Deputy Headteacher
Walthamstow School for Girls
Waltham Forest
- £79,489 - £87,316 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale 25- 29 depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01.09.2021
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2021
Job overview
Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill
Walthamstow
London E17 9RZ
11 – 16 900 on roll
Headteacher: Helen Marriott MA NPQH
Deputy Headteacher
Required for September 2021
Salary range L25 – L29
Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, teach and lead. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future.
The school achieves exceptional outcomes and has consistently been in the top 10% of schools nationally for its progress, as well as being judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all categories in 2018. We have recently been designated as the new Teaching School hub for Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Haringey, which brings with it a number of exciting possibilities for system leadership. Not satisfied with our success to date, we continue to seek challenge and improvement.
We are currently looking to appoint an exceptional Deputy Headteacher, following the recent appointment of our current Deputy to a Headship position. You will be a strategic thinker and team-player who is committed to making a difference to the life chances of all children. Your flexible, solution-focused approach to leadership will help to add value to our committed and enthusiastic team of senior leaders. Working with the new headteacher and supported by a skilled and experienced team of staff, this is a unique opportunity for a dynamic leader to help lead this exceptional school forward to the next phase in its development.
We are looking for:
• An inspirational teacher and leader
• Someone with a clear strategic vision who can communicate their ideas with clarity and has the interpersonal skills to take people with them
• A commitment to developing and maintaining the highest standards
• Someone who has a strong track record of raising achievement and sustaining improvement
• Emotional intelligence and a sense of humour, even when under pressure
We would love to welcome you to our school. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mandy Madhani, Human Resources Manager, on 020 8509 9447.
An application form and recruitment pack can be downloaded from the school website: www.wsfg.waltham.sch.uk
Completed application forms should be returned by email to Mandy Madhani at m.madhani@wsfg.waltham.sch.uk Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Friday 23rd April 2021 (9.00am)
Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to Safer Recruitment practices and procedures.
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About Walthamstow School for Girls
Walthamstow School for Girls (WSFG) is a mainstream, non-denominational secondary school for girls aged 11-16. It is situated in Walthamstow, East London, and it has 900 pupils on its roll.
WSFG is an oversubscribed, highly successful state comprehensive, with a proud history of educating girls since 1890. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. Although we are an Outstanding School, achieve exceptional outcomes and have consistently been in the top 10% of schools nationally for progress, our focus is on developing exceptional young women, not just on academic achievement. We want to recruit staff who actively embrace diversity and inclusion and who are committed to social justice as part of the state comprehensive system.
The school was founded in 1890, originally as a private school, situated on West Avenue. It later moved to the current location on Church Hill. In the 1920s unemployed workers built the school an amphitheatre known as the "Greek Amphitheatre" which still exists in the grounds today. The most recent additions to the school buildings were made in 2010 and the school now benefits from excellent facilities as well as beautiful school grounds.
Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, teach and lead. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice.
Headteacher
Helen Marriott
Values and vision
Our motto is “Neglect not the gift that is thee”. The school has an exceptional track record of academic excellence, which is achieved through high expectations, inspirational teaching and learning and exciting extra-curricular opportunities.
Our vision at WSFG vision is to:
- Foster a lifelong love of learning
- Look after ourselves and treat others with kindness and respect
- Embrace our diverse community and value our environment
- Empower everyone to make courageous choices
- Celebrate each unique gift
The school values are:
- Courage
- Compassion
- Aspiration
- Integrity
The school offers strong pastoral support, with the provision of a Wellbeing Hub, plus regular monitoring, target setting and dialogue with students and parents/carers. It is consistently among the top-performing non-selective schools in the country and the pupils take great pride in their school.
Ofsted report
In June 2018 the school was awarded an "outstanding" judgement in all categories.
“There are very strong working relationships between staff and pupils based on mutual trust and respect.”
“Pupils hunger for information from teachers to satisfy their desire for learning.”
“The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is outstanding.”
“Governors are committed and ambitious for the school’s future”
“Tolerance and diversity are strengths of the school.”
“Pupils very much enjoy coming to school.”
“Pupils leave Year 11 having made outstanding progress from their starting points.”
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