Executive Headteacher

The Minster Junior School

Warrington Road, Croydon, CR0 4BH

Leadership L22 (£82,662) to L28 (£94,415)*

*salary negotiable for experienced Headteacher

NOR: 400

Start Date: January 2024 or sooner if possible

Full time and part time (3/4 days) considered

We are looking for a highly experienced, dynamic and inspirational Executive Headteacher to join and lead our warm, vibrant, ambitious school. As an Academy within the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education Multi-Academy Trust since April 2022, this is an exciting time to join our school following the confirmation of a full school rebuild and plans for growth of our Trust in the surrounding areas over the years ahead. Whilst there are challenges in the sector, our Multi-Academy Trust is continuing to grow and the Executive Headteacher would help ensure we have capacity within the area to support new and/or vulnerable schools that may wish to join the Trust in the future.

Our inclusive, Christian ethos underpins a caring, safe environment where values such as self-esteem and mutual respect allow all children and staff to feel confident, happy and valued. We see all our children as unique individuals and really celebrate their diversity.

The Minster Junior School is a large Junior School with approximately 440 pupils on roll. As a Church of England school, we value all God’s children and welcome children of all faiths to our family. The school enjoys close links with Croydon Minster Church and the Vicar regularly leads collective worship. Our school is set in spacious grounds and is very well equipped with excellent resources. We have a very skilled and caring group of teachers and support staff who bring out the best in all our children.

As a school within the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education, The Minster Junior School is part of the wider family of schools which serve the needs of young people and families in the communities across our diverse and vibrant Diocese. The SDBE team are dedicated to providing excellent training, professional advice, resources, guidance and pastoral support for our schools and school leaders.

You will:

• Believe in the mission and ethos of our School and of our Multi-Academy Trust;
• Be a strategic leader with a proven track record of leading schools and school improvement, including advancing the quality of teaching and learning;
• Be passionate and relentless in improving educational standards, providing high quality leadership, management and inspiration, driving forward change to shape the future direction of the School;
• Be able to develop effective partnerships with staff, governors, parents, the parish, the local authority and the wider community;
• Be able and ready to work in collaboration with other schools within the Multi-Academy Trust.

We can offer you:

•  Amazing, well-behaved children with positive attitudes to learning and pride in their school;
• Hardworking, caring, dedicated and friendly staff and active parents;
• Governors and Trustees committed to support and improvement;
• A nurturing working environment with a focus on wellbeing;
• Strong partnerships with our family of Academies;
• Excellent professional development and career opportunities;
• An attractive salary and benefits package including funded CPD opportunities.

An application pack be downloaded from our website www.sdbemat.org or obtained by emailing: thomas.scrace@southwark.anglican.org. Completed application forms should be returned by email, post or by hand to Thomas Scrace, HR Business Partner, SDBE Multi-Academy Trust, 48 Union Street, London, SE1 1TD.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please email thomas.scrace@southwark.anglican.org to book an appointment. Visits are scheduled for 2pm on Wednesday 6th and 4pm on Thursday 7th September.

The SDBE Multi-Academy Trust is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently under represented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check and references.

CVs are not accepted, an Application Form must be completed.             

Tenable:               January 2024 or sooner if possible

Closing date:        12 noon Monday 11th September 2023

Shortlisting:         Wednesday 13th September 2023

Interviews:           Wednesday 27th September 2023

We reserve the right to close this position early should an exceptionally qualified and experienced individual be identified. Therefore, we would strongly encourage you to submit your application without delay.