Headteacher
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 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
- L27-L31
What skills and experience we're looking for
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Leadership and Management (staff)
Ability to set targets, inspire, motivate and challenge staff to achieve them and to have high expectations of their students.
A commitment to equal opportunities and to the development of staff in the context of the schools’ needs and their career aspirations.
Ability to sensitively resolve conflict, professional and personal problems.
Ability to implement structures and systems; delegate appropriately to secure effective curriculum delivery and accountability.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Career progression showing experience at different levels of senior leadership.
Successful track record as a senior leader in a secondary school.
Knowledge and understanding of current Ofsted Framework.
Record of impact on school improvement planning and implementation.
Successful track record of forging constructive relationships beyond the school, working in partnership with parents, carers and the local community.
Be able to demonstrate a sound awareness and understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
Record of teaching in diverse communities
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
- A welcoming school
- Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
- A strong senior and curriculum leadership team
- A supportive working environment
- Strong support for professional development including membership of the Oaks Collegiate
- Excellent opportunities for promotion
- Staff Wellbeing and support programme
- Generous planning and preparation time allocation
The successful applicant will join a team of strong practitioners who work together to inspire students to succeed. This is an excellent school to work in, with students who are ambitious and motivated to learn and staff who support each other. We are not only committed to developing our students, but you will also be fully supported with your own professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
Applying for the job
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About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sjohnson@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 464 3172
Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.
The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.
Arranging a visit to Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sjohnson@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk.
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