Assistant Headteacher - Data and Assessment
Benton Park School
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership 12-16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2021
Job overview
Benton Park School is seeking to appoint a highly qualified, inspirational and experienced leader to the post of Assistant Headteacher – Data and Assessment.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptionally talented colleague to join our vibrant and ambitious school. Based in the north west of Leeds, Benton Park is a large and successful oversubscribed school. There are 1400 students on role including 250 in the Sixth Form. Our vision is to ‘Create a climate of great learning, success and opportunity’. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school where ‘students have positive attitude to learning in their lessons, showing respect towards teachers and their peers’ and where ‘teachers work hard to raise the expectations of all students through their planning to stretch and challenge them in their learning’ (OFSTED 2018). We are excited to be moving into a brand new state of the art school in Autumn 2021, which will provide us with an outstanding working and learning environment for staff and students alike.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of raising standards and an unwavering commitment to our learners and to our school. You must be highly motivated, creative and resilient; possessing the necessary vision and skills to inspire and lead change but also have the focus and drive to ensure successful outcomes are reached.
We have high expectations of all school leaders and expect all members of SLT to contribute to school improvement in all areas.
So if you share the school’s ambitions to raise standards and aspirations, and possess a desire to have a positive impact on our young people, their families and the wider community, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Closing date: 8am on Thursday 13th May 2021
Assessment date: Wednesday 19th May 2021
Interview date: Thursday 20th May 2021
We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check.
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About Benton Park School
Benton Park School is a mixed, mainstream, non-denominational school located in Rawton, Leeds. The school has a sixth form and admits students aged 11-18.
Benton Park School was founded in 1838 by Joseph Riley. It was built on the grounds of the old Benton Park house. It was demolished in 1957 but rebuilt by Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners in the late 1950s.
Headteacher
Mr Nik Skilton
Executive Headteacher
Miss Delia Martin
Values and vision
Benton Park School aims to create a climate for great learning, success and opportunity. To achieve this, its ethos focuses on celebrating student achievement, producing a solid and well-balanced curriculum, providing relevant and exciting learning opportunities for all, and promoting student leadership.
With a strong focus on mentoring and academic excellence, Benton Park School provides a base for students to excel. A reward system celebrates achievement. Celebration assemblies, positive feedback and reward trips all enhance the student experience and maintain a love of learning.
Ofsted report
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