Headteacher
Denefield School
Reading, Berkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale 33 – 39 (£87,732 - £101,573)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2019
- Apply by:
- 19 November 2018
Job overview
Headteacher
Required for September 2019
Leadership Scale 33 – 39 (£87,732 - £101,573)
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint a new Headteacher with the vision, energy and dynamism to inspire the whole school community. We welcome applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate the professional and personal attributes required to take the school forward towards even greater success.
Denefield School is a popular, oversubscribed, inclusive and successful standalone academy providing high quality education to over 1,100 students aged 11 to 18. The school is set in a modern enhanced environment offering excellent facilities and has been recognised by Ofsted as a consistently ‘Good’ school (February 2018).
We are proud of our caring and distinctive ethos based on our ‘CHARACTER’ values and a belief that every student has the potential to succeed. Our strap line, ‘Enabling potential, expecting the best’ is at the heart of the school’s work. We strive to equip our students with the skills, academic qualifications and personal attributes to thrive in the modern world.
You will need to be an experienced and exceptional leader who:
- has a proven track record of effective leadership and inspirational practice
- understands what great teaching looks like to ensure that learning stretches, inspires and challenges students
- can motivate and inspire staff to be excellent and reflective practitioners to ensure every learner has the very best opportunities to succeed along their individually chosen pathway
- is fully committed to providing a safe, caring and inclusive environment for all
- has excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, resilience and tenacity and is committed to promoting the wellbeing of staff and students
- has a flair for working in partnership with key stakeholders and the wider community.
We can offer:
- enthusiastic, friendly and engaged students who are keen to learn
- a talented and dedicated hardworking team of staff
- an experienced, involved and supportive Governing Board
- a distinctive and caring ethos based on a set of CHARACTER Values
- a well-cared for grounds set in pleasant surroundings
- an able senior leadership team
- a healthy and well managed budget
- a community of supportive families and external partners
- the opportunity to develop as a leader.
This is an exciting time for the right person to join us. If you like what you have read so far then we would like to hear from you. To find out more, please visit www.Denefield.org.uk or contact the Headteacher’s PA on 0118 972 8952. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.
Denefield School is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. CVs will not be accepted. Denefield School is an equal opportunities employer and selects staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Closing date: 19 Nov 2018 at 9am
Interview dates: 6 and 7 December 2018
About Denefield School
Denefield is a happy and exciting place to work, where every member of the school team is valued. We recognise that our staff are the main reason behind our successful school. Both teaching and support staff are committed, enthusiastic and hardworking, all believing firmly that we should help students to be and do their best. We understand that the wellbeing of our staff is essential and that they need to feel supported so that they in turn can support our students and ensure that they succeed in life.
Our aim is that every student, regardless of ability or circumstance, leaves Denefield with the foundation for a rich and fulfilling life. Success for life is underpinned by the curriculum we teach, the qualifications that students gain, and by the CHARACTER values that are embedded throughout the school. Denefield students are happy, confident and polite making this a rewarding environment in which to work.
Top reasons to work at Denefield
- Strong behaviour systems – we believe in clear routines, appropriate responses and outstanding relationships fuelled by mutual respect. This means that students can learn in lessons and teachers can teach. We centralise detentions so that teachers are free to think about curriculum and pedagogy.
- Great curriculum resources – clear and coherent schemes of work that mean you can focus on how you teach.
- Commitment to high quality CPD – we’ll support and challenge you as an individual so you can develop your skills as a teacher - whatever your career stage or experience.
- Work smarter not harder – we focus on evidence-based approaches where teacher-time spent is commensurate with the impact on student outcome. This means, for example, that we use whole-class feedback rather than individual comments because at Denefield, we want you spending time on things that will actually make a difference!
- Staff well-being as a priority – we care about our staff as teachers and as people. Teams work very closely together and support each other day-to-day. Our commitment to your health and well-being is centred around making sure you are only asked to do the things that make the most difference to our students, but we also sign up to initiatives like 'bike to work' and offer all staff a free winter flu vaccination and access to an employee assistance programme.
We welcome applications from international teachers and are able to sponsor eligible candidates. Please come and visit or get in touch to find out more about Denefield.
Denefield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All short-listed candidates will be subject to online searches and any successful candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with other relevant pre-employment checks. CVs will not be accepted
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