Deputy Headteacher
St Christopher's CE High School
Lancashire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st January 2023
- Apply by:
- 7 July 2022
Job overview
Deputy Headteacher
Leadership Group Spine Points 22 - 26
If you believe you can provide the outstanding leadership which inspires and motivates others towards excellence and ensures the very best quality of education for all pupils, we would like to hear from you.
‘Tolerance and respect are strongly evident throughout the harmonious school community and the warm and inclusive ethos permeates every aspect of the school’s work.’
‘Leaders have created an ambitious culture. Pupils are expected to become the best they can be, both academically and socially.’
‘The behaviour of pupils is outstanding and attainment is at record levels.’
Ofsted Report, December 2016
The Governors wish to appoint a committed, enthusiastic, and experienced professional to lead the development of the whole school and to develop further the strong culture of achievement for all.
- Outstanding Church school – SIAMS inspection reports 2007, 2011 and 2016
- Outstanding pupil behaviour and personal development - Ofsted inspection reports 2008, 2011 and 2016
- Impressive GCSE results with 81% of pupils securing 5+A*-C passes
- Record A-level results of 62% A*-B which rank us in the top 100 comprehensive school nationally
- Heavily oversubscribed with typically over 800 applications for 195 places in Year 7
- Lead Church of England secondary school in the North West
This position becomes vacant due the promotion of the current post-holder to headship. Applications from committed Christians will be particularly welcome.
The school of 1300 pupils and eighty teaching staff is attractively and conveniently situated close to the Ribble Valley and has excellent motorway connections via the M65 to the M6 and M62.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed by prior arrangement with Anne Walsh on 01254 355214.
Your early application is appreciated and strongly recommended.
The full vacancy pack and application form can be downloaded below. Please forward the completed application form to head@st-christophers.org.
Deadline for applications: Thursday 7th July (midday)
Proposed interview dates: 12th and 13th July
St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Criminal Records Bureau.
St Christopher’s CE High School is an equal opportunities employer.
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About St Christopher's CE High School
- St Christopher's CE High School
- Queens Road West, Accrington
- Lancashire
- BB5 4AY
- United Kingdom
St Christopher’s is a highly successful and popular 11-18 co-educational Church of England single academy with 1,300 pupils and students on roll. We are situated in the Lancashire town of Accrington close to the Ribble Valley. Good motorway links mean that Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester, and North Yorkshire are all within a 30–40-minute car journey. The school is situated in a pleasant setting with views towards Pendle Hill.
Our pupils come from a wide catchment area. Pupils join us in Year 7 from over fifty primary schools, and the sixth form receives students from around thirty secondary schools. We enjoy an enviable reputation, built-up over many years, for providing high quality education for a comprehensive intake of pupils. Our reputation means that we are a popular school, and always over-subscribed. However, we do not allow ourselves to become complacent, always striving for higher standards in all areas. This year, for example, well over 800 applications were received for the 195 on offer. Ten per cent of our pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium and 3% are from minority ethnic groups.
Our teaching comprises of 80 teachers and 12 teaching assistants. The core Senior Leadership Team is substantively the headmaster, one Deputy Headteacher, one Senior Assistant Headteachers, three Assistant Headteachers, and the school Business Manager.
Headteacher
Richard Jones
Spiritual care and worship
St Christopher’s opened in 1958 to educate the children of Church going families of east Lancashire. Admission to the main school is primarily based on parental patterns of worship at churches recognised by Churches Together or the Evangelical Alliance.
The school motto of ‘Ad Gloriam Dei’ informs all that we do. We try to establish caring attitudes and lasting values through worship and work done in the classroom, as well as, on a more practical level, supporting charitable appeals.
Each school day begins with an act of worship within the Anglican tradition. A Chaplaincy Team supports our worship and pastoral work, each year group having its own chaplain.
At the last SIAMS inspection (2016) the school was judged Outstanding in all areas.
Ofsted
The school was inspected by Ofsted in December 2016 and was judged to be Good with several Outstanding areas. Inspectors reached some telling judgements.
- ‘Leaders have created an ambitious culture. Pupils are expected to become the best they can be, both academically and socially.’
- ‘Pupils’ attendance is excellent.’
- ‘The work the school does to keep pupils safe is exemplary.’
- ‘The behaviour of pupils is outstanding.’
- ‘Tolerance and respect are strongly evident throughout the harmonious school community and the warm and inclusive ethos permeates every aspect of the school’s work.’
- ‘Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils of all abilities demonstrate resilience and enthusiasm in lessons.’
- ‘Attainment is at record levels.’
These judgements were confirmed in our Section 8 report which was published in May 2022.
We all work hard to ensure that every child at St Christopher’s is known, supported, and challenged. In the words of one of our former students…
“I am still not sure what I want to be but after studying at St Christopher’s I know who I want to be.”
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