Headteacher
Northwood School
Hillingdon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive six-figure remuneration
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2023
Job overview
North West London Competitive six-figure remuneration
Northwood School is a highly successful 11-18 school with nearly 1,000 students. We are part of QED Academy Trust, a growing Trust which operates three schools across Hillingdon in West London.
The school, judged Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2018, is popular and inclusive with a truly comprehensive intake. Our philosophy places students at the centre of our work, creating a calm and caring environment where they can learn and thrive. Our exceptional outcomes are testament to the success of this approach. This has not happened by accident. It has been achieved through the dedication of talented staff and students, alongside a strong and supportive Trust and Governing Body.
We are now looking for an inspirational Headteacher to lead us through the next phase of our development. We are not complacent. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape. Key areas of focus for the future include the continued development of the Sixth Form, improving outcomes for students with SEND and ensuring consistent progress across all abilities. You will benefit from working with an enthusiastic and well-qualified team, who are loyal and committed.
You will have a demonstrable track record of successful school leadership. You may be a Deputy Headteacher or Head of School ready for the next step, or an experienced Headteacher looking for a new challenge. Either way, your exceptional interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence are likely to set you apart.
You will be ambitious for our students, believe in the power and moral purpose of education and insist on the highest of standards. Your ability to establish relationships with the broadest range of individuals and organisations will be critical to your success.
If this challenge excites you, download full details on the role including the job and person specifications at www.pentir.com/roles/northwood. For a confidential conversation about the role or to arrange a visit to the school then contact Mike Phillips (mike.phillips@pentir.com) on 07830-313915 or Maureen Nicholas (maureen.nicholas@pentir.com) on 07540-222519 at our advisors Pentir.
The closing date for applications is Monday 27th February 2023 – 12.00 noon.
The QED Academy Trust and Northwood School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.
About Northwood School
WELCOME TO NORTHWOOD SCHOOL
It is my pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to the Northwood School career site, which I hope you find both interesting and informative.
Northwood is a rapidly growing, popular, 11-18, fully-inclusive co-educational school where students make outstanding progress. As a result of rapidly rising student numbers, we are looking to increase our staff for next year. The school which is located in Northwood, North West London is easily accessible due to the area’s excellent transport links. The nearest tube station is Northwood Hills which is on the Metropolitan line.
We recently moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art building with fantastic facilities for both our staff and students. We are a forward-thinking, caring, and most important of all, happy school, where students of all abilities and social backgrounds achieve very well.
What we offer
- Support for new colleagues is excellent at Northwood
- We have well-established induction and extensive CPD programmes as well as a well-embedded performance management structure
- Bike to Work scheme
- Staff Fitness club
- A fantastic social life and loads more
- Staff and students enjoy varied day trips as well as residential trips both abroad and in the UK
- We know that having motivated, well-supported staff is key to our future success and therefore we believe in supporting staff and providing outstanding opportunities for everyone
The most recent Ofsted inspection (October 2018) rated Northwood as ‘Outstanding’, please use the link below to see the report.
http://www.northwood-school.org.uk/School-P…/Ofsted-Reports/
Northwood is a friendly, happy, welcoming school where the young people we teach are enabled to make excellent academic progress and develop the knowledge, skills, qualities, and values required to lead successful and fulfilling adult lives. Extra-curricular provision is excellent, our students appreciate having access to our state-of-the-art drama, dance, art, music, sports, and creative facilities many are also members of our academic clubs such as the Brilliant Club.
We also have highly effective Pastoral Care with guidance and support systems to meet all our students’ needs and as a result, our students are happy, hardworking, courteous, and well-behaved. Students are keen to learn and our Value Added has been outstanding for the past five years. Northwood School makes a significant difference to the lives of young people and I very much look forward to welcoming you to the school at some point in the future; in the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading our career site.
Our Ethos
- Northwood School has an ethos of ambition and achievement for all its students
- As a school, we put our students at the heart of everything we do
- We are a caring community where every student is known and valued as an individual. As a consequence, this allows every child to flourish in a friendly and safe environment
- We wish to empower our students to recognise and value their individuality so that they grow in self-worth and play a full role in shaping their own futures
Our Aims
- To continue to be judged as an outstanding school delivering education that enables all students to excel
- To provide an educational experience that inspires a lifelong love of learning and enables all students to become well-rounded individuals: confident; creative; self-respecting and respectful of others; with the ability to lead in and contribute to society
- To ensure the well-being of both students and staff
- To be a school that embraces and supports the community
Our Beliefs and Values
- All students can achieve
- Every student is known and valued as an individual
- All students have immense, natural abilities
- Intelligence is not fixed and through effort and determination all students can grow and succeed
- We value diversity and seek to give everyone in the school an equal chance to learn, work and succeed through creating a safe, calm and respectful environment
- If staff, students, governors, and parents work as a team and have high expectations of ourselves and each other we can achieve our aims
Please explore our website – www.northwoodschool.org.uk/ - to gain a flavour of what it means to be part of the Northwood School community. We sincerely hope that you will be inspired to apply to join us.
Train with us at Northwood
We’re working with Teach West London (local Teaching School Hub) to recruit, train and support new trainee teachers for the West London region. We look forward to welcoming new talented and committed trainee teachers to Northwood School to begin their training and join our school community from September 2024. For more information about training to teach in West London, visit the Teach West London Initial Teacher Training page.
Mehul Shah
Headteacher
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