Headteacher

Vacancy Summary

Headteacher

Salary: L15 - L21 (£66,628 - £76,430)

Full time / Permanent

Westbrook Lane Primary School is a successful single form entry school set in one of the most desirable parts of Leeds. The school is a thriving, happy, and fully inclusive community that balances academic achievement with a nurturing and caring environment, enabling our children to learn, develop, and grow with confidence that they will be supported along the way. The school was rated good in the Ofsted inspection carried out in November 2021.

Vacancy Information

We are seeking an inspirational leader who will continue to build on our school vision, ethos, and values, putting children’s nurture, inspiration, and development at the heart of everything we do. You will bring creativity and enthusiasm, leading us to maintain a consistently high performing school that is at the heart of its thriving and diverse community.

We seek a leader who is: 

• Passionate about education.
• Seeks excellence in teaching and learning.
• Strong on strategic decision making.
• Able to turn vision into action.
• Able to make and implement difficult decisions.
• Able to delegate appropriately.
• Outward facing and collaborative.
• An excellent communicator.
• An experienced manager.
• Financially competent.

We can offer you: 

• A strong leadership team and dedicated and committed staff.
• A post that will allow creative thinking and innovation to improve the standards.
• Children who are friendly and enthusiastic.
• Supportive and engaged parents.
• An effective and supporting Governing Board.
• A school that is well-connected to the local community.
• Excellent and ongoing CPD.
• A successful school with above average learning outcomes.
• Links to the wider community of schools and specialist services.

If this prospect intrigues you and you are looking for an exciting opportunity to lead a small tightly knit school, please request an application pack by emailing:- educ.headteacher@leeds.gov.uk or contacting Leeds City Council’s HR Schools Team on 0113 3788525.

We encourage you to visit the school before applying and we have set aside the 16th, 23rd, and 25th January 2024 at 09:30 hours and 23rd January at 13:30 hours as times when prospective applicants can look round the school. To make an appointment, please contact the school office on 0113 2587913 from 8th January 2024.

Closing Date: 12 Noon, Friday 2nd February 2024

Shortlisting: w/c 5th February 2024.

Assessments and interviews: Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd February 2024. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an on-line search will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available on-line. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.