EXPIRED

This job expired on 2 October 2022

  • 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.

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About Pate's Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1288 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
jobs@patesgs.org

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.

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

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