Headteacher Headteacher

Belle Vale Primary School

Headteacher Headteacher

£77195

Belle Vale Primary School, Liverpool

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 23 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 5df7a8ae4da34c64bea4eeea01ba3e2b

Full Job Description

  • Be a highly experienced senior leader, with the vision to identify the next steps on our continued school improvement journey and the energy, drive and skills to lead and realise this.

  • Be an inspirational leader able to engage and motivate all stakeholders.

  • Secure the highest educational standards whilst ensuring a culture and practice of care, wellbeing and support for our staff and pupils.

  • Strive for excellence in all aspects to ensure that each pupil fulfils their unique potential.

  • Respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance.

  • Have the skills to recognise and promote all staff talents, expertise and continuing professional development.

  • Inspire the whole community, build and maintain successful teams and work collaboratively with others to achieve success.

  • Be committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of children, staff and the wider school community.

  • Enjoy working closely with other schools learning from and sharing best practice.

  • Be an ethical leader.


  • Personal Qualities
    In return, we can offer you:
  • Enthusiastic, motivated and happy children who are excited by learning.

  • A highly supportive, effective and ambitious Governing Body.

  • A dedicated teaching and support team committed to supporting all pupils.

  • Ongoing professional development opportunities.

  • A school committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing.

  • The support from an experienced mentor plus a full training programme during your first year of headship, through School Improvement Liverpool's New Headteacher Programme., Belle Vale Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting children's welfare. This post is subject to all the relevant pre-employment checks set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an enhanced DBS certificate with a barred-list check.


  • We are committed to safer recruitment practices that:
  • Deter prospective applicants who are unsuitable to work with children or young people

  • Identify and reject applicants who are unsuitable to work with children or young people

  • Prevent and deter inappropriate behaviours by providing on-going supervision, training and support to all staff and volunteers.

  • 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.

    Following the resignation of our highly regarded Headteacher, who is departing on a career advancement move, the Governing Body of Belle Vale Community Primary School wishes to employ an inspirational and ambitious Headteacher. We are a happy and inclusive school based in the Belle Vale area of Liverpool. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and experienced leader to accelerate our ambitious plans.


  • The Governing Board at Belle Vale primary is seeking an inspirational Headteacher, who shares our vision and values and will continue the excellent work of our current Headteacher and staff team. As a school always striving to do the best for our pupils, we are now embarking on the next stage of our journey. To achieve this, we are seeking an innovative and motivational leader who is both enthusiastic and engaging in their approach and will impact pupils' achievements in a positive and successful way.

    Our principal philosophy at Belle Vale Primary School is that our children develop a love of life and learning and can understand and appreciate their rights when provided with a curriculum within which they may achieve personal success. We have a dedicated team of staff committed to providing the very best education for the children in our care. The school was graded Good by Ofsted in September 2023: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104519

    Closing Date: Tuesday 2nd July 2024
    Short Listing Date: Friday 5th July 2024
    Interview Date: Monday 8th July 2024
    2nd Interview Date: Tuesday 9th July 2024

    Recruitment Documents
    Job Description: Download Document
    Person Specification: Download Document
    Application Form: Download Document
    Equal Opportunities Monitoring: Download Document
    Letter from Chair of Governors: Download Document