Headteacher
Meopham School, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0AHThis job expired on 25 March 2024
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
25 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
9 February 2024
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: Full Time; Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £89,413 – £103,578
Pay scale
- L27 – L33
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Meopham School
- Salary: L27 – L33 (£89,413 – £103,578)
- Permanent; Full Time
- September 2024 start
Are you a passionate, dynamic and inspirational senior leader who is keen to take on your next challenge? Do you have a proven track record in educational leadership and have aspirations to take your next leadership step? Do you wish to grow with a school and earn the autonomy to shape its future development?
We are seeking to appoint a Headteacher to Meopham School, a medium, successful, and popular 11-18 school in Meopham. Meopham School is part of Swale Academies Trust, a leading Multi-Academy Trust in the South East.
We are looking for a creative and collaborative leader who has experience of building teams and devising systems to drive the high performance of both pupils and staff.
We are proud that each school within the Trust has its own unique identity and ethos. Meopham School is already well established and highly regarded in the local community. We are looking for an exceptional leader who has the drive, vision and talent to build on the many strengths at the school and take it forward on its journey to excellence.
Swale Academies Trust provides an extensive network to empower all to achieve success. You will be supported by a school Improvement Executive, and will be encouraged to work closely with the other schools in the Trust to share best practice.
If you have the ambition, resilience and determination to inspire the next generation of students and staff at Meopham School, we look forward to receiving your application.
What the school offers its staff
Applications should be made either via Kent Teach or by submitting a completed SAT Application Form to simon.cox@swale.at. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.
If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 905989 (option 2)
In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details/application forms on file once the position is filled.
Interested applicants are welcome to contact Simon Cox, Executive Headteacher, for an informal discussion regarding the post by telephone: 0785214 0896 or by email: simon.cox@swale.at
We strongly recommend all interested candidates visit the school. Visits can be arranged at any time by contacting Diane Mills, Headteacher’s P.A, by telephone: 01474 819 464 or by e-mail: diane.mills@swale.at
Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.
Closing Date: 9am 25th March 2024
Interview Date: 18th & 19th April 2024
Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Meopham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1001 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Meopham School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- simon.cox@swale.at
- Phone number
- 0785214 0896
Arranging a visit to Meopham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email simon.cox@swale.at.
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