Head Of School

Head of School Gladstone Park Primary School Full time, Permanent Salary : L17-L21 Location:  Sherrick Green Road, London, NW10 1LB Our school, Gladstone Park Primary School is a welcoming vibrant and friendly school situated in the heart of Brent, North London. We are proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives. Gladstone Park Primary School is a close and dedicated school community where staff, families and pupils work together to achieve the very best for all children. At Gladstone Park, we develop resilient, emotionally intelligent students who become life-long learners. Gladstone Park is a school which wholeheartedly promotes a stimulating and positive learning environment where all our children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals through the 'RIDER' values: respect, integrity, determination, empathy and responsibility. ​​​Working under the strategic direction of and in close partnership with the Executive Headteacher, the Head of School will secure high standards of education, attendance, behaviour, safeguarding, SEND provision and staff performance, ensuring that all pupils receive an exceptional primary education within an inclusive environment. ​The role is responsible for translating Trust and Executive strategy into consistent, high-quality practice and outcomes at school level promoting the Anthem Values of Integrity, Collaboration and Excellence. ​​​ We strongly encourage candidates to review the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, which provide further detail on the role and opportunity. About Anthem Thank you for your interest in joining Anthem. Anthem is a growing and ambitious Multi Academy Trust, united by a clear moral purpose: to create ambitious and successful schools where everyone thrives. Through our family of 15 schools, 11 primary and 4 secondary, serving nearly 8,000 students across the East Midlands, London and the Thames Valley. First and foremost, Anthem is a school improvement organisation. We exist to ensure that the public funding entrusted to us is used intelligently, ethically and relentlessly in the service of better outcomes for children and young people. Everything we do is focused on strengthening the quality of education, leadership and professional practice across our schools, while preserving each school’s unique identity and community. We believe to achieve excellence in our schools we must have excellent leaders. That is why we invest heavily in our staff, valuing expertise, collaboration and professional curiosity. We work hard to create environments where colleagues feel supported, trusted and challenged to be their best, whether they work in the classroom, in school leadership, or within our national teams. Anthem is bound together by three strongly held values: Integrity - we act with honesty, fairness and accountability, always doing the right thing for children and communities.