Headteacher

Required September 2025 

Job role:     Headteacher
Working pattern:      Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Teaching commitment:   Up to 0.5

About us
‘Pupils at this small school arrive each day happy and eager to learn. Pupils talk enthusiastically about all the things that they can do…Parents and Carers highly recommend the school, which is at the heart of this rural community.’ Ofsted 2023

Crosscrake CE Nursery & Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive small school. We are a voluntary aided school with a distinctive Christian character.

‘The Christian vision is a constant and living reality interwoven through school life. This means that pupils and adults are provided with opportunities to live life in all its fullness.’ SIAMS  2024
The school is situated in an attractive location on the edge of the Lake District National Park with good access to transport links.

We currently have 60 pupils on roll, with 15 in Nursery. Our published admissions number is 13. Pupils are supported by a highly skilled staff team who work closely together, including with colleagues in other schools, to share ideas and expertise.
We are keen to welcome applications from candidates with outstanding teaching ability, leadership qualities, and a strong commitment to our ethos and values.

Visa sponsorship:    Visas cannot be sponsored

Our Head Teacher will (be):

•    A passionate, resilient and dedicated leader who will build on our existing strengths while initiating new ideas that help our small school to thrive and flourish.
•    Sustain and continue to develop the Christian vision and values which lie at the heart of our school.
•    Nurture a positive and inclusive school culture where all feel safe and valued. 
•    An outstanding classroom practitioner.
•    Actively promote collaborative working between local schools, the diocese and other local partners learning from and sharing best practice.
•    Manage the school budget effectively to maximise resources and improve educational outcomes for children.

We can offer:

•    Children who are eager to learn and proud of their school. 
•    A highly inclusive school in which all can grow and flourish.
•    A welcoming staff team of highly skilled and innovative practitioners.
•    An ambitious curriculum with a focus on lifelong learning, reflection, and self-evaluation.
•    Governors who are actively engaged and are mindful of the challenges of small school leadership.
•    A vibrant and much valued partnership with our local church and community volunteers. 
•    A highly supportive parent body.
•    Spacious school grounds with an all-weather pitch for active and sporting activities, a forest school area, and a reflective space.

Further details about the role:

Full details, an application form and an application pack are available by contacting the School Office. We welcome and encourage prospective candidates to visit our School. Visits are by appointment and can be arranged by contacting the School Office.

Crosscrake CE Nursery and Primary School
Stainton,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA8 0LB

Telephone: 01539 560 410

Email:  admin@crosscrake.cumbria.sch.uk

Commitment to safeguarding 
Crosscrake CE Nursery & Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. 
Offers of employment will be subject to the following checks (where relevant): 
• childcare disqualification 
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) 
• prohibition from teaching 
• satisfactory references 
• suitability to work with children 
• right to work 
• medical
• online and social media

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Closing date: Friday 16 May at 12 noon 
Interview date : Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th June 2025