Headteacher
Oakfield Lodge School, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4PP5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
1 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Group 3 - L11 - L24
Headteacher job summary
Oakfield Lodge School is a 60-place secondary pupil referral unit providing short stay education for children aged 11-16 years. The school caters for students who are outside of mainstream education as a result of a permanent exclusion. Students are referred by the local authority education access officer from Cheshire East.
Our aim at Oakfield Lodge is to create a learning environment where the child is firmly at the centre of all we do. We want children and staff at Oakfield Lodge to feel they belong to a safe and supportive school, where their successes will be celebrated. We provide an environment where students are inspired to believe in themselves and strive to become the best they can, ready to take the next steps on their journey to their forever school.
Oakfield Lodge School is looking for someone with the:
Aspiration to continue our journey to the next level
Passion to focus relentlessly on what is best for every student in our school
Ambition to sustain a rich and varied curriculum which engages and inspires every child
Ability to further develop our educational provision, whilst securing what works well, that results in successful outcomes for all pupils
Compassion to support all members of the school community
Commitment to be the champion for our students and our school
Character to exemplify the school’s vision and values
Willingness to understand what the team has to offer and get the best from them
Inspiration to take us with them on our improvement journey
Insight into the challenges specific to Alternative Provision and PRU settings
Vision to cultivate collaborative relationships with all stakeholders
We can offer you
A dedicated and professional body of staff and support workers
A fantastic group of young people who care deeply about our thriving school and staff
A supportive community and parental body
Strong links with our colleagues in both mainstream and specialist sectors of education.
A supportive Local Advisory Board who believes, whilst providing strategic direction to achieve our vision and ethos, that the Head Teacher leads the school
The support and resources of being part of a multi academy trust
A school that has made significant progress since our last Ofsted report
We believe we can provide an exciting challenge for an aspiring school leader or a current Head Teacher seeking to further their career progression.
Oakfield Lodge is part of the Manor Hall Academy Trust, a special school Academy Trust consisting of 15 specialist schools and PRUs across Cheshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands. The Trust works on a collaborative model, ensuring that every school gets the most from being a member, whilst allowing the Head Teacher in each school to lead the school’s future development. The Head Teacher will be directly responsible to the Local Academy Board and the CEO of the Manor Hall Trust.
Manor Hall Academy Trust recognise academies and academy personnel are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare (Section 175 of the Education Act 2002) is central to our ethos, policies and actions.
We have a principle of open competition in our approach to recruitment and will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the applicant’s abilities, qualifications, experience and merit, as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of the Head Teacher will be conducted in a professional, timely, and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed securely. Any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system after six months from notifying unsuccessful candidates.
For further information about the role at Oakfield Lodge School, please contact our Chief Education Lead at Manor Hall Academy Trust, Paul Spreadbury on 07854650824 as well as visiting our website https://oakfieldlodge.cheshire.sch.uk/
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the school bursar, Sian Nixon, on 01270918337 or bursar@oakfieldlodge.cheshire.sch.uk
Applications should be submitted via the My New Term online portal https://mynewterm.com/
Closing date: Tuesday 1st October 2024 12 noon.
Shortlisting: Tuesday 1st October 2024
The Equal Opportunities section of the application form will only be accessible to the HR Department throughout the recruitment process and upon commencement of employment.
Interviews: w/c 7th October 2024
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Oakfield Lodge School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 45 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Oakfield Lodge School website (opens in new tab)
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