Headteacher
Beacon Hill Community School, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 3EZThis job expired on 26 April 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
26 April 2021 at 5pm
Date listed
20 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L20-24
Headteacher job summary
Headteacher
Cumbria Futures Federation
Beacon Hill Community School, Aspatria
Solway Community School, Silloth
The Governing Body of Cumbria Futures Federation welcome applications for the post of Headteacher across our two secondary schools: Beacon Hill Community School in Aspatria and Solway Community School in Silloth.
Our successful Federation was formed in 2018 and has delivered rapid improvements in both our schools, resulting in two ‘Good’ Ofsted judgements in 2019 and 2020. We are seeking an energetic, committed and value-led leader to take our schools forward to ‘Outstanding’ and beyond. Working with our talented Senior Leadership Team, our new Headteacher will lead both our secondary schools and will develop and expand our Federation as well as driving continuous improvement and alignment across our schools.
Salary will be in the range L20-24.
Informal inquiries may be made to the Chair of Governors, David Davidson, via email to (clerk@solway.cumbria.sch.uk).
Applications for the post should be made by 17.00 on Monday 26th April 2021 by submitting a completed application form, plus a short (maximum one page) description of the candidate’s philosophy for our Federation to:
Jennifer Rowlands
Clerk to the Governors
clerk@solway.cumbria.sch.uk
Interviews will be held on 28th and 29th April 2021.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our schools take safeguarding very seriously. The successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.
Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected. If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
In addition to the above, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed candidates.
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About Beacon Hill Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 147 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Beacon Hill Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- clerk@solway.cumbria.sch.uk
Beacon Hill Community School and Solway Community School are both part of Cumbria Futures Federation. Our Federation has driven significant improvement across both of our schools in recent years, and both have been rated by Ofsted as 'Good'.
Our schools are small (250 students across both schools) but deliver a robust, innovative curriculum for our students. By working together and sharing expertise and resources we have driven up standards and expectations for everyone in our Federation. Our vision and values underpin everything we do across both schools.
For more information about our schools, please browse our websites:
www.beaconhill.cumbria.sch.uk
www.solway.cumbria.sch.uk
Arranging a visit to Beacon Hill Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email clerk@solway.cumbria.sch.uk.
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