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This job expired on 8 June 2020

  • Job start date

    1 January 2021

  • Closing date

    8 June 2020 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    15 May 2020

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Full-time equivalent salary

£90,145-£103,334

Headteacher job summary

The governing body are seeking to appoint an outstanding senior leader to the post of headteacher at Ridgewood School. The role is suitable for an experienced headteacher relishing a new challenge or an aspiring leader working towards their first headship. We are a larger than average secondary school with a substantial Sixth Form. In the main school, our results are continuing to improve and our students achieve in line with their peers nationally. In our Sixth Form, over 90% of our students go on to study at university, with one in three of these gaining a place at a prestigious Russell Group university. To be successful at Ridgewood you will need to demonstrate a proven track record in strategic leadership and should possess the single-minded vision and drive to lead the school to continue to achieve success. As school leadership is extremely influential on the success of a school, it is expected that you will be instrumental in shaping our future direction using your specific knowledge, skills, and attributes for the benefit of students, staff and governors.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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About Ridgewood School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1453 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Ridgewood School website
Email address
recruitment@educatehr.co.uk
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Staff and students at Ridgewood work hard every day to embody the school’s core values: Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. We are enjoying a trajectory of continued success and look forward to welcoming a successful applicant who can join us on our journey. We are incredibly proud of the progress we have made as a school, having laid strong foundations for further improvement going forward.

Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead’, represents our belief in preparing our staff and students for their future. We exemplify our motto not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which make us all model citizens. Our school values underpin what we do and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. We set our standards high and do not compromise, because we believe in the best for everyone.

Never has there been a better time to join us. We are in the early stages of planning a multi-million-pound new build that will ensure that the staff and students benefit from 21st Century resources. We are regularly oversubscribed in Year 7 and our Post-16 provision is thriving.

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