Headteacher – Five Ways Primary School Salary L23 - L27 ( £88,951 - £98,106) Full time, permanent Group 4 Anticipated starting salary, negotiable dependent on experience To commence January 2027 Governors are seeking to appoint an existing Headteacher or experienced Senior Leader who has a track record of successfully implementing improvements in teaching and learning and maintaining a hugely positive environment in which all pupils and staff can flourish. Five Ways demands outstanding leadership and is a 3-form entry Primary School having 646 pupils. The school is much larger than the average primary school. Governors are looking for someone who will: raise achievement through ensuring that all groups of pupils make outstanding progress throughout the school. demonstrate creative and inspirational leadership which places pupils’ learning, behaviour and safety, well-being and happiness at the heart of every decision. ensure a culture of high expectations of achievement, teaching, behaviour and safety, and leadership and management. ensure a clear and appropriate strategic focus and direction for improvement. ensure the development of leadership and teaching skills of self and others. inspire, challenge and support pupils and staff. ensure effective links with parents and the wider community. You will have: recent successful leadership experience. a proven track record of leading school improvement and demonstrable impact in raising achievement. evidence of initiating and implementing strategies. We can offer you: highly talented staff who have high expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour and safety, and who are committed to supporting and developing the school. highly motivated and well-behaved pupils who have very positive attitudes to learning. an opportunity to make a real difference to pupils’ lives. opportunities for continuous professional development. a proactive and effective Governing Body. supportive parents and an active and enthusiastic PTFA. strong links with the wider community. It is strongly recommended that potential candidates arrange a visit to Five Ways. Appointments can be made by emailing Louise Buck at LBuck@fiveways.staffs.sch.uk Scheduled visit times are as follows: Monday 20 th April at 9.30am Tuesday 21 st April at 9.30am Wednesday 22 nd April at 2.00pm Tuesday 28 th April at 10.30am Friday 1 st May at 9.30am Closing date: Friday 8 th May 2026 at 12 noon Shortlisting date: Wednesday 13 th May 2026 Candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified by: Thursday 14 th May 2026 at 3pm Selection activities will include you leading a tour of your current school with the current Headteacher from Five Ways, Mrs Rachel Mander, along with our Deputy Headteacher, Mrs Sue Fuller. These visits will take place either Friday 15 th May or Monday 18 th May 2026. A mutually convenient day and time will be confirmed nearer the time. Interviews will take place: Tuesday 19 th May 2026 & Wednesday 20 th May 2026. Applications Candidates should ensure they include a personal statement of 2 sides of A4 to support their application. In particular this should include any experience, skills, knowledge, training and qualifications relevant to the role of a Headteacher and include details of the reasons why they wish to be the Headteacher at Five Ways. The above personal statement, a fully completed application form and a recruitment and monitoring form should be emailed to Mrs Wendy Russell at: WRussell@fiveways.staffs.sch.uk by 12 noon on Friday 8 th May 2026. Please ensure application forms are signed and completed in full ensuring you have provided true and accurate information. CV’s will not be accepted. References will be requested before the interview. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding and mandatory pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education including enhanced DBS, and for shortlisted candidates, references and online search checks. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children. The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration prior to interview to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths. Five Ways Primary School is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.