Headteacher
The Dean Academy, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5DZ2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 1pm
Date listed
9 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £85,146.00 - £98,616.00 Annually (Actual)
Headteacher job summary
The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of five secondary schools and two primary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 600 people and educate 4,100 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years.
As a member of our Athelstan Trust, you will benefit from:
- Being part of a trust that is absolutely committed to raising educational standards for all the children in our schools
- Our commitment to developing the talents and skills of all our staff throughout their career
- Being part of a caring, collaborative and excellent community.
The Trustees of the Athelstan Trust wish to appoint an excellent teacher and school leader to the post of Headteacher of The Dean Academy from September 2024. This is a very exciting time to be joining the Trust where we all work together to raise standards in all our schools. This post offers a talented and ambitious school leader a wonderful opportunity to work in a supportive Trust that is committed to high quality professional development for its staff.
We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package including:teachers’ pension scheme,employee assistance programme accessible by you and your family and cycle to work scheme.
The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview
We are a flexible working employer, and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.
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About The Dean Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 604 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Dean Academy website (opens in new tab)
The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 700 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. As a small, local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school who have been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021 leading to the school growing quickly. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).
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