St Nicholas and St Laurence CE Primary School is a special place.  Their Headteacher has announced his retirement at the end of this academic year so they are now looking for someone wonderful to lead them into their next exciting phase of development.

Are you that person?  Are you looking for a new leadership challenge and opportunity? Could you make a difference to the lives of our children?

You will need real determination, resilience and compassion, whilst being innovative and passionate about learning.

You will lead a committed team who are always determined to offer the very best education.

As a  Trust, we genuinely value each of our leaders for the gifts they bring to our schools.  We provide strong academy improvement support,  collaborative professional learning opportunities, and a range of other support services to ensure you can focus on the things

that make the biggest difference for our children. 

Here is a little more of what we look for in our leaders, to make a difference to our children every day.  Someone who:

• Will truly value everything that is unique and special about our school, within our great family of schools
• Has a dynamic vision for the education of all children in a church school context
• Will value the opportunity to enable everyone to flourish within our Christian values
• Has a proven track record of excellent teaching and learning
• Has a wide, current knowledge and understanding of education and curriculum development
• Is an innovator who can lead by example
• Has a desire and commitment to raising standards for every child
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and who wishes to build positive working relationships within our school and community
• Is creative and can embrace change
• Has energy, enthusiasm and passion
• Is able to show reflectiveness and persistence when dealing with complexity
• Places safeguarding at the heart of the school
• Genuinely wants to be part of our future

We can offer:

• Young people who want to thrive
• A team of staff who will value the inspiration you can bring
• A collaborative desire to be the very best we can be
• Opportunities for professional learning
• A governing body that works hard for the school, providing support and appropriate challenge
• A strong and supportive parent body
• A positive, caring school ethos firmly rooted in our Christian values
• A Trust that offers many opportunities for working together and for collaboration - see the Trust website for further information www.dsat.org.uk

Please enjoy reading the attachments from our children, Chair and Chief Executive.

If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation with our CEO or Deputy CEO, please contact Nicki Summerill as below.   We encourage you to visit the school - please contact the school office directly to arrange this on 01305 812534 or oaccount@stnlwey.dsat.org.uk.  Please make contact during the school term-time - we finish on 19th December and start again on 5th January.

We want our staff to thrive so we offer an extensive range of wellness services and professional learning opportunities to support growth and development. Please visit our website for further details: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust - Wellness 

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all.  If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation before making the decision to apply for the post, please give us a call and we will be happy to help you with as much detail as possible to support this process.

When you have enough information to make your decision to apply, please complete all sections of the application form. CVs will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested before interviews. 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a number of checks including the Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.