Assistant Headteacher (Maths)
Northfield School and Sports College
Stockton-on-Tees
- Expired
- Salary:
- L14 – L18b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2018
- Apply by:
- 24 November 2017
Job overview
Staff morale is outstanding’
‘Students thrive both personally and academically’ Ofsted July 2016
Northfield School is a large, 11–16 secondary school, a specialist school and sports college with state of the art facilities and interactive technology in a well-resourced newly refurbished school.
In July 2016, Ofsted judged the school to be Good in all categories. We are a rapidly improving school seeking to recruit an Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for English with the potential to support the school in moving to outstanding. Northfield has a commitment to excellence and helping every child succeed.
We are looking to recruit an experienced and outstanding Assistant Headteacher with a proven track record of excellence in leading and managing a successful Mathematics Department. The successful candidate will lead a large, enthusiastic and experienced Department that has the capacity to become outstanding. The post will also allow the successful applicant to develop senior leadership skills and to have an impact upon a range of whole school developments, determined by areas of interest and expertise.
Our other recent successes include, achieving the Arts Gold Mark (Exemplary) award, Investors in People Gold Award, School Games Gold Award, Beacon School status for Holocaust Education by the University of London and Flagship School status for the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Northfield plays a significant role in the Campus Stockton Teaching Alliance.
An official application form and further details are available online from the school website www.northfieldssc.org and should be returned to HR@northfieldssc.org
Alternatively, applications are also accepted by post (FAO Ms A Mills). NB: we do not accept CV’s.
Visits to the school are welcome by appointment; please call Ms A Mills or email using the details above.
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2017, 12 NOON
The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The posts are subject to enhanced disbarring bureau service disclosure.
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About Northfield School and Sports College
- Northfield School and Sports College
- Thames Road, Billingham
- Stockton-on-Tees
- TS22 5EG
- United Kingdom
Headteacher: Richard Henderson
Northfield School has been providing high quality education for the young people of Billingham for fifty years. During this time, the school has gone through several changes. With its latest transformation now complete, pupils have state of the art facilities in which to thrive.
We are a values led school; our three core values being respect, honesty and resilience. These core values, along with staff having the highest expectations of every pupil underpin our desire to ensure that we are able to inspire confident learners, who will leave Northfield with a really good level of knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in an ever- changing world.
In February 2023, the school was inspected by OFSTED and judged to be good in all areas. The report acknowledges the hard work of leaders, staff and governors in bringing about positive change and constructing a high-quality curriculum. Ofsted highlights that pupils behave well and that staff and pupils get on well with strong and effective pastoral care available.
The exceptionally wide range of extra-curricular activities offered by the school as well as its strong personal development programme are also highlighted in the report.
Northfield is a popular school. To cater for the significant demand in places, a 330 place state-of-the art multi-million pound Year 7 School was built on site and opened in September 2018.
As a Sports College, our pupils can compete in a wide range of sports and activities. We have several pupils each year who excel in their chosen field, taking part in regional and national competitions.
Our 2024 examination results were the best the school has ever achieved since new progress measures were introduced in 2016. Our results compare favourably to national averages and the Local Authority averages across the 13 secondary schools in the borough.
Staff enjoy working at Northfield. This is something of which we are very proud. Staff well-being is a priority. Inspectors highlighted the fact that staff value the support available to them.
The school’s website contains a considerable amount of information and our pupils and staff regularly update its content. Please visit the website to find even more about developments or access up to date information about Northfield.
This is a great time to join the school. Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged
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