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Headteacher

Ridgewood School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB

This job expired on 8 June 2020 – see similar jobs

• 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.

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: 1393 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ridgewood School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@educatehr.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ridgewood-school (opens in new tab)

Staff and students at Ridgewood work hard every day to embody the school’s core values: Excellence, Teamwork, Enjoyment and Integrity. We are enjoying a trajectory of continued success and look forward to welcoming a successful applicant who can join us on our journey. We became a standalone academy in 2011, and 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.

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