Headteacher
Icknield High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AHThis job expired on 13 January 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £114,759.00 - £126,517.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale Points 34-39
Headteacher job summary
Icknield High School is a highly successful 11-16 mixed Academy with an excellent reputation, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of Luton town.
Following the retirement of the current Headteacher, the Governing Body of Icknield High School is seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Headteacher with a proven track record in school improvement. The successful candidate should have substantial experience at the level of Headteacher and/or Deputy Headteacher working in a large secondary comprehensive school serving a diverse community.
Key attributes:
- Have a proven record of leadership and management at a senior level with the skillset required to act as Headteacher of a single academy trust
- Can demonstrate a range of effective leadership styles to inspire and develop staff and students
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- Have demonstrable success in raising standards and meeting challenging targets
- Be passionate about maintaining excellence in pastoral care and safeguarding as well as academic standards
- Be a versatile thinker who can look forwards and outwards to develop and champion innovative solutions
- Have a willingness to engage collaboratively across a successful partnership of local schools and beyond
The Governing Body would expect a candidate to be able to articulate a clear vision for the School as it faces the challenges of the future in an ever-changing educational environment. Icknield High School is a successful school currently operating at the Ofsted category of ‘Good’ with the potential to become Outstanding.
Application Form and Job Description are available from the PA to the Headteacher, Mrs Freeman and via My New Term. Visits to the school prior to the closing date are warmly welcomed.
Candidates will be expected to apply for the position through a letter of application which addresses elements of the job description and outlines their vision for the future of the School.
Applications close on 13th January 2025 at 12 noon.
Interviews will be held on 21st & 22nd January 2025.
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff
to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks
with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Icknield High School is an equal opportunities employer
CVs will not be accepted as part of the application process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Icknield High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Icknield High School website (opens in new tab)
Icknield High School is a highly successful 11-16 mixed Academy with an excellent reputation, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town. We pride ourselves on our excellent GCSE results and offering an enriching educational experience to all of our students. We are justifiably proud of our excellent reputation and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) formerly the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
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