Assistant Headteacher - Teaching and Learning, Standards and Engagement
The Kings of Wessex Academy, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQThis job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
8 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 12 - 16 (£58104 - £64255)
What skills and experience we're looking for
You will need to be an outstanding teacher, with a proven track record of exceptional performance, and be capable of providing motivational leadership. You will be resourceful, enthusiastic, and committed to the highest standards of achievement for all. Our standards and expectations are high. We always aim to do the very best for our students, our families and our community.
Candidates will need to demonstrate they are:
- An outstanding teacher who has vision, drive and determination to succeed in maximising attainment potential
- A strategic thinker and creative problem-solver
- Innovative, enthusiastic, and passionate about students and their learning
- Able to encourage, excite, inspire and lead our school to further excellence
- A dedicated, motivated, reflective practitioner determined to succeed
- Able to lead as part of an effective and dedicated team
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- The full support of a dedicated committed team of staff
- The opportunity to work with motivated students and supportive parents
- A commitment to offering excellent CPD opportunities
- Staff benefits, including discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme
- The benefit of working in an innovative and forward-thinking Academy that provides a world class education for all students
Commitment to safeguarding
The Wessex Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding young people and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff appointed will undergo online checks and be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Kings of Wessex Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1045 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Kings of Wessex Academy website
- Email address
- jobs@kowessex.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01934 742608
Kings is a high achieving 13-18 years school. Exam results are consistently high year-on-year, with students making outstanding progress from Key Stage 2 to 4, and after the Sixth Form many students go on to top universities.
Accolades and league tables are important, but there is more to Kings than percentages and statistics.
We believe in every child, and have high expectations for them regardless of their background. We take pride in excellent attendance and behaviour, a positive attitude, and smart uniform. We want every child who attends Kings to be happy in their learning and believe that they can succeed.
Our dedicated and committed staff are here to guide and support students on a daily basis so that they feel loved, cared for and supported.
Kings is very much a community school within the heart of the beautiful Cheddar Valley here in Somerset, and is an Upper School of the family of soon to be 16 First and Middle Schools.
We are part of the Wessex Learning Trust that strives to offer a world class, 21st century education for all young people between the ages of 2 and 18, by providing outstanding learning opportunities and creating centres of educational excellence that meet the needs of all children.
We are passionate that our work in the classroom inspires a love of learning, enquiry and creativity as we strive to develop our young people to prepare them for life and their next steps in our globally competitive world.
As an Upper School, exams are obviously a significant part of our work and goals and, therefore, every lesson and every piece of homework really counts. We encourage students to do their best and take pride in their subjects so that ultimately in the final exams they will realise their true potential.
Students who join Kings at age 13 in Year 9 follow a continuous curriculum, meeting the full suite of subjects, developing their study skills, before embarking fully upon their Key Stage 4 courses for their GCSEs. For the final year of Year 11 each student is assigned a staff Mentor with whom they meet to review progress and extra support and to feel really boosted. Students are also encouraged to attend golden time extra sessions during the year and, as the exam season gets closer, a dedicated programme of revision sessions in the Easter holidays.
Arranging a visit to The Kings of Wessex Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@kowessex.co.uk.
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