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Headteacher

Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0HG

This job expired on 2 October 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Early 2023, or in agreement with appointed candidate

• Closing date

  2 October 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership

Headteacher job summary

An
exceptional opportunity has arisen to lead one of the most successful schools
in the country. As our current headteacher takes on new challenges in the
education sector, the governing board at Pate’s Grammar School is now
recruiting for his replacement.

We believe
our students deserve the best, and so we are looking for an inspirational
leader with presence and the following key characteristics:

• a strong sense of purpose and vision;
• a relentless focus on excellence;
• a belief in professional autonomy and a culture of trust and respect;
• an appetite for collaboration and learning, and;
• an ability to influence and build partnerships.

Mission
Statement:

‘Our
school exists to nurture excellence throughout our community. We provide rich opportunities for all in our
school to explore their potential in a happy, vibrant, and caring environment.
We expect students to become independent thinkers who embrace challenge and are
supportive of others, and to leave us with exceptional outcomes and the
intellectual skills and emotional maturity to shape their own futures and
thrive beyond Pate’s.’

If you are excited by the school’s mission, we would love to hear from
you.

No previous experience of working
in a grammar school setting is necessary.

We
are committed to ensuring that, throughout our recruitment and selection
process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of
characteristics that are protected under the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from under-represented
groups.

Salary: Highly competitive and negotiable depending on
experience. Relocation package will be considered for the right candidate.

Pate’s
Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to enhanced
DBS and other checks in line with safer recruitment best practice (reference,
identity checks, medical checks and the completion of a self-disclosure form)

This post is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order
1975, 2013 and 2020.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Pate's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary over time. The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the school and to carry out other duties as needed. The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern.

This job post has expired.

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HT Job Advert Sept 22.pdf - 178 KB (opens in new tab)

Headteacher - Information Pack.pdf - 562 KB (opens in new tab)

HT Job Description Sept 22.pdf - 249 KB (opens in new tab)

About Pate's Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1288 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pate's Grammar School website
• Email address: jobs@patesgs.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pate-s-grammar-school

Welcome to Pate’s. We are a unique and special school. Founded back in 1574, today we are a selective co-educational grammar school that cherishes and treasures our rich tradition, yet we are also known both regionally and nationally for being forward-thinking and leading the way with educational developments.

Arranging a visit to Pate's Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@patesgs.org.

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