Headteacher
Stone Lodge School, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 (earlier start available)
Closing date
12 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £102,901.00 - £124,885.00 Annually (FTE)
Headteacher job summary
| Job Title | Headteacher |
| Salary | L30-38 (£102,901- £124,885 (including Fringe allowance) dependent on experience |
| Hours | As required for the role |
| Reporting to | CEO |
We are pleased to share the exciting opportunity for the Headteacher position at Stone Lodge School.
The school opened in 2019 and has seen rapid growth and now has over 1000 students.
We moved into a brand-new building in 2022. The school is heavily oversubscribed and serves the needs of its local communities, with a very local catchment area. Following a strong Ofsted inspection in October 2023, followed by a successful first set of GCSE and post 16 results, the school is well placed for its new Headteacher to build on strong foundations.
Our new headteacher will lead a dynamic and exciting school, with great students, and talented and committed staff. You will be part of the executive leadership team at Endeavour MAT and will work closely with the other headteachers and our central team as we work together to support the young people in all of our schools to lead successful lives.
School leadership is a privilege, and you will lead the community through the second phase of the school’s development. You will understand the complexities of leading in a vibrant non-selective school and will embrace the challenges this presents. Our students only get one chance at their education, and you will lead a community that makes every minute count.
Stone Lodge School is fully inclusive and caters for the diverse needs of its students. We have appointed highly motivated, dynamic support staff, teachers and leaders who deliver exciting learning every lesson, every day, so that all our students reach their full potential and secure first-class destinations.
This is an excellent opportunity for an established, motivated senior leader who is keen to lead this popular school in the local community. Inclusivity and success underpin the school culture and all desire to create an environment that the young people can flourish.
As the Headteacher you will be responsible for the development of the curriculum across all key stages, recruiting and retaining students into the sixth form, working in partnership with trust colleagues, governors, families, staff and students to embed a high-performance culture.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have strong leadership skills, with outstanding communication skills and an ability to work successfully with all stakeholders
- Have a track record of success in their current role
- Develop the vision and values of the school and contribute to the visions and values of the Trust
- Have a commitment to raising standards across the school amongst students and staff
- Develop a culture of inclusivity and collaboration amongst staff and students
Please read the attached applicant pack for more information on this role.
Career with Endeavour MAT - what we can offer you:
As well as offering you a competitive salary with pay progression opportunities, you will also be working in a purpose-built setting with great facilities and with a team of talented, engaged and motivated colleagues. Our common RIDES values of respect, integrity, determination, equality of opportunity and self-management help instil a strong work ethic among staff and students alike and our supportive culture provides what many of our existing staff describe as a ‘family feel’ within our Trust.
Deadline for Applications: 9am on the 12th March 2025
Shortlisting: Friday 14th March 2025
Candidates notified: By Monday 17th March 2025
Interviews: Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March 2025
Visit and Tour of the school: 9am Tuesday 25th February 2025
10am Monday 3rd March 2025
To book in a visit of the school, please contact Kimberley Ashenden, HR Manager on 01322 250 285 Ext 923 or hrteam@endeavour-mat.co.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
At Stone Lodge our approach to safeguarding is child-centred and we consider at all times the best interest of the child.
We have a designated safeguarding lead, who provides support to staff members to carry out their safeguarding duties and liaises with other agencies such as children’s social care.
Mr Barnett is also a safeguarding lead and regular meetings are held to discuss any ongoing safeguarding or welfare concerns.
All staff members receive safeguarding and child protection training which is regularly updated.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Stone Lodge School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 933 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Stone Lodge School website (opens in new tab)
Stone Lodge School is fully inclusive and caters for the diverse needs of its students. We have appointed highly motivated, dynamic support staff, teachers and leaders who deliver exciting learning every lesson, every day, so that all our students reach their full potential and secure first class destinations.
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