Sea View Primary School: Head teacher

Sea View Primary School is a school at the heart of the community in Mayhill, Swansea. We are all extremely proud of our happy and vibrant school, our pupils and their families and our dedicated, caring staff.

Well-being is at the heart of our school, and we work in partnership with parents, carers and the wider community to ensure that every child feels valued, safe and happy at our school. We work closely with the families and the flying start provision to ensure the best start and transition for the children joining us.

We offer our pupils a broad and balanced curriculum. We want our pupils to develop as independent, creative learners and we strive to provide a range of engaging and challenging experiences for all.

The governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and skilled person to the post of Headteacher to join our friendly and professional team.

The right candidate for this post will have experience of teaching and leading at a whole school level and will have a proven track record of planning strategically to manage, motivate and inspire teams of teachers in innovative strategies to improve learning and teaching.

The Governors are seeking to appoint a well-motivated and outstanding leader with drive and enthusiasm to the post of Headteacher to commence on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A team of professional, hardworking and motivated teachers and support staff committed to developing and raising standards.
• A school where all pupils and their families are valued
• A strong leadership group to support the driving of the school vision.
• A committed governing body with high expectations for the life and work of the school
• Positive relationships with parents and the wider community
• An opportunity to continually professionally develop in the future.

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Lead in the delivery of the school vision, for all learners.
• Be able to lead the school taking operational and strategic decisions, including on learning and teaching, health and safety and safeguarding.
• Be able to lead a strong management team in driving school improvement through effective self-evaluation and action planning.
• Take ownership of evidencing our improvement of outcomes for all learners
• Attend governing body meetings.
• Attend events, supporting the school and community.
• Build effective relationships with all stakeholders and staff
• Have a commitment to continued professional development for yourself and others.

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL:

• Be a proven leader with significant experience of leading whole school initiatives
• Hold the NPQH
• Show enthusiasm and commitment for working in partnership with children, staff, governors, parents and the local community.
• Be an inspirational, supportive and enthusiastic leader who can also work as part of a team and inspire children and staff to reach their full potential.
• Be able to work with children and staff to initiate and drive successful change across the school.
• Be able to explain, utilise and implement the primary curriculum, using principles of teaching, learning and assessment and an appropriate range of methods and techniques.
• Have the ability to utilise educational and multi-agency networks to initiate and develop positive changes.
• Lead and drive the changes required in education in Wales to embed and improve the curriculum required for the Twenty first Century.
• Have an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the National Mission for Wales.
• Play a significant role in the strategic direction and life of the school using energy and enthusiasm.
• Be a caring, reflective, and excellent practitioner who truly places the wellbeing of our young people at the heart of the school community.
• Have a passion for teaching, and high aspirations for all pupils.
• Have demonstrable management, leadership skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills, inter-personal and organisational skills.
• Know how to design, plan and provide inclusive, authentic teaching and learning experiences which enable children to realise the four purposes in their learning.
• Have an innovative, collaborative and creative approach.
• Be committed to high standards of teaching and learning and the professional development of staff.
• Have confidence understanding and communicating data in relation to pupils' progress.
• Be flexible and forward thinking in your approach.
• Be able explain, utilise and implement the range of approaches used in self-evaluation in school improvement.

All prospective applicants are invited to attend a tour of the school, at 10:30am on Friday 5 June 2026.

Spaces for this tour must be booked in advance. This can be done by contacting the school office at: [email protected]

Alternatively, more information can be found on our school website at www.SeaView.school

Shortlisted applicants will be required to prepare an assembly for the interview day. The interview day will include a formal interview and school council interview.

Visit to Sea View Community Primary School: Friday 5 June, 10:30am. Please contact the school to make an appointment.

Closing date for applications: 3pm Friday 12 June 2026

Shortlisting: Thursday 18 June 2026

Interviews: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Application forms and further particulars are available on the Swansea Teaching Posts website: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/schooljobs

(Your supporting letter of application should be no longer than 2,000 words (font size 12 or size 14 for visually impaired))

Application form - headteacher/deputy headteacher ( Word doc, 171 KB )

Sea View Primary School - Head teacher - Job Description ( PDF, 250 KB )

Sea View Primary School - Head teacher - Person Specification ( PDF, 256 KB )

Please submit your letter of application and completed application form to the school improvement adviser, Kerry Thomas at [email protected] . All applicants will be responded to, to confirm receipt of application.

Safeguarding: The Authority in line with the Corporate Safeguarding Policy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Authority expects all staff to undertake and keep up to date with mandatory safeguarding training for the both the protection of children and adults.

Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. Applicants must be registered with the EWC before employment starts.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of the children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors. Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding

Last modified on 18 May 2026

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