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Headteacher - Five Acres Primary School, Bicester

Job Introduction

Are you an experienced Headteacher seeking an exciting new opportunity? If so, Five Acres Primary School is the opportunity to drive your career forward.

Five Acres Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive school dedicated to providing a high-quality education in a supportive and welcoming environment. With a strong focus on fostering creativity, academic excellence, and personal growth, our school serves a diverse community of children from various backgrounds, empowering them to reach their full potential.

At Five Acres Primary, we pride ourselves on our nurturing atmosphere, where every child and adult is valued and supported to thrive. Our dedicated staff team works together to inspire a love of learning and encourage students to develop strong academic and social skills foundations.

We offer a range of extracurricular activities to support the development of well-rounded individuals and maintain strong relationships with families, ensuring a collaborative approach to each child’s education.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive school, with a high number of service and refugee families who are active members of our school community.

We are looking for a highly motivated, inspiring leader with a purposeful vision to build on the successes of our retiring Headteacher. Our school is an exciting place for both adults and children to learn, grow and develop. This is an exciting opportunity to take our school to the next level.

If you are a forward-thinking, inspirational leader passionate about making a difference in the lives of young learners and are excited to join a dynamic, forward-thinking school community, we would love to hear from you.

So why not request an information pack and visit us and see for yourself? The school governors, our talented, enthusiastic staff and happy, motivated pupils look forward to welcoming you. 

We are looking for a Headteacher who: 

  • Can demonstrate substantive successful Headship experience in a primary school.
  • Has substantial primary teaching experience and is an able and versatile classroom practitioner.
  • Demands ambitious standards for all pupils regardless of disadvantage, background or starting point.
  • Is prepared to take forward our desire to remain at the forefront of curriculum changes and educational developments.
  • Will honour and enrich the ethos and values of the school

Our school offers: 

  • A welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment
  • Diversity of students 
  • Strong links to the military
  • Opportunity for a new headteacher to put their mark on the school
  • A chance to help create and shape the vision and ethos and drive rapid improvement for the children
  • An enthusiastic, committed hardworking staff team
  • Supportive and actively involved governors who are committed to School Improvement 

Application Process:

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact us to arrange. 

For further details and an electronic information pack, please contact the school office by email office.2200@five-acres.oxon.sch.uk

If you would like to arrange an informal chat with our Chair of Governors, Kevin Moyes - please email him on:chair.2200@five-acres.oxon.sch.uk

We look forward to receiving your application via the applicant tracking system.

Safer Recruitment

Five Acres Primary School and Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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