Head Teacher
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Mehefin 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mehefin 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2QH |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | d85dffd3-c371-4d26-96f7-63ec2bf13d41 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Our new Head Teacher will provide strategic leadership and take operational responsibility for the school, working in partnership with the SLT, governors, staff, pupils, parents, and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the school with vision, warmth and integrity
• Secure the school’s strategic direction and lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the School Improvement Plan. Provide clear strategic oversight to the English Hub, enabling its leadership and staff to deliver high‑quality, support and intervention to schools across Wiltshire
• Champion high-quality, evidence-informed teaching, ensuring that this is achieved across the whole curriculum
• Build and maintain effective and positive working relationships within the school and with parents and the wider community
• Oversee the school’s budget and finances, ensuring robust processes for financial management and accountability
• Recruit, retain and manage the highest quality staff
Teaching and Curriculum
• Safeguard the integrity and ambition of the curriculum, while being open to the latest developments in educational research and technologies
• Secure excellence in early reading and phonics
• Ensure that pupil progression is monitored effectively and early intervention is implemented where appropriate
Staff Development
• Inspire and motivate staff and enable professional development and high-quality CPD opportunities to enhance the staffing needs and career aspirations
• Champion staff wellbeing by nurturing a supportive, collaborative workplace culture
• Build leadership capacity by providing support and constructive feedback to staff
• Foster a positive, high-performing culture
Community Engagement
• Strengthen partnerships locally and nationally by sharing best practice methods
• Continue building strong relationships with parents, governors, local schools, village groups and the wider community
Safeguarding, Governance and Compliance
• Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding
• Ensure statutory and financial compliance, balancing day to day needs with a long-term strategic outlook
• Ensure the school remains compliant with all statutory and Ofsted frameworks, while protecting the culture, vision and ethos of the school
• Work in close partnership with the governing body to champion accountability, transparency and the implementation of the strategic outlook
The Person We Seek
Essential
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Significant leadership experience in primary education
• Proven impact on raising and sustaining high standards
• Strong understanding of curriculum, assessment, and safeguarding
• Strategic financial and operational awareness
• Commitment to inclusion and community partnership
• Ability to inspire, challenge and develop others
• Awareness of the core values of the English Hub programme
Desirable
• NPQH or equivalent qualification
• Experience of a successful Ofsted inspection
We are looking for a leader with clarity, credibility and integrity.
What the school offers its staff
• Enthusiastic, confident and articulate pupils that are proud of their school
• A talented and committed staff team
• A skilled, supportive and strategically focused governing body
• Strong parental and community engagement
• Exposure to a well-established English Hub
• Ongoing professional development and collaboration
• A beautiful rural setting with excellent facilities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Our new Head Teacher will provide strategic leadership and take operational responsibility for the school, working in partnership with the SLT, governors, staff, pupils, parents, and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the school with vision, warmth and integrity
• Secure the school’s strategic direction and lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the School Improvement Plan. Provide clear strategic oversight to the English Hub, enabling its leadership and staff to deliver high‑quality, support and intervention to schools across Wiltshire
• Champion high-quality, evidence-informed teaching, ensuring that this is achieved across the whole curriculum
• Build and maintain effective and positive working relationships within the school and with parents and the wider community
• Oversee the school’s budget and finances, ensuring robust processes for financial management and accountability
• Recruit, retain and manage the highest quality staff
Teaching and Curriculum
• Safeguard the integrity and ambition of the curriculum, while being open to the latest developments in educational research and technologies
• Secure excellence in early reading and phonics
• Ensure that pupil progression is monitored effectively and early intervention is implemented where appropriate
Staff Development
• Inspire and motivate staff and enable professional development and high-quality CPD opportunities to enhance the staffing needs and career aspirations
• Champion staff wellbeing by nurturing a supportive, collaborative workplace culture
• Build leadership capacity by providing support and constructive feedback to staff
• Foster a positive, high-performing culture
Community Engagement
• Strengthen partnerships locally and nationally by sharing best practice methods
• Continue building strong relationships with parents, governors, local schools, village groups and the wider community
Safeguarding, Governance and Compliance
• Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding
• Ensure statutory and financial compliance, balancing day to day needs with a long-term strategic outlook
• Ensure the school remains compliant with all statutory and Ofsted frameworks, while protecting the culture, vision and ethos of the school
• Work in close partnership with the governing body to champion accountability, transparency and the implementation of the strategic outlook
The Person We Seek
Essential
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Significant leadership experience in primary education
• Proven impact on raising and sustaining high standards
• Strong understanding of curriculum, assessment, and safeguarding
• Strategic financial and operational awareness
• Commitment to inclusion and community partnership
• Ability to inspire, challenge and develop others
• Awareness of the core values of the English Hub programme
Desirable
• NPQH or equivalent qualification
• Experience of a successful Ofsted inspection
We are looking for a leader with clarity, credibility and integrity.
What the school offers its staff
• Enthusiastic, confident and articulate pupils that are proud of their school
• A talented and committed staff team
• A skilled, supportive and strategically focused governing body
• Strong parental and community engagement
• Exposure to a well-established English Hub
• Ongoing professional development and collaboration
• A beautiful rural setting with excellent facilities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.