Mundford News

Full time Post
Leadership Scale: 5-9
Start date: January 2025

What Inspires You?

If the answers are an approach grounded in Enquiry and a Creative Curriculum that is led by children’s natural curiosity of the world, then we are the school for you.

We are a popular school in the heart of Norfolk, which has grown hugely in numbers over the last few years. After 20 year working at Mundford our lovely Head of School will be leaving in January to work with practioners supporting vulnerable children. We are therefore looking for a new Head of School to join our amazing team. The successful candidate will be sharing responsibility for our Year 5 class and will teach two days a week. The other three days will be dedicated to management and subject leadership time. As such, this role requires the candidate to be an essential part of our Federation’s Senior Leadership Team, driving improvement in both schools. They will report directly to the Executive Head and deputise in the Executive Head’s absence, meaning they will be responsible for the day to day running of the school and line managing staff.

Our mission is to deliver the best education for all the children in our care within a distinctive Christian environment. We are passionate about our curriculum and work hard to inspire our children to develop a love of learning through creative, fun and hands on experiences. So if the creative approach is your passion then we are the school for you!

We have been part of the Churchside Federation with Gooderstone CE Primary Academy since 2015 within The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust (DNEAT). This gives our staff the benefits of having lots of colleagues to work with in planning, training and moderating but also the bonus of working within a one form entry school with much to celebrate!

The successful candidate will:

Be an inspiring leader who has excellent communication skills.
Be able to lead whole school improvement with demonstrable impact; using data to help inform next steps, monitor lessons/books and provide timely constructive feedback.
Be an excellent teacher who is passionate about teaching.
Inspire and excite both staff and children in their learning.
Consistently set high expectations for pupils and those working with pupils.
Have a good sense of humour.
Be willing to contribute to the common goals of the Federation.
Have a firm commitment to our Christian ethos, vision and values.

The school offers:

Enthusiastic children who are proud of their village school
An excellent environment in which to develop professionally
A creative, friendly and supportive staff team
Supportive governors and parents
A Trust who will provide many opportunities for CPD
And much, much more

This post would not be suitable for an ECT.

We would love to show you around our school so visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please email office@mundford.dneat.org or call our school secretary, Janice Pryer, 01842 878278 to arrange.

This school/academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

How to apply:

Download the application pack or alternatively call the school for a recruitment pack.

Return completed applications to exechead@churchside.dneat.org

The closing date for completed applications: 12pm Wednesday 9^th October 2024

Interviews Week Commencing: 14^th October 2024

Head Of School JD Download

Head Of School Person Specification Download

Application Form Teacher Download