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Assistant Headteacher

Wilsthorpe School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4WT

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• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  22 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 1 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L11 – L15: £61,082 - £67,284 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

The School:

Wilsthorpe School is a high-performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school.

Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships

exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.

The role:

Assistant Headteachers hold an important role in our school, providing leadership to an area to ensure that the highest possible standard of educational provision is achieved in an atmosphere of high expectations and respectful relationships.

The person:

Wilsthorpe School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher who sets high professional standards for themselves and others through their actions, has a clear vision and moral purpose, and who will work collaboratively with colleagues to further improve standards at the school.

The focus of the role will be on behaviour and attitudes. Our ideal candidate will be a successful leader within the secondary education sector who can demonstrate experience and impact of delivering the sustained, positive impact of their teaching and leadership.

Please note we would like to to give prospective candidates the opportunity to visit our school. Mr Derek Hobbs, Headteacher, will be leading a visit on Thursday 18th April 2024 at 4.00pm. To book onto the visit please complete the form on this link: https://forms.office.com/e/7wde40N4Dq

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Further details about the role

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Wilsthorpe School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1192 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wilsthorpe School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: enquiries@wilsthorpe.ttct.co.uk
• Phone number: 0115 972 9421
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wilsthorpe-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Wilsthorpe School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@wilsthorpe.ttct.co.uk.

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