GLF Schools’ Aureus Primary School in Didcot is looking for a new Headteacher to join them in September 2025.
If you are a forward-thinking, compassionate leader who is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of children, we would love to hear from you.
Your opportunity
Are you a driven and compassionate leader ready to inspire and champion an ambitious, values-driven school?
We are seeking a dedicated and visionary Headteacher who shares our commitment to excellence in learning, wellbeing, and aspiration. At Aureus Primary School, we are proud to provide a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child is encouraged to dream, believe, and achieve. Guided by our values of respect, resilience, creativity, and teamwork, we empower our pupils to develop the skills and confidence they need to thrive in their education and future lives.
As Headteacher, you will lead a talented and passionate team to ensure the highest standards of teaching and pupil development, creating an environment where every child is given the tools to succeed. Ideal candidates will embody empathy, emotional intelligence, and a strong moral purpose. You will be a role model to both staff and pupils, fostering collaboration and an ethos of continuous improvement.
If you share our vision of cultivating confident, self-assured children who will leave a positive impact on the world, we invite you to lead us into an exciting new chapter. Join us in shaping a future where every child, without exception, thrives!
About The Didcot Cluster
Aureus Primary School joins Manor Primary School to make up the Didcot Cluster. Along with Aureus and Manor, the wider Oxfordshire cluster includes; William Morris Primary School, Longford Park Primary School,, Hardwick Primary School, and Cherry Fields Primary School,. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development..
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish:
- Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
The Details
Start date: September 2025
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Pay Scale: L18 - L24 (England and Wales)
Close Date: 22nd April
Interview Date: 28th April
Please note that interest and applications for this role are being managed by Matt Collins at The Spencer Group. Please do not submit an application through Eteach. Details on how to contact Matt Collins can be found on the Job Description.
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.
We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.