20 Mar 2025, 10:59
Headteacher Vacancy - Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
Closing Date: Friday 4 April 2025, 9.00 am
Headteacher Vacancy - Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
Salary L15 – L21
Required 1 September 2025
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School is a unique one form entry, voluntary-aided co-educational school located near the City Centre. The school thrives on a strong sense of community, delivering inclusive provision as it strives to ensure the best outcomes for the children and families it serves.
The Governors of Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist school are in search of an experienced, creative, and resilient leader who is committed to raising standards, driving innovation, and fostering a culture of excellence. This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the next chapter of our school’s journey.
The headteacher will
ensure that the children at Harper Bell School have the best opportunity to realise their full potential through a broad and balanced challenging curriculum in a caring and supportive environment.
effectively manage resources, finances, and operational strategy within a challenging educational landscape.
be confident in leading change, making difficult decisions, and driving school-wide improvement.
monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives.
continue to develop the school’s progression, engaging fully with stakeholders at all levels, including the local authority.
demonstrate excellent leadership skills, outstanding intrapersonal skills, and emotional intelligence.
together with the governing board and through consultation with the school community, establish and sustain the school’s Seventh-day Adventist Christian ethos and strategic direction. inspire and motivate staff and pupils to ensure that they feel valued and supported.
inspire and motivate staff and pupils to ensure that they feel valued and supported.
See the full list of responsibilities detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification included in the Headteacher Recruitment pack.
About You
To join us as Headteacher you will
have recent proven leadership experience and management skills within a primary school setting.
demonstrate management of actions to bring about performance improvements.
be committed to inclusivity and ensuring every child has access to an outstanding education.
demonstrate a deep understanding of curriculum innovation, pedagogy, and evidence-based practice.
be able to thrive in a collaborative leadership environment, valuing teamwork and professional generosity
be dedicated, committed, enthusiastic, passionate, and innovative as you strive to improve outcomes for all children.
continue to build on the strong relationships with parents, carers, and the wider community.
have the ability to make sound decisions and work in challenging and sometimes demanding environments in a flexible and effective way.
have significant experience of management change preferably in an education environment.
have the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others at all levels and to deal with difficult people and effectively handle conflict.
have a good understanding of issues and policy developments within the primary sector, in particular Ofsted developments and updates in teaching pedagogy.
be a spiritual leader as well as corporate parent.
demonstrate a clear vision and understanding of the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist church and implement the church’s worldwide concept of Seventh-day Adventist education.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the school to view our unique community. School visits must be arranged by appointment and can be booked by contacting the Office Manager, Dorcas Dawati, on 0121 693 7742.
School visits: Monday 24 or 31 March, 9.00am or 4.30pm
The Headteacher Recruitment Pack and application forms can be accessed from the school website at https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/job-vacancies
Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing Date: Friday 4th April 2025, 9.00am
Interviews: week commencing Monday 7th April
Safeguarding Statement:
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council, and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This 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.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Headteacher Vacancy - Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School
Salary L15 – L21
Required 1 September 2025
Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School is a unique one form entry, voluntary-aided co-educational school located near the City Centre. The school thrives on a strong sense of community, delivering inclusive provision as it strives to ensure the best outcomes for the children and families it serves.
The Governors of Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist school are in search of an experienced, creative, and resilient leader who is committed to raising standards, driving innovation, and fostering a culture of excellence. This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the next chapter of our school’s journey.
The headteacher will
ensure that the children at Harper Bell School have the best opportunity to realise their full potential through a broad and balanced challenging curriculum in a caring and supportive environment.
effectively manage resources, finances, and operational strategy within a challenging educational landscape.
be confident in leading change, making difficult decisions, and driving school-wide improvement.
monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives.
continue to develop the school’s progression, engaging fully with stakeholders at all levels, including the local authority.
demonstrate excellent leadership skills, outstanding intrapersonal skills, and emotional intelligence.
together with the governing board and through consultation with the school community, establish and sustain the school’s Seventh-day Adventist Christian ethos and strategic direction. inspire and motivate staff and pupils to ensure that they feel valued and supported.
inspire and motivate staff and pupils to ensure that they feel valued and supported.
See the full list of responsibilities detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification included in the Headteacher Recruitment pack.
About You
To join us as Headteacher you will
have recent proven leadership experience and management skills within a primary school setting.
demonstrate management of actions to bring about performance improvements.
be committed to inclusivity and ensuring every child has access to an outstanding education.
demonstrate a deep understanding of curriculum innovation, pedagogy, and evidence-based practice.
be able to thrive in a collaborative leadership environment, valuing teamwork and professional generosity
be dedicated, committed, enthusiastic, passionate, and innovative as you strive to improve outcomes for all children.
continue to build on the strong relationships with parents, carers, and the wider community.
have the ability to make sound decisions and work in challenging and sometimes demanding environments in a flexible and effective way.
have significant experience of management change preferably in an education environment.
have the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others at all levels and to deal with difficult people and effectively handle conflict.
have a good understanding of issues and policy developments within the primary sector, in particular Ofsted developments and updates in teaching pedagogy.
be a spiritual leader as well as corporate parent.
demonstrate a clear vision and understanding of the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist church and implement the church’s worldwide concept of Seventh-day Adventist education.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the school to view our unique community. School visits must be arranged by appointment and can be booked by contacting the Office Manager, Dorcas Dawati, on 0121 693 7742.
School visits: Monday 24 or 31 March, 9.00am or 4.30pm
The Headteacher Recruitment Pack and application forms can be accessed from the school website at https://www.harperbellsdaschool.co.uk/job-vacancies
Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing Date: Friday 4th April 2025, 9.00am
Interviews: week commencing Monday 7th April
Safeguarding Statement:
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council, and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This 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.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
