Assistant Headteacher - Student Engagement
Cheslyn Hay Academy, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS6 7JQ7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 September 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: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12 to L16
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a dynamic leader who will challenge, inspire and drive school improvement to achieve the best outcomes for students. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly effective, professional and confident leader who has a proven track record of working effectively in a similar role. You will be working with the Headteacher and Leadership Team to help develop a strategic view for the school in its community in planning for the future needs and further development. This role will focus on student engagement leading to exceptional standards of student attendance and behaviour across the school.
You will have:
The ability to inspire and motivate staff, students, and families, with a focus on raising aspirations and achievement for all.
Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to develop and implement strategies to improve outcomes for students
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, parents, and external agencies.
A commitment to promoting the school’s values and ethos, with a focus on creating a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
Acts with pace and urgency being energetic, enthusiastic and decisive
What the school offers its staff
Cheslyn Hay Academy will allow you to:
Be part of a forward thinking school
Work as part of a supportive leadership team that is committed to raising standards, expectations and aspirations of all the students at the school
Benefit from ongoing professional development and the opportunity to be part of an innovative and exciting Trust.
Work within a supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives
A high-quality teaching and learning environment
We are part of an innovative Multi Academy Trust, which offers our staff many cross phase
opportunities and excellent professional development. We are highly ambitious for our students,
staff and community and aspire to be extraordinary in everything we do. We are dedicated to enable staff progression and keep staff wellbeing central to our approach. Apply now to be part of something exceptional.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Cheslyn Hay Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1259 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cheslyn Hay Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hcooper@cheslynhay.windsoracademytrust.org.uk
Cheslyn Hay is a high-performing and successful mixed 11-18 comprehensive academy of 1300 students including a thriving and growing sixth form. With the strength of the forward thinking and progressive Windsor Academy Trust behind us, we work to ensure all students and staff can have High Expectation and High Achievement in all that they do, as shown in our recent ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement. We are oversubscribed and value our strong community reputation and links.
Arranging a visit to Cheslyn Hay Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hcooper@cheslynhay.windsoracademytrust.org.uk.
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