Headteacher

Job Title: Headteacher

Employment Status: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £91,633 - £108,776 per annum (L28 – L35)

Required: September 2024 at the earliest

Location: Blue Coat CE School, Coventry

Due to the promotion of the current postholder, we are seeking to appoint a talented, dynamic and inspirational Headteacher to lead Blue Coat CE Secondary school from September 2024 at the earliest.

At Blue Coat Church of England School, our vision is “Living life in all its fullness”. We exist to equip our students to live life in all its fullness by providing excellent education which is distinctively Christian and inclusive of all. At the heart of this education are the values of Care, Hard Work, Respect, Integrity and Servanthood, working Together for the good of all individuals, the school and wider communities.

About the school

Blue Coat is a successful and oversubscribed school with 1700+ pupils in the heart of the city of Coventry. As a Church of England school our intake draws from both the local area and across the city and surrounding areas. Consequently, we have a diverse intake and a culturally thriving school. The school was graded 'Outstanding' in its SIAMS inspection and 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2023 and continues to perform exceptionally well academically. In 2023 our Attainment 8 at GCSE was 52.3 and our Progress 8 score was +0.42 both of which are above national average.

We have a large and successful Post 16 provision with 350 pupils on average studying either A levels or Vocational Level 3 courses. We have excellent rates of progression to universities, apprenticeships and employment.

During our inspection we were judged Outstanding for Personal Development, The Sixth Form and Leadership and Management. Ofsted said:

·        Leaders and teachers share a moral purpose.

·        There is a cohesive and vibrant school community.

·        Leaders have built an inclusive community. Staff are very proud to work at the school.

·        Staff feel very well supported by leaders and greatly value the training they receive to continually improve their work.      

About you

The person appointed to the post will need to be able to lead on the following:

·        Embrace the deeply rooted vision and values of the school and actively promote the ethos of this Christian school which serves a multi-faith, multi-ethnic community;

·        Create a high performing working culture for all staff that promotes collaboration, aspiration and support;

·        Bring exceptional expertise in all matters relating to a high quality and inclusive education including being a strong practitioner themselves and fully capable of impacting widely on the practice of others;

·        Demonstrate a proven track record of whole school improvement;

·        Represent the school appropriately to a range of audiences including but not limited to: the Coventry Diocese, regulatory bodies, governors and the local community;

·        Complement the talented senior leadership team but also add challenge and new ideas;

·        Commit to supporting the wider system in sharing best practice, providing school to school support where appropriate and contributing to strategic development of the Trust.

About Inspire Education Trust

Inspire Education Trust is a Multi Academy Trust that grew from a shared belief that children deserve a first-class education, so that each individual child and student understands what they are capable of, what talents they have, and strives for excellence in themselves in order to succeed in the next stage of their education and the world of work.

We aim to ensure that our academies provide an environment which is welcoming, caring and purposeful, where we will encourage our pupils to be the best they can be, whilst supporting them pastorally and helping them develop socially. We want our children to enjoy school, have fun and develop a love of learning.

How to apply:

All applications must be received electronically via our TES page: https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/blue-coat-school-and-music-college-1000375

If you experience any problems with the online application process please contact TES directly: recruitment@tes.com

If you have any queries about the post, please email recruitment@bluecoatschool.com

Tours of the school are available. Please email the Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO at kay.grainger@ietrust.org

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 7th May 2024

Interview Days: Wednesday 15th May and Thursday 16th May

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Headteacher will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check, with effect of 1st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.