Headteacher
The Wellington Academy, Ludgershall, Wiltshire, SP11 9RRThis job expired on 24 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
24 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
7 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L29-35
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of continuous professional development or training in preparation for leadership
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Hold leadership qualification. OTS, NPQH, MBA D
- Successful leadership and management experience in schools
- Experience of successful line management and staff development
- Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
- Demonstrate success in establishing a performance culture to drive improvements
- Experience of leading safeguarding to ensure safety of students, and staff at all times.
- Commitment to uphold the 7 principles of public life (the Nolan principles) at all times
- Ability to lead and motivate the workforce to achieve a performance culture and a high standard
- Inspirational leadership which encourages all staff to raise to the challenge
- Flexible resilient attitude with the ability to embrace change
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
What the school offers its staff
The Wellington Academy is an ambitious, growing, and inclusive 11-18 school based on the edge of the beautiful Salisbury Plain. It serves the young people of Tidworth and Ludgershall as well as the surrounding villages.
The school is graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted (October 2022) and in our recent Challenge Partners Review the school was graded as ‘Effective’ in all areas. Our vision is for all our students to become ‘Inquisitive, Ambitious, and Independent’ young people.
This is an exciting time for a new headteacher to join the school, following on from its Good Ofsted in October last year, the successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the leadership skills required for rapid improvement to drive for Excellence in Education. The academy is now at a place where the five pillars of excellent schools are established, they are:
• Calm and purposeful classrooms, with procedures to support teachers manage behaviour.
• A set of pedagogical practices which increase learning for all.
• Senior and middle leaders with proven vision and passion
• Professional scope/expectation that each pupils' progress is the responsibility of their teacher.
• Solid financial position
Commitment to safeguarding
Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual-orientation or religion.
Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out.
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About The Wellington Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1120 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Wellington Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01264 405060
The Wellington Academy opened in 2009 to serve Tidworth, Ludgershall, and the surrounding area: an area with a significant military presence. Consequently, we are proud to educate many children from service families and with the growing super-garrison based on Salisbury plain we expect our numbers to continue to rise.
Our curriculum breadth is focused on ensuring every pupil is exposed to the widest range of subjects possible to equip them to leave school ready to achieve their dreams and fulfil their goals. Our vision for all our pupils is that they become inquisitive, ambitions and independent young adults and when they leave us, they will have the skills, knowledge, and character they need to take them on to university or the workplace.
What we offer:
• The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly, and well-run school.
• The Trusts commitment to staff wellbeing including generous calendar dates and INSET days.
• A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.
• Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.
• Reward and recognition, celebrating staff success.
• Leadership development opportunities both internally and across other schools in the Trust.
• A successful ECT support program.
• Onsite parking.
• Pension Scheme.
• Courteous and hardworking pupils.
• Benefits for discounts via an online staff portal.
Arranging a visit to The Wellington Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ascendlearningtrust.org.uk.
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