Headteacher Designate

Headteacher Designate

Salary L11 – L17 (£56,796 - £65,999 per annum)

Permanent Full-time starting Summer Term 2024

School due to open September 2024

It is with huge excitement and great pride that we start the search for a Headteacher

Designate to lead the latest member of the John Taylor MAT family of schools; Branston

Locks Primary & Nursery School, located outside Burton-Upon-Trent.

A brand new school that will incorporate many of the features of John Taylor MAT that

have become a hallmark of its success: challenging the most able, outstanding quality of

teaching, a taught curriculum of ‘gold standard’ content and skills, and an enrichment offer

and pastoral system we believe is second to none.

This is a unique opportunity to lead and grow the school from pre-opening to an

‘outstanding’ provider, demonstrating your enthusiasm, vision and leadership qualities. You

will be encouraged by a strong local governing body and an ambitious, forward-thinking

MAT Board with a determination for excellence as you develop the vision for the school.

Please download the Recruitment Pack for all the information about this role and our new

school, as well as details about the application process.

https://jtmat.co.uk/vacancies/

Closing date: 13th October 2023

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention.

John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying. Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.