Headteacher
Cockshut Hill School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2HX18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary Range: L37 - L41 (starting salary is dependent upon experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Summit Learning Trust are seeking an exceptional, experienced Principal, with a strong track record of school improvement, to lead Cockshut Hill School.
Cockshut Hill School is a secondary school within our Trust family which comprises of five primary schools, three secondary schools, and Solihull Sixth Form College.
The successful candidate will enjoy the support of a committed team of senior leaders and teachers, all determined to build on current strengths and secure rapid improvements. The Summit Learning Trust Executive Team provides excellent expert support in all key areas, allowing leaders to focus on teaching and learning.
The school and our Trust are seeking to appoint a leader who:
- Can provide strong, innovative leadership to lead Cockshut Hill School forward on its journey to excellence
- Is approachable, and can inspire, motivate and encourage learners, staff members and the school community to excel
- Has the welfare and wellbeing of staff members and learners at the heart of their work
- Listens, and is an excellent communicator
- Has successful experience of leadership in a diverse, urban educational setting and of working positively with parents and carers
- Has had a significant, proven impact on raising standards in their current role
- Is looking for dynamic collaboration with other, high-calibre Principals and Executive Directors across our Trust
- Is keen to make a significant contribution to the realisation of the shared Trust and school vision and strategy
- Demonstrates curiosity, energy and determination
- Is resilient, and optimistic
Could this be you?
If you have the drive and vision to lead Cockshut Hill School to its next stage of its journey from its last Ofsted ‘Good’ judgement, we would like to hear from you. Please apply online [link to be added here for vacancy]
We encourage you to arrange an informal discussion with our Chief Executive Officer Vince Green or a visit to Cockshut Hill School, please contact Rebecca Hill at rebeccahill@summitlearningtrust.org.uk or call 0121 624 9010 (ext 1027)
Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 13th January 2025
Interview Dates: Week beginning 20th January 2025
Summit Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:
- Employee assistance programme
- High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- Wellbeing Advocates
- Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
- Generous employer pension schemes
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Cockshut Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 965 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cockshut Hill School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rebecca.hill@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 624 9010
About our school
Cockshut Hill School is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. Our school provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each and every individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults in the future. We have a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents, carers and students to secure the needs of all learners. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.
This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
Arranging a visit to Cockshut Hill School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rebecca.hill@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.
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