Head of School - The Reginald Mitchell Primary School

Permanent: Head of School

Location: The Reginald Mitchell Primary School

Salary: (subject to Teachers Pay and Conditions)

Scale: L 9-12 (£51,402- £55,338) (Negotiable and subject to 2025/26 pay scales once available)

The Reginald Mitchell Primary School, Congleton Road, Butt Lane

Stoke on Trent ST7 1NA

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Executive Head teacher: Mrs L. Jukes

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We are delighted to be seeking to recruit, to the post of Head of School, a dynamic and outstanding leader who will strengthen our leadership capacity and curriculum provision. This post will commence at January 2026.

Our ideal candidate will be either a Deputy Headteacher or Senior Leader, who is keen to take the next step in their Senior Leadership career. You will have already played a central role in overall school improvement and be able to demonstrate the impact you have made.

The key skills required for this Head of School position will be around the leadership of outstanding teaching and learning, the provision of an inspirational curriculum, the development of staff and ensuring the outstanding relationships we have with our staff, pupils and their families continue to flourish. This is a non-teaching post.

This is the ideal leadership position for someone who wants to lead a school in the comfort of knowing that the strategic leadership of finance and school development will be handled by the Executive Headteacher, providing them with the freedom to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the school. Alongside this will be the opportunity to develop a partnership with our five other CFLP innovative and experienced Headteachers.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please make an appointment by contacting the school office.

Closing date for applications: Monday 22 nd September 2025 at 9 a.m.

Activities to be held week beginning 29 th September 2025

Interviews to be held week beginning Monday 6 th October 2025

The Reginald Mitchell Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people / vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.