Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion and Standards
Highfields School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NTThis job expired on 18 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2025
Closing date
18 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
18 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale L17 - 21
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint an innovative and highly motivated individual to join our Senior Leadership and Management Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the achievement and inclusion of all students; especially those who are disadvantaged and those with additional or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They will take overall responsibility for student attendance, behaviour and inclusion provision, and will contribute to the strategic leadership of the whole school, including a core focus on the wellbeing of our staff and students.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader with a proven track record of supporting student progress and personal development. The successful candidate will be an inspirational leader of young people and have a commitment to improving standards for all students, ensuring a learning culture which is engaging and aspirational.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please see Supporting Documents.
What the school offers its staff
Highfields is part of the growing Lykos Multi Academy Trust, an active learning community committed to providing high quality and inclusive education for all. Highfields has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding teaching and learning. We are a heavily over-subscribed, non-selective secondary school in Wolverhampton and pride ourselves on ensuring that each student achieves their full potential.
The school has a collegiate approach to its management structure, with dedicated Heads of Learning School for Maths, Science, Innovations, Communications, Humanities, and PE and Performing Arts. There are Heads of School for Years 7 and 8 (Lower School), Years 9 and 10 (Middle School), Year 11 (Upper School) and Sixth Form. Heads of School are supported by our SENDCOs, Safeguarding Team, Raising Achievement Managers, Year Managers and Assistant Year Managers.
We have a hugely popular and successful Sixth Form. It is a vibrant and challenging place to work and to learn, offering a broad, engaging curriculum and high levels of support and challenge in a warm and welcoming school community. We believe in helping students to become well-rounded individuals who possess the necessary knowledge, skills and qualities to be successful on whatever pathway they choose to follow.
Highfields provides a strong culture of collaboration and support with high expectations for both staff and students. Our staff are highly motivated and work with colleagues within and beyond the school to ensure continuous professional development and to develop best practice to share with staff and students.
We are committed to ensuring that Highfields offers students and staff the very best facilities to support their learning and teaching needs in a safe, secure and caring environment.
We look forward to working with you on this journey.
As a Leadership Team we offer:
- Strategic and ethical leadership.
- Experienced and supportive staff.
- A creative and collaborative working environment.
- A positive and enthusiastic approach.
- A reflective, honest and caring culture.
- An inclusive team that supports a wide range of students across the school.
- Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Highfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
All posts are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and 2 very good references.
For full details, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice available from our Trust website: https://www.lykos.org.uk/our-trust
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About Highfields School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1735 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highfields School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lbishop@hswv.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01902 556530
Highfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in the West Midlands, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Wolverhampton has approximately 1,700 students on record.
Highfields School opened in 1957 and converted to academy status in 2015.
Highfields School wants all students to have access to a broad and balanced learning curriculum where are can gain the skills, knowledge and experience to thrive and reach their full potential. The secondary school wants students to feel valued during their time learning and works to be a caring and open learning community, where individual talents are celebrated and nurtured. The school believes that students achieve best when happy and wants parents, staff and students to all work together to achieve the best possible outcome for all. Students are encouraged to get involved with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to gain in confidence, nurture talents and discover new talents and interests. These include the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports clubs, trips and an active Student Council, where skills in leadership and teamwork are practiced. The school recently received a cultural diversity award from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.
Arranging a visit to Highfields School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lbishop@hswv.co.uk.
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