Headteacher
Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LD18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
14 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L28-L34 (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
Pay scale
- £96,673 to £111,976 pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join Our Team as Headteacher at Samuel Ward Academy!
Samuel Ward Academy, a proud member of the Unity Schools Partnership, is seeking an inspiring, visionary Headteacher to lead our vibrant school community into an exciting new chapter. Located in the heart of Haverhill, Suffolk, Samuel Ward Academy is dedicated to delivering an exceptional education, fostering ambition, and nurturing each student to reach their fullest potential.
As Headteacher, you will shape our school’s strategic vision, inspire high standards of teaching and learning, and empower both staff and students to achieve excellence. With a strong commitment to academic achievement, personal growth, and community engagement, you’ll be a leader who can motivate and unify. Your experience, integrity, and commitment to inclusive, high-quality education will help our students thrive in a rapidly changing world.
What We’re Looking For:
- An inspiring leader with proven experience in senior school leadership achieving strong outcomes at KS4 & 5
- A strategic thinker committed to driving high standards in both academics and personal development
- A collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills to foster relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider community
- A passion for inclusive education and a dedication to supporting every child’s journey
Take the Next Step in Your Leadership Journey with Us
If you’re ready to lead Samuel Ward Academy with vision, compassion, and a commitment to excellence, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of education within a forward-thinking partnership that values innovation, collaboration, and community impact.
Apply Today and Make a Difference!
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer:
- A Collaborative Network: As part of Unity Schools Partnership, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with a network of dedicated leaders and educators across our Trust.
- Professional Growth: We support your career with ongoing professional development, a rich network of resources, and access to best practices.
- A Welcoming Community: Join a school that values each member’s contribution, embraces diversity, and champions student success at every level.
- State-of-the-Art Facilities: Lead a school equipped with excellent facilities, designed to support a rich, modern curriculum.
Further details about the role
Unity Schools Partnership is a Multi Academy Trust of 39 schools, with approval to open four further special and primary schools in the near future. The ambition of Unity Schools Partnership is to achieve a step change in the quality of education provided by primary, secondary and special schools and that its schools are achievingtop quartile performance by 2028. The trust expects its work to be characterised by ethical leadership, an ambition for improvement at pace and the expectation that remarkable change can happen.
For an informal discussion, arrange a visit to the school or to find out more about the role, please contact Stephen Astley, Executive Director of Education (Secondary) on sastley@unitysp.co.uk or calling 07711 486791. Please do visit the school’s website via samuelward.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
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About Samuel Ward Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1176 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Samuel Ward Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sastley@unitysp.co.uk
- Phone number
- 07711 486791
Arranging a visit to Samuel Ward Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sastley@unitysp.co.uk.
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