrooms and extensive school grounds and support a rich and broad curriculum.
• An inclusive school where the many languages, faiths and cultures of our pupils and their families are celebrated.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements and ensure pupils are well cared for and safe in school and on the internet.

Applications

Applicants are welcome to visit the school. Please email or phone Nicky McGarry to arrange this.

Nicola.McGarry@holbrook.coventry.sch.uk / 02476 688 947.

The Application form and pack are available online via this link https://careers.coventry.gov.uk/jobs/job/Headteacher-Holbrook-Primary-School/8868 and applications should be returned by Monday 5th February.

Applications will only be accepted if completed in full and on the application form provided.  This should include a letter of up to two sides of A4 which outlines how you match the person specification and also answering both questions below (paragraph for each answer);

1. How would you ensure that the pupils of Holbrook get off to a good start in their language and communication skills?

2. What strategies have you implemented that have had impact and could help pupils at Holbrook develop their reading skills and make good progress? 

Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 7th February 2024.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 21st February 2024 and Thursday 22nd February 2024

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such the appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.