Head Teacher - Sharmans Cross Junior School

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council • Solihull, West Midlands, GB • 2d ago

Sharmans Cross Junior School is looking for an exceptional school leader to take our school through its next stage of development. Our school is a successful and popular junior school with delightful children who enjoy learning and a dedicated and hardworking staff team.

We pride ourselves on having high expectations for and of our children, staff and wider community.

At Sharmans Cross Junior School all members of our school family encourage every learner to be curious, aspirational and resilient; whilst inspiring them to achieve highly. Developing them so that they can respond positively to, and succeed in, the demands of our rapidly changing world. We are committed to providing a safe, caring and vibrant learning environment, building each child’s sense of responsibility to be tolerant and valued citizens of the wider world. We work to promote the mental, emotional and physical health of all pupils, thereby enabling our children to make healthy choices and lead a healthy life.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2021 stated that we are a GOOD school: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50175942

If you are interested in further information about our school and the expected application process and interview dates please refer to our Head Teacher recruitment pack.

Sharmans Cross school improvement adviser (contact over the summer holiday period) - Mrs Claire Potts - claire.potts@solihull.gov.uk

Sharmans Cross School Office (term time contact details) - office@sharmans-cross.solihull.sch.uk

Closing date: 15 September 2025, 9:00 a.m.

Interviews will be held on 22 and 23 September 2025.

Please see the application pack below for more information including the job description and person specification.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

This post will require a DBS check.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Attached documents
Application Pack
Application Form
Recruitment Monitoring Form
Notes of Guidance for Applicants