Deputy Headteacher
Woodrush High School
Wythall
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership 17 to 22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2018
Job overview
We are ideally looking to appoint an experienced Deputy Headteacher with an ambition to lead a school within 12 to 18 months. This essential additional capacity is required due to the continued growth of our school and the Teaching School Alliance. You will be required to build on the undoubted strengths of the school and share our unwavering commitment to every child receiving an outstanding education. You will support the Headteacher in providing professional leadership for the school, you will need to; lead with clarity and integrity, inspire and influence others and you must have the rigour and passion to continue to make our school a great place to learn by motivating and supporting all staff and students.
The Deputy Headteacher will lead on Student Welfare and Personal Development including Safeguarding.
We are looking for someone who:
· is passionate about promoting a culture of educational excellence within a caring and secure environment
· has a supportive ethos and concern for the development and welfare of all members of our learning community
Woodrush High School is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed Academy and has an excellent reputation locally and nationally. Our last three Ofsted inspections have been graded ‘Outstanding’ and we work hard as a team to continually strive to improve. We are a designated Teaching School and a National Support School committed to educational innovation. We are situated in a pleasant suburban area on the borders of Birmingham, Solihull and Worcestershire only 5 minutes from Junction 3 of the M42.
Candidates are welcome to visit our school on the 9th or 16th October. To arrange a visit please contact the Headteacher’s PA whose details are below.
To find out more information on our school please download our application pack from our website, where details can also be found on how to apply.
Alternatively please contact Mrs Robinson Headteacher’s PA on 01564 823777 or email her at nrobinson@woodrushhigh.worcs.sch.uk to have a pack emailed or posted out to you
Closing date for completed application is 1pm on 18th October 2018.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th October 2018.
Woodrush High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Attached documents
About Woodrush High School
- Woodrush High School
- Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B47 5JW
- United Kingdom
Woodrush High School is a mainstream, non-denominational, secondary academy for girls and boys aged 11-18. It is situated Wythall, Worcestershire, near the city of Birmingham.
Our recent Ofsted inspection, December 2018, categorised Woodrush as a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ Leadership & Management and Personal Development, Behaviour & Welfare. It is a Teaching School and a recognised National Support School.
Headteacher
Mr J Barber
Values and vision
Woodrush High School believes learning is lifelong. It offers a calm, supportive and disciplined environment in which children can learn. Teachers believe students can always improve and must always strive to do so.
The secondary school respects individuals and believes in equality of opportunity for all. It is focused on doing everything it can to improve students’ chances in life and prides itself on being a big team that includes pupils, staff and parents. It embraces its community and its role in the local area.
Woodrush High School focuses on strong academic performance, but also puts emphasis on students learning life skills and taking part in extra-curricular activities, which range from the Duke of Edinburgh Award to the arts, music and sport.
'Morale at the school is exceptionally high. Teachers are proud to work at the school, they are fully engaged in leaders’ improvement drive and all share a common goal, namely, to make their school the best it can be.’ Ofsted 2018
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