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Headteacher

Wombourne High School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV5 8BJ

This job expired on 10 March 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 February 2025

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: Full time, Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Range (L28 £96,673– L34 £111,976)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a Headteacher who:

• Will lead the school as an integral part of Invictus education Trust, working collaboratively to achieve shared goals and uphold common values.
• Be committed to fostering a unified community that benefits from the collective resources and expertise of the Trust.
• Will inspire and lead with passion, ambition, and vision, driving the highest expectations for students and staff.
• Can deliver exceptional results while working within a political and funding environment of limited financial resources, demonstrating resilience, creativity, and ingenuity.
• Is a proven, effective leader who thrives on achieving outstanding outcomes for all.
• Is wholeheartedly committed to the growth and development of both students and staff, empowering them to excel.
• Values collaboration and is eager to work closely with the CEO, DCEO and fellow Headteachers across the Trust, and the Central Team.
• Relishes accountability and sees it as an opportunity to foster positive change.
• Will lead the school in delivering consistently high-quality teaching, impactful interventions, innovative curriculum design, and a dynamic learning environment.

What the school offers its staff

At Invictus Education Trust, we understand the importance of supporting and empowering our leaders. In return for your passion and dedication, we offer:

• A once-in-a-career opportunity to lead Wombourne High School during an exciting period of growth and development.
• A state-of-the-art rebuild, with cutting-edge Science and Design Technology facilities, opening the door to limitless potential for students and staff.
• A dynamic and collaborative environment where innovation and new ideas are celebrated.
• Teachers’ terms and conditions, including the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing.
• The chance to be part of a growing and ambitious Multi Academy Trust making a real difference in the lives of young people.

Further details about the role

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn.

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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.

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About Wombourne High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1077 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wombourne High School website
• Email address: hbowen1@invictus.education
• Phone number: 01384 686278
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wombourne-high-school

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Arranging a visit to Wombourne High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hbowen1@invictus.education.

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