Head Teacher

Start date: 1 September 2025

George Dixon Primary School
City Road
Harborne
Birmingham
B17 8LE
Telephone number: 0121 675 2775

Contact email: enquiry@georgedixonprimary.bham.sch.uk

Contract type: Permanent  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding leader to join George Dixon Primary School as the headteacher.

George Dixon Primary School is a 4-11, one form entry primary school in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. We are seeking a dedicated individual who is passionate about making a difference. The ideal candidate will be determined, resilient, and ambitious for both the children and the staff. They will understand that exceptional leadership requires visibility, presence, energy, and high emotional intelligence to navigate various situations effectively.

The school is currently in the process of joining a Multi-Academy Trust.

We can offer you:

• an inclusive, values driven ethos
• a diverse, supportive school community
• wonderful, energetic, receptive, polite and fun children
• committed staff
• parents who want the best for their children
• a supportive governing body
• a team committed to innovative school improvement

We are looking for someone who:

• demonstrates a strong moral purpose
• puts pupils first with a belief that all pupils can achieve and an unwavering commitment to pursue successful outcomes for all champions the vulnerable and is committed to equality of opportunity
• is an effective team player
• dynamic and supportive, committed and passionate
• innovative and high performing
• emotionally intelligent
• creative & strategic leadership
• leads through others and makes an altruistic collaboration
• oversee the development of strategy and policy and lead consultation and implementation
• courageous and committed leadership, effective role modelling
• observing the highest standards

Personal Qualities:

• capacity for hard work, eternal optimism and resilience in the face of challenges
• the ability to inspire with an unshakeable conviction that young people can be successful
• high level interpersonal skills and excellent time management
• the ability to remain calm under pressure; to pause and reflect and think before making an important decision
• the ability to respond positively to and deliver constructive criticism
• the ability to delegate effectively

The successful candidate will be expected to take up the appointment at the beginning of the Autumn Term 2025.

We would love to invite you to visit our school to meet our happy pupils and dedicated staff. Have a look on our website to see what George Dixon Primary School has to offer you.

Visits can be arranged by contacting us by telephone at 0121 675 2775 or by emailing enquiry@georgedixonprimary.bham.sch.uk.

How to apply

Please contact the school office at enquiry@georgedixonprimary.bham.sch.uk to request an Application Pack.

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.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 
 

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.