Assistant Headteacher
Verulam School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership 10-14
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019
Job overview
The governors and Headteacher are seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative leader as Assistant Headteacher at an exciting time in our development.
The specific areas of responsibility will be tailored to the strengths and interests of the successful candidate who will work with the Headteacher and Deputy Heads to deliver continuous school improvement that results in excellent outcomes for students. Our aim is to become an outstanding school within three years.
The successful applicant must have:
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- A proven track record of raising standards
- An excellent understanding of improving outcomes for pupils
- Experience of leading teams
- A good understanding of current educational issues and developments
And be:
- An outstanding teacher
- An effective team player and leader
- A strategic planner and thinker
The Assistant Head will work with the Headteacher, Governors, Senior Leadership team, and our highly committed staff to lead the school into a new era as part of the Alban Academies Trust. The post offers the opportunity for the successful candidate to help the school move to outstanding Ofsted judgements whilst ensuring pupils’ achieve the goal of excellence.
Line Management: The Assistant Head reports to the Headteacher.
Verulam is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium.
The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieves good Progress 8 scores. It was judged to be a Good school by Ofsted in October 2018.
Verulam School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Sandringham and Ridgeway schools. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. Our motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation.
Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Informal visits to the school are highly encouraged. If you wish to have a tour or discussion, please contact Kelly Bonass, Head’s PA, on kelly.bonass@verulam.herts.sch.uk or on 01727 754102 for further details of the post.
The application form is available to download from this advert. Please complete and return to Kelly Bonass.
Closing date: 23rd April 2019
Interviews: Week commencing 29th April 2019
Attached documents
About Verulam School
Excellence, Character and Respect
Verulam is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium.
The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieved an above average Progress 8 score of +0.22 in 2019. Results in 2020 were excellent with 84% of students achieving a Grade 4 or higher in English and Maths. At A Level, students achieved an average Grade of B-. Sixth Form students move onto prestigious university places and high level apprenticeships. Verulam was judged to be a Good school in all categories by Ofsted in October 2018.
Verulam School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Sandringham and Ridgeway schools. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. The AAT motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The Trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation.
As part of the AAT we offer an enhanced induction programme for all our NQTs. This programme starts at the beginning of July with our 3 week summer induction programme, which attracts an attendance payment of £2,000 and a contract on the main pay scale from 1st September. Support is provided by subject and senior leader mentors and we offer subject specific as well as general training through the Alban Teaching School Alliance and Herts for Learning events.
All our teaching staff are provided with a laptop and as our own admitting authority, our admissions criteria now includes a children of staff rule.
In 2020, we introduced a Bring Your Own Device scheme to Years 7 and 12 to enable us to deliver a blended learning environment with every student able to use their own device in the classroom. This programme will roll out across all year groups.
Our Sixth Form is part of the BeauSandVer Consortium that provides high-quality post-16 education across Beaumont, Sandringham and Verulam Schools.
Verulam places great emphasis on engagement in extra-curricular activities, drama, music and sport. Outdoor education is also popular with high levels of participation in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Informal visits to the school are strongly encouraged.
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