Assistant Headteacher

Assistant Headteacher (KS2)

St Luke’s CE Junior School

Permanent, full-time

Starting September 2024

St Luke’s is a nurturing and inclusive school, strongly influenced by its caring Christian church foundation. Its core values of love, courage and hope, reflecting its status as a church school, permeate all aspects of school life: ‘The values are exceptionally well known by pupils and parents. They play a significant role in the normal working day.’ (SIAMS, October 2023).

St. Luke’s operates across two sites (infant and junior), located within a short walking distance of each other and in an attractive residential area of Bournemouth. This brings unique interest and opportunity to the school: the school enjoys impressive resource and facilities across both sites and ensures that the school community is strong and united. St. Luke’s is a positive and proactive member of the CLP family, contributing to the trust’s wider work with enthusiasm and professional generosity as well as benefitting from the support and encouragement that are central to CLP’s way of working.

This delightful school is seeking an inspirational leader to join the SLT in the new role of Assistant Headteacher. Primarily based at the junior site, you will lead confidently and positively, enabling the school to be the very best it can be whilst embracing and nurturing those Christian values . Parents and pupils are proud of their school and want the very best for it; staff bring talent and commitment and are ready to offer enthusiastic support of their new senior leaders.

There are eleven other primary schools within the Partnership so the Assistant Headteacher at St. Luke’s will immediately join a professional network which is part of the wider CLP leadership community. St. Luke’s also has the advantage of being just 10 minutes’ drive away from CLP’s central offices and training suite; support, guidance and encouragement are literally just down the road

CLP is a single family of twenty schools across two Local Authority areas: Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council. The two furthermost points of CLP are Boscombe and Swanage. There are about 5,400 pupils overall who are supported by around 900 committed staff. CLP is an established MAT, enjoying a growing reputation as a group which greatly values the individuality of its schools and the character, professionalism and creativity of its staff. Schools within CLP do not seek to be the same as each other. Rather, they benefit from each other’s experience and expertise so that they get stronger together. CLP schools work to strengthen the opportunities available to staff and children and to operate within a climate of collaboration and service to one another. CLP strives to be both an educator and employer of choice, with families and staff who are proud of their school and the wider family of which they are part.

We welcome applications from those seeking to progress their leadership career.

Our new Assistant Headteacher will:

• Bring positive and purposeful energy to inspire our school in a warm and caring manner;
• Be passionate about providing a rich, vibrant and positive educational experience, offering success and opportunity to every child;
• Be committed to an inclusive school culture;
• Understand that positive relationships are central to an effective culture and have experience of engaging, leading and motivating a team;
• Be dedicated to promoting welfare, learning and emotional well-being of pupils and staff.
• Have experience and a keen interest in two or more leadership areas e.g. assessment, wider curriculum, SIAMS, teaching and learning, core subjects, etc.

You will be part of a very supportive team, both within the school and more widely within the Partnership. You will be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally and can expect to derive a great deal of job satisfaction from a demanding but privileged role.

In return for your high performance and commitment we can offer a development programme specific to your own needs and career objectives , supported in school and by our central school improvement team.

Informal visits to the school are warmly encouraged. You are also encouraged to contact the interim Headteacher, Nigel Helm, who would be delighted to speak with you about the school. To arrange a convenient time for catch up, or a visit to the school, please contact the office on 01202 514396 . Please visit the school website for further information about the school.

External Applications: Please apply via the BCP website or by sending a completed application form to: recruitment@coastalpartnership.co.uk . To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted.

Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, online searches, Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment. We value the fact that our schools are very different , as are our colleagues within them. Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best. At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.