Headteacher
Weston Secondary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9QPThis job expired on 17 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
17 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 December 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L25 to L31 plus £10k per year recruitment and retention bonus for the first 3 years
Headteacher job summary
Governors are seeking an experienced leader, with a passion for developing high quality inclusive teaching, to lead the school to ‘good’ and the community to excellence. The successful candidate will drive the development of the schools’ curriculum offer, ensuring that more pupils than ever before leave each stage of their educational journey well prepared for their next.
Strategies will place the need of the most disadvantaged children and those with additional and complex needs firmly at the centre of developments.
Our new Headteacher will inspire and bring out the best in staff, have resilience and drive, and have a proven track-record of delivering strong educational outcomes. The school has a committed family of staff, governors and parents/carers - we are exceptionally proud of our children and our community.
You can be part of leading the next phase of our journey as we strive to fulfil our full potential.
WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO:
• Is currently an experienced and successful leader, resilient and solution focused
• Demonstrates strong leadership, management and organisational skills and has excellent interpersonal skills
• Has a strong track-record of success in their current role in Secondary education
• Has a proven track record in raising standards in teaching and learning resulting in measurable whole school improvement
• Will effectively model leadership, ensuring staff have the skills they need to do their job well
• Innovates to improve the quality of the curriculum offer to address social disadvantage and fully meet the needs of pupils with special education needs
• Builds upon our good relationships within the schools, across partnerships and in the wider community
• Will provide professional leadership and management of the school to promote a secure foundation from which high standards in all areas of the school’s work can be achieved
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Weston Secondary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 738 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weston Secondary School website
- Email address
- joanne.jones@hamwic.org
Weston Secondary School has a cohort of 730 students from Year 7 to Year 11.
Arranging a visit to Weston Secondary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joanne.jones@hamwic.org.
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