Headteacher
Welling School, Welling, Kent, DA16 1LBThis job expired on 30 January 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
April or September 2023
Closing date
30 January 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 January 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - TKAT leadership scale L28 - L32 (£90,879- £99,864)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TKAT leadership scale L28 - L32 (£90,879- £99,864)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced leader looking for something different? Do you want to lead a schoolwhere you can feel you are making a difference every single day? If so, we’d like to hear fromyou.
At The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) we believe that for all of our staff to be truly fulfilledand successful, they need to be heard, developed and empowered. Therefore we are lookingfor someone who can demonstrate our values of shared voice, shared belief and shared
success to work within our TKAT family.
What the school offers its staff
We are seeking to appoint a substantive Headteacher for September 2023 to work alongsidethe Executive Head in a rapidly improving school. This is an extraordinary model becausewe’re looking for an extraordinary person! The role will be to initially work alongside theExecutive Headteacher to develop a self-sustaining school, with the aim to take on fullresponsibility in the future. The role would suit an exceptional Deputy who has experience ofrapid school improvement, or a serving headteacher who would like to extend their current
success to a larger school setting.
Informal discussions with the Executive Headteacher and/or visits are actively encouraged. Ifyou would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role and to arrange a visit tothe school please contact Julie Wood on 020 8304 8531 or email recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number ofapplications.
Further details about the role
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity andequality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individualexperiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. Wewelcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic;this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.
Access to interview:-should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know ifyou require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practicalworkplace adjustments to assist we will.
To apply for this post please send a completed application form torecruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org
Commitment to safeguarding
About Welling School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1345 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Welling School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lucy.salter@tkat.org
Education can transform people’s lives and at Welling School I am absolutely determined that the students who attend our school will be given the very best opportunities to excel. Our new vision is to educate outward-looking learners who will thrive in their own lives and contribute to making the world a better place. This means that we firmly believe that the purpose of education is twofold. We want all our learners to achieve academic success and have access to a varied co-curricular syllabus in order for them to complete their educational journey. Students can only achieve this if they feel happy and are provided with a caring environment in which the talents of different individuals are respected and encouraged to flourish. Our educational philosophy is focused around the values we want all our students to acquire before taking their place in the adult world. This is why we strive for: Students who are ambitious Students who are kind Students who are active In summary, an education is so much more than just good examination results. We aim to support and inspire all our learners, irrespective of ability, to be the best they can be in every single way. Learners at Welling School also benefit from outstanding facilities. In 2005 the school was rebuilt and the school continues to make improvements. This summer the practical food rooms were renovated. Our other excellent facilities include: specialist classrooms; sports hall; all-weather sports pitch; dance studio, drama studios, Apple Mac computer rooms, recording studio, art gallery, library and a designated 6th Form Centre.
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