Headteacher

West Hatch High School, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 5BT

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2025 or sooner

• Closing date

  24 June 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L33-39 (Fringe)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please refer to Recruitment Pack

What the school offers its staff

• A dedicated and hardworking team of highly professional staff who are ambitious for all pupils, securing continual improvement in a changing educational landscape.
• A highly skilled, ambitious and hardworking Senior Leadership Team.
• Students who want to learn and take part in all aspects of school life.
• Governors who have high expectations in delivering the strategic direction of the school and are positive and supportive.
• Development, training, and support for all staff.
• A well-managed budget.
• The school was inspected by Ofsted in November 2023 and was judged to be ‘Good’.

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.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@westhatch.net

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SLT Roles & Responsibilities.pdf - 36.6 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert.pdf - 80.3 KB (opens in new tab)

Headteacher Recruitment Pack.pdf - 871 KB (opens in new tab)

About West Hatch High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1439 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: West Hatch High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@westhatch.net
• Phone number: 02085048216
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-hatch-high-school (opens in new tab)

West Hatch High School is a large, thriving, successful, heavily oversubscribed Academy. West Hatch is situated on the Central Line overlooking the Roding Valley with easy access to London.

A significant building programme has resulted in refurbishment in Science, a new English block, a Business and Enterprise Centre, new Music block, Maths, Drama and Dining Block, and a new Sixth form Centre. In addition there has been a new Sports Centre opened.

Arranging a visit to West Hatch High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westhatch.net.

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