Headteacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

At Vernon Terrace Primary School, we're looking for an exceptional leader with the vision, ambition and compassion to drive our next chapter of success. You'll lead a talented and dedicated team, creating a culture where pupils are inspired to achieve, colleagues are empowered to excel, and innovation is embraced every step of the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide inspirational leadership, setting the vision and strategic direction to deliver outstanding outcomes for every pupil.
• Lead the development of a broad, ambitious and needs-led curriculum that enables pupils to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.
• Drive continuous school improvement through high-quality teaching, effective assessment, robust quality assurance and strategic planning.
• Create a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment where pupils and staff feel valued, supported and empowered to succeed.
• Champion safeguarding, ensuring the highest standards of child protection, wellbeing and regulatory compliance across the school.
• Recruit, develop and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous professional development.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, families, governors, local authority and external partners to deliver exceptional educational experiences.
• Lead the effective management of school operations, budgets, resources and occupancy, ensuring long-term sustainability and continued growth.

What the school offers its staff

For an application pack and to arrange a visit to the school please email our Clerk of Governors, Graham Lampard – clerkingnorthants@gmail.com

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.