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Headteacher
Type of Position:Head Teacher
Subject:Primary Education
Salary:VIAT Leadership Scale, £70,293 - £81,441 (negotiable)
Start Date:September 2025
Closing Date:
26 January 2025
We would like an enthusiastic, dedicated and ambitious team player to join us at Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill.
This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced senior leader to join a popular school with an established staff body, and to take the school to its next stage of growth development. There is the possibility of future wider leadership opportunities within the Trust.
As a Trust, VIAT recognises the need to drive standards and to reflect and adapt according to the changing context of our community and the world we live in. We would like a leader who has a genuine interest in the needs of their school community.
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Do you:
- Have a clear understanding of how to achieve a consistently high quality of education in your school?
- Strive for academic excellence?
- Want your pupils to feel valued, safe, and happy?
- Enjoy working within a strong team?
- Have commitment to providing an exciting range of opportunities for pupils?
- Inspire your pupils, parents/carers and colleagues?
- Believe that every student can learn, achieve, and thrive?
Are you the right candidate?
We would like to hear from you if you are:
- An energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at primary level;
- A motivated and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff and pupils;
- Confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school with our existing leadership group;
- Able to develop pupils and staff to reach their full potential;
- A team player who understands the benefits of working in a Trust;
- Determined to provide the best for your school community.
If you think you would thrive in this environment we want to meet you.
For more information, please contact Mrs L Russell, Trust Business Manager – l.russell@viat.org.uk
You can also read the full recruitment pack here.
PLease note, the salary for this post is negotiable for the right candidate.
To apply for this position, please complete an application form which can be found at the bottom of this page. Completed application forms should be emailed to: recruitment@viat.org.uk
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. As part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
A copy of our school's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here and our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be here.
Valley Invicta Academies Trust expects every employee to take responsibility for promoting a culture that values and respects difference. We welcome applications from all diverse and ethnic groups.