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Headteacher

Moor Allerton Preparatory School

Manchester

Salary:
Competitive package (+ bonus)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015 (potentially earlier)
Apply by:
9 November 2014

Job overview

Inspirational Headteacher for Leading Manchester Prep

Following over 30 years at Moor Allerton School, our Headmistress, Ruth Adams is beginning her transition towards retirement. As such, we are looking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational successor to build on Mrs Adam's legacy and lead our school into the future.

Moor Allerton is a thriving co-educational independent school in the attractive Didsbury area of South Manchester with an outstanding reputation for academic and pastoral excellence. Each year in July, we bid farewell to confident, polite and impressive Year Six children as they complete their time at Moor Allerton and head towards success at the top senior schools in the Manchester area.

The school has just celebrated its centenary and is looking towards a bright future with a number of exciting developments in the coming years.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a successful and ambitious prep school and inspire staff, children and parents alike.

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, a fine-grained attention to detail and a keen thoughtfulness. Above all, the candidate will be committed to 'rolling-up their sleeves' and 'getting stuck-in''in order to ensure the very best for Moor Allerton.

As part of a group of schools, you will enjoy all the autonomy of leading an independent preparatory school as well as the additional support & resources that are available from our network of exceptionally successful preparatory schools.

The school:

  • Co-educational  Double Form entry (20 pupils per class maximum)
  • A happy, enthusiastic community

Candidate:

  • Passion for the teaching and broader education of primary school children.
  • Ambition and vision for developing our already excellent school.
  •  Able to motivate and develop the staff team.
  •  Outstanding communication skills.
  • Solid understanding of schools as a business.
  • Entrepreneurial and autonomous approach.

Closing date: 9th November 2104
Interviews: TBC

Moor Allerton is fully committed to the safeguarding of children. All applicants for this post must be prepared to undergo child protection screening. Please read the job description / person specification and then complete the job application before returning with an inspiring covering letter to: Catherine.Taylor@moorallertonschool.co.uk Or Catherine Taylor Registrar.

Moor Allerton Preparatory School
131 Barlow Moor Road
Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2PW
Website: www.moorallertonschool.co.uk

About Moor Allerton Preparatory School

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+44 161 445 4521

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Moor Allerton Preparatory School is an independent co-educational day school situated at the heart of the vibrant Didsbury area of South Manchester with an excellent reputation for academics and pastoral care. Each year in July, we bid farewell to confident, polite and impressive Year Six children as they complete their time at Moor Allerton and head towards success at the top senior schools in the Manchester area.

“Pupils benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum which prepared them very well for their next stage of education”

Founded in 1914 as an independent preparatory school for boys, the school became co-educational with a nursery and infant classes in 1981. With most pupils living within a five-mile radius of the school, Moor Allerton feels like a school at the centre of its community. 

“Positive and nurturing relationships between teachers and pupils support learning effectively…Pupils are confident and self-assured and enjoy their time in school”

Classes of no more than 20 pupils help us to cultivate a caring, family atmosphere in which every child can feel at home, where staff know them all, and all children achieve. We encourage and enable our children to think for themselves, to be confident in their own abilities and to develop into individuals who are caring, confident and independent. 

“The school provides a wealth of opportunities for pupils to develop their creative skills across the arts and in music”

All quotes from our latest Ofsted Inspection Report (Nov 2018)

Moor Allerton enjoys a deserved reputation for consistently high academic achievements as well as notable successes in dance, drama, music and sport. We are guided by a simple truth – that only a happy child learns. Only happy children have the confidence to stretch themselves and to explore the world about them. 

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