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Assistant Director for Strategic Housing Salary: up to £74,534 per annum This is an exceptional opportunity to join an authority with the ambition and plans to make real progress. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do and despite increasing demand and reduced resources, we continue to provide the best possible service.

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DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER Salary: L8 – L12 £59,167 ‐ £65,286 Required September 2025 At Durham Lane Primary School, we are a family: a family built on positive partnerships between school, children, parents, governors, the local community and the wider world. Due to the phased retirement of our long‐standing Deputy Head Teacher, the Governing Body are seeking to appoint an inspirational Deputy Head Teacher to join our ambitious leadership team. Applications are invited from suitably qualified, highly effective and experienced Leaders. The successful candidate will need to show that they have the ability and vision to be a vital part of our wonderful school and will take a proactive and hands‐on approach to school leadership. The role will require the successful candidate to teach part‐time in KS2 as well as to support the Head Teacher on a day to day basis with the leadership of the school. Durham Lane Primary school prides itself on ensuring that it offers an outstanding education with the happiness and well‐being of our chil‐ dren at its core. We aim to maintain a secure, caring and stimulating community in which children are encouraged to have respect for them‐ selves and each other. Through quality teaching and learning, children are given the opportunity to develop individuality and responsibility whilst being challenged to achieve their full potential. We believe it is important that we develop the whole child, nurturing the academic, creative, spiritual, aesthetic and social aspects equally. Self‐discipline and acceptable codes of behaviour are valued and promoted. We see our school as being at the heart of a larger community and we encourage our children to value and celebrate the diversities they encounter in this community and the wider world. Everything we do is for our children. Visits to the school are essential and can be arranged via the school office. For further details and an application form, please visit: https://www.durhamlane.org.uk/vacancies/ and return the completed form electronically to our recruitment email: recruitment@durhamlane.org.uk. If you require any further information, please contact the school office. Closing date for applications: Friday 21st February 2025 at 12:00 pm Shortlisting: Tuesday 4th March 2025 Interview date: Friday 21st March 2025

ISSUE 334

Oak Tree Primary School Junction Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0PZ

Headteacher

Website: www.oaktreeprimary.co.uk Email: office@oaktreeprimary.co.uk Telephone: 01444 233368

This vacancy has arisen due to the retirement of our current head teacher. Judged continued to be ‘good’ by Ofsted in April 2023, we are now in a position to recruit a Headteacher who will lead us through the next phase of our school improvement journey and build on the success of our current head. The governors are looking to appoint an aspirational leader with vision and commitment to continue building on our existing strengths and take a strongly good school and continue its journey towards outstanding. The successful candidate will be forward‐looking and committed to maximising the progress, well‐being and attainment of each of our children, ensuring every child reaches their full potential. They must also have an understanding of, or have a background in, Early Years or Key Stage 1.

Deputy Headteacher Salary: Leadership Pay Scale Point 5-9 To provide professional leadership for the school which secures its success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its pupils and good standards of learning and achievement. The Deputy Headteacher will work alongside the Headteacher and DMAT in defining, articulating and implementing the shared vision and values of the school through effective communication and engagement with all stakeholders. The Deputy Headteacher, under the direction of the Headteacher and DMAT will take a major role in: • Determining the vision and strategic direction of the school to ensure school improvement • Playing a major role in formulating and reviewing the School Development Plan and the priorities leading to improvement for all pupils, monitoring and evaluating progress towards their achievement. • With the headteacher, ensure successful day-to-day leadership and management of the school. • Maintaining a high profile around the school, proactively supporting staff. • Being a role model for exemplary leadership and class room practice. • Leading on delegated areas of responsibility • Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal well-being and care of students and undertaking the role of as DSL • Deputising for the Headteacher in the event of absence or other urgent business

Salary: The indicative pay range is set at (L10) £62,202 ‐ (L16) £72,162

Marchwood Infants is a friendly, welcoming and increasingly diverse two form entry community school with happy and enthusiastic pupils, a supportive community and a dedicated, hardworking staff team. We have a strong relationship with both Hampshire CC and Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Education Boards. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged and we have set aside Tuesday 11th February and Friday 28th February as particular dates for visits. We understand diary commitments may make this difficult. If this is the case then we will seek to accommodate other dates. Please contact the school office on 023 8086 8819 to make arrangements to visit. We believe that Marchwood Infant School is a wonderful school and we are looking to appoint an exceptional Headteacher to take us forward.

Leading established, positive and proactive teams, we are currently looking to recruit an Assistant Director for Strategic Housing who will work closely with other Assistant Directors to ensure the Council continues momentum and achieves our ambitious plans. You’ll take the lead across strategic housing functions, including policy and strategy, homelessness and housing solutions, private sector housing, and our innovative county-wide Home Improvement Agency (HEART). You will have proven experience of maximising stakeholder relationships to enhance and improve the services provided, and have a blend of professional experience with expert technical knowledge in order to navigate emerging legislation. With the ability to make a decisive contribution to the Council, you should be an experienced senior manager with the ability to lead and encourage growth and development in others. Holding a relevant qualification, you should have a track record in developing and implementing housing strategy and policy to drive forward and shape housing provision across the Borough. For informal enquiries, please contact Dawn Dawson, Strategic Director for Housing and Communities, dawn.dawson@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk, Ruth Bartlett, People Services Manager, ruth.bartlett@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk, or Jane Grant, Assistant Director for Strategic Housing, jane.grant@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/222368/assistantdirector-for-strategic-housing/ Closing date: 14th February 2025

For further details and to apply, please visit: https://south.education‐jobs.org.uk/jobs/job/Headteacher/3878 Applications will need to be returned electronically by noon of the 12th March 2025.

Marcham CE Primary School Morland Road, Marcham, Abingdon, OX13 6PY Telephone: 01865 391448 Email: office.3235@marcham.oxon.sch.uk Website: https://www.marcham.oxon.sch.uk

For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobs/school-jobs/ Closing Date: 24 February 2025

Colmore Infant and Nursery School Colmore Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6AJ Tel: 0121 464 2820

Head Teacher Pay scale: L18 to L24

Health and Safety Manager

SEND Manager

Salary: up to £49,498 per annum

Salary range: £40,287 – £48,678 For full-time, full-year

As a Health and Safety Manager, you will play an integral part in ensuring council-wide effective health and safety management, monitoring and assessing health and safety performance using the appropriate indicators and working with the executives and senior management team to set goals and objectives. You should have recent and extensive experience in a similar role, providing expert and proactive advice and guidance on all matters related to Health and Safety. This will include policy review and development, audits and the design and delivery of supporting training/presentations at all levels. You should have the ability to write reports to committees and boards and have extensive knowledge of current health and safety legislation. You should also have good interpersonal and management skills with the ability to manage your own workload and prioritise effectively, with the ability to work under tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment. You will be joining a dedicated and friendly team, with the opportunity to review and shape the Council’s approach to Health and Safety. For informal enquiries please contact Alastair Blunkett, Assistant Director for Environment and Enforcement, alastair.blunkett@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/222071/health-andsafety-manager/ Closing date: 9th February 2025

We are seeking an experienced and capable practitioner to lead our Study Support provision from the start of the summer term, in the new role of SEND Manager. The SEND Manager will act as the college SENCO, supporting our Director of Student Support in the ongoing development of our holistic support provision. We welcome applications from those who either hold, or are willing to undertake, the SENCO National Professional Qualification (or equivalent). Candidates must hold a teaching qualification and have significant experience of working with students at Level 2 and Level 3 with SEND, either in a teaching role or specialist support staff role. In addition to SEND management responsibilities, the role will include contribution to the delivery of college provision in one or more of the following areas: Teaching & Learning, EAA Assessment, EHCP Management. The focus of this aspect of the role will be agreed with the successful candidate according to their experience and qualifications, and college provision needs. For more information about the role or if you would like to visit the college we would love to hear from you on jobs@collyers.ac.uk For further details and to apply, please visit: https://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/send-manager/ Closing date: 9am Wednesday 5th February Interviews will take place week commencing 10th February. The college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all successful applicants are required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted applicants.

What skills and experience are we looking for? This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated leader who is approachable, kind, caring and driven to join our happy, nurturing and successful school team at Colmore Infant and Nursery School. We are proud of our welcoming ‘Colmore Family’ community and are now looking for a head teacher to lead the school on the next stage of our journey. This is following the retirement of our current head teacher in August 2025. In our most recent OFSTED inspection in November 2023 we successfully maintained ‘Outstanding in all areas’. Our mantra, since our previous inspection in 2011 has always been, ‘Outstanding but not perfect’ and as a school we continually strive to give the children the best education we can with the resources we have. In 2025 we are looking for our next head teacher to help our lovely school to continue to thrive and flourish. That person could be YOU! The post is a full‐time permanent position from 1st September 2025. We are looking for someone who: • Is an experienced head teacher; or is an experienced deputy head who has worked across multiple key stages, including EYFS • Is able to articulate a strong, clear vision for high quality primary education which maximises the potential of the school • Demonstrates an understanding of the need to develop and sustain a safe, secure, healthy and fair school environment • Puts safeguarding at the heart of everything they do and has Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) experience • Has demonstrated outstanding classroom practice and who can model the principles of effective teaching and learning to a high standard • Has excellent organisation and interpersonal skills and can communicate effectively with all stakeholders • Is approachable and has integrity and embeds an ethos of trust, openness and positivity Please contact Steph Fisher (HR manager) at: info@colmoreinf.co.uk Tel: 0121 464 2820 for an application pack or to book a tour of the school. Further information about our lovely school can be found by accessing our website: www.colmoreinf.co.uk Closing date: Friday 7th March 2025 at 12:00pm Interviews: Monday 24th March to Wednesday 26th March 2025

Headteacher Required September 2025 Salary: L8 – L14 Marcham CE Primary School is a happy and inclusive school that is well regarded in the community. Our current Headteacher will be retiring after 17 years leading the school. We are therefore looking to appoint a Headteacher who is an outstanding practitioner and will be able to continue to empower the children and enable them to reach their full potential in all areas of their learning and lives ensuring Marcham is the ‘BEST school in the world’. The successful candidate will be: • An inspirational educator who will support our distinctive and inclusive vision and ethos. • An outstanding teacher who models excellence throughout the school community and works collaboratively with the senior leadership team; the staff; and the Governing Body. • An innovative and strategic thinker with the commitment, drive and ability to add value to a dedicated leadership team, as well as being open to and enthusiastic about change. • Able to lead, motivate, challenge and inspire staff and pupils to have a love of learning and to achieve their best. • An excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and organisational skills. Marcham can offer you: • A happy school with an engaged community. • A warm, welcoming, inclusive environment with a friendly, enthusiastic and dedicated team of teachers and support staff. • Children who are eager to learn; who have excellent behaviour and a positive attitude; and who enjoy coming to school. • Supportive parents, Governors and Church • A learning environment where each child’s educational, emotional and spiritual welfare are the top priorities for a hardworking team committed to doing their very best for every child. • Opportunities to grow; to be stretched; and develop as a leader. If you are interested in applying for this post you are encouraged to visit the school. Please contact Jane Jefferies at the school office on 01865 391448 to arrange a time. If you would like to discuss this post informally, please contact the Chair of Governors via the school. The Recruitment Pack and application form can be downloaded from our school website by using this link: https://www.marcham.oxon.sch.uk/vacancies/ Submit your completed application to: recruitment@marcham.oxon.sch.uk Closing Date: 24th February 2025 at 12pm Successful applicants’ notification: 26th February 2025 Interview Date: 11th March 2025


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