21 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    18 March 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 February 2026

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

L31-L35

What skills and experience we're looking for

To ensure quality teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do, providing exceptional opportunities for our students, their families, and the wider community.

We Are Looking For:

  • Aproven track record of leadershipin secondary schools.

  • Anexcellent communicatorwho enjoys empowering and collaborating with others.

  • A leader with the determination toaccelerate progressand embed a vision for the future.

What the school offers its staff

Why Corfe Hills?

  • A School of High Ambition:We have the highest expectations, offering a broad, challenging, and inspiring curriculum, coupled with a robust and caring pastoral system.

  • Ready for Transformation:This is a truly exciting opportunity for an existing or aspiring Headteacher to define and deliver the next chapter of our journey.

  • Exceptional Support:Benefit from the guidance and experience of a committed Trust Executive Team and collaboration opportunities with leaders across the trust.

  • Community at Our Core:Lead pivotal wider engagement, working closely with families, local employers, charities, and all stakeholders to create a flourishing community.

  • Dedicated Staff:Lead and inspire a committed staff team who support the learning of every child aged 13 to 18.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

If you are a determined and collaborative leader looking to grow your career within a successful and growing multi academy trust,we would love to hear from you.

Please refer to the attached recruitment pack and job description for more details about the role.

To arrange a confidential conversation about the role, please contactBrian Boyes, Director of Education-bboyes@initiolearning.org

For any further support regarding the application process and to arrange a visit to the school, please contactMichelle Churchillon01202 006666orheadspa@corfehills.net

Closing date: Wednesday 18 March(midnight)

Interview date: Thursday 26 March

Commitment to safeguarding

Corfe Hills School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Corfe Hills School HT Recruitment Pack (Initio Learning Trust).pdf - 1.49 MB (opens in new tab)
Headteacher_Initio Job Description (Secondary).pdf - 158 KB (opens in new tab)

About Corfe Hills School

School type
Academy, ages 13 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
931 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Corfe Hills School website
Email address
headspa@corfehills.net
Phone number
01202 006666
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Corfe Hills School is expanding! As a result of ongoing growth, we have several exciting job opportunities available. We are an ambitious and high performing school where every student is known and supported to succeed. The school has been on a significant and ambitious improvement journey over the last five years as can be seen by our excellent outcomes. We are delighted with our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021 when we were graded good in all categories.

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning is at the heart of all that we do and our personalised professional development programme is centred around our Principles of Teaching that have been shaped by research from, among others, Barak Rosenshine, John Hattie and Doug Lemov. We also follow a lesson structure shaped around these principles that liberates and enables students to Learn to the Max every lesson. We are committed to regular developmental lesson visits and coaching conversations as part of our shared commitment to developing as practitioners.

Living Here

Corfe Hills School is in a fabulous location within easy reach of Bournemouth and its beaches, Poole and its harbour, the Jurassic Coast and the Dorset countryside. The school serves the catchment area of Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and the wider area and we truly believe that all of our students are exceptional.

Arranging a visit to Corfe Hills School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headspa@corfehills.net.

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