Headteacher
Chesterfield High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Autumn Term 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- 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
- L35 - L39 (£114,759 - £126,517)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Headteacher L35-39 (£114,759 - £126,517)
Full Time, Permanent
Chesterfield High School, a proud member of the Mersey View Learning Trust, is seeking an exceptional Headteacher to lead our inclusive and inspirational community.
Chesterfield High School is an 11-18 converter academy with approximately 1600 students on roll of which approximately 170 are sixth form students. It is a mixed, non-selective and non-denominational school situated in Crosby, Liverpool. The school has been consistently over-subscribed since September 2019, despite a downward demographic trend locally.
In September 2024, Chesterfield became part of the Mersey View Learning Trust. The Trust provides an inclusive education pathway for pupil’s age 0-18 comprises of nursery, infant, junior, primary, secondary and special schools.
The Headteacher will work closely with the CEO and the MAT Executive Team to develop a strategic view for the school in its community, analyse and plan for future needs and further develop the school within the local and national context
The school’s vision is clear. We believe that students come first and everything we do reflects this single goal. The school is driven by a strong desire to raise standards for all students by sustaining and enhancing performance and developing the whole child. It is our belief that students can only maximise their potential in a school which enables personalised pathways and sets very challenging targets for everyone. We feel that students can only learn in an orderly school. We do not tolerate bullying. We set clear boundaries for behaviour and have high expectations for everyone.
For everyone the best.
The school is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an Enhanced Disclosure, including a Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance on whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Successful applicants will be required to complete a confidential medical questionnaire and may be required to undergo a medical examination.
The school may carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore with you at interview.
Candidates are asked to complete the application form which is available via Chesterfield High School website, by closing date of 9.00 am on 7thFebruary 2025.
We look forward to receiving your application.
What the school offers its staff
- Free car parking
- Staff wellbeing services
- Extensive continuing professional development
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
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CVs are not accepted.
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About Chesterfield High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1520 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Chesterfield High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jane.cavanagh@merseyview.com
- Phone number
- 0151 924 6454
Arranging a visit to Chesterfield High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jane.cavanagh@merseyview.com.
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