Headteacher

Post: Headteacher
Group: 1
Salary range: L8-13
NOR: 127
Required for April 2025

“Aspire to be Amazing”

The Governors of Ashton Hayes Primary School are looking to appoint an outstanding, ambitious and proven practitioner who is ready for a new change to lead the school who has the positive attributes of not only a diligent and professional educator, but someone who is also adaptable, inspirational, motivated, nurturing and dynamic.  The new head will manage and work in partnership with all stakeholders of our aspirational and successful school with a shared vision that ties in with our existing culture.  Our happy, caring children would like a passionate and dedicated head teacher, who knows them as individuals, and will help them aspire to be amazing and reach their full potential.

Ashton Hayes actively promotes a RICHER curriculum, to include a range of outdoor learning activities including our own outdoor forest school. As an integral part of the community, the school embraces this connection and works alongside our wider parent body and other organisations.

We can offer you:

• An enthusiastic, committed, caring, talented and motivated staff team
• friendly and enthusiastic children who are ambitious capable and considerate
• a positive and supportive governing body and wider community who are actively involved in the life of the school
• A culture committed not only to academic achievement but nurtures growth and well-being to bring out the best in each individual.

The successful candidate will have:

• a nurturing, friendly, well-organised, enthusiastic and ambitious desire to play a crucial part in the future success of the school
• an energetic approach with the vision to lead the school, focusing on continual improvement on the high standards currently achieved
• an ability to lead, manage and motivate staff and care for the well-being of all ensuring collaboration across all the teams.
• an ability to embrace the schools’ approach of Conscious Discipline
• proven highly effective leadership, management and communication skills
• A passion to embrace and promote the unique qualities of the school including outdoor learning.

Application packs are available by emailing bursar@ashtonhayes.cheshire.sch.uk

Prospective candidates are invited to visit the school on either:-

• Thursday 12^th December at 11am-1pm
• Monday 16^th December at 4pm-6pm

Please confirm your intention to visit the school prior to arriving.  Alternative visit dates can be accommodated, please contact the bursar to arrange an appointment.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 6^th January 2025.