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Headteacher

Castle School, Derby, DE22 1GE

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Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
3 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
6 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: L11 - L22

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, ambitious and inspirational colleague to join our successful Castle School team.

This post is integral to our school’s success and plays an important role in enhancing the opportunities for young people. This post would suit an experienced senior leader or current headteacher who is passionate about maximising the potential of pupils and who has experience working with children with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.

As a Headteacher you will need to embody our vision and play an integral part of the school’s strategic development. Our collection of schools is not only changing but also growing. As a result, this could lead to further progression opportunities within our schools over time as well as extensive CPD opportunities.

The successful candidate will be able to engage and enthuse all members of the Collaboration’s community and work cooperatively within a diverse team of professionals from across the education and wider care landscape.Our mantra “we never give up” underpins our approach to working with pupils and guides and underpins our values. This is a fundamental part of Castle School vision so it is important that the successful candidate can fully embrace and embody this philosophy.

What the school offers its staff

We understand that our staff team are at the heart of our success.We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and cooperation with a high regard for personal and professional development.If you feel that you have the ability and drive to enable our students to reach their full potential, joining our school also offers many personal benefits including:

A committed and passionate staff team

A strong commitment to your continuing professional development and training opportunities

Regular well-being support

A supportive environment where your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded

Potential for further career opportunities as the school and wider Collaboration of Schools grows

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.