Assistant Headteacher - Student Experience

‘Creating a climate for great learning, success and opportunity’ 

Benton Park School is seeking to appoint a highly qualified, inspirational and experienced leader to the post of Assistant Headteacher – Student Experience.

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 , and a very thriving and successful 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 fortunate to have recently benefited from an investment of £28.5 million which has provided us with a brand-new state of the art school.  Our facilities are first class, with light and airy classrooms equipped with the latest technology, along with a range of specialist teaching spaces and sports facilities.  It is 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 Tuesday 24th May 2022

Assessment and Interview date: Thursday 26th May 2022

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.