Headteacher
Holyrood Academy
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- L30-35
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January or April 2020
- Apply by:
- 16 September 2019
Job overview
The Directors of Uffculme Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced, dynamic and inspirational Headteacher to lead Holyrood Academy.
This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who embodies our key values of equality, ambition and excellence. We are seeking an individual who inspires confidence and trust, who builds exceptional relationships with staff, students and families and who wants to lead a school which is both high performing and inclusive.
We believe that the key to a successful school is a great culture and we are looking for a leader to build and develop our ethos inside and outside of the classroom securing high levels of buy in from all stakeholders.
You will:
- Be an outstanding leader with proven track record of school improvement
- Be committed to the ideals of comprehensive education and inclusive schools
- Value enrichment and investment in extra-curricular opportunities alongside great teaching and learning inside the classroom
- Believe that there is no ceiling to what young people can achieve in the right environment
- Be a highly visible leader
- Have excellent and proven leadership expertise
- Have expert knowledge of a secondary setting and preferably post 16 within a school setting
Holyrood Academy is an 11-18 Academy in Somerset with approximately 1250 students on roll. It is situated in the centre of the market town of Chard and it is the only secondary school in the town.
Holyrood was last inspected in 2013 when it achieved an Outstanding rating.
Outcomes have been historically strong and despite the considerable challenges brought by the changes to KS4 programmes of study, we have consistently achieved a positive progress 8 score placing us as reliably one of the top performing secondary schools in Somerset.
For further information and an application pack please visit: https://www.holyroodacademy.com/vacancies
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About Holyrood Academy
Holyrood Academy is entering a very exciting period of its development. We have recently been awarded National Support School status which will create opportunities for the staff here to work with other schools that find themselves in need of support. We have been ranked by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’ since 2010.
We became a Multi Academy Trust from 1 April and as the Vector Learning Trust will be looking to become one of the leading education providers in the South West. This is an opportunity for the right person to come and join us on our journey. We are looking for someone who shares our vision to improve the life chances of the young people in the communities we serve and the passion to really want to make a difference.
Holyrood Academy is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary with sixth form in Chard, Somerset. As of the most recent inspection there were 1,229 students on the school roll, of which 146 were studying in the sixth form. The town of Chard has a population of 13,000, and is 15 miles southwest of Yeovil on the A30 road. Holyrood has a reputation for district success in sports, particularly in Rugby and Football.
Values and vision
Holyrood Academy prides itself as an inspirational place where the achievement of pupils is paramount. Each individual is encouraged to celebrate their talents and success in an environment where everybody matters. The aim at Holyrood is to ensure that every student is supported through their journey, motivated and appropriately challenged to achieve their full potential.
Holyrood Academy's Music Department has an inspirational extra-curricular programme for students to participate in. As well as the whole school choir, there is also a more specialised Chamber Choir, which together with the Swing Band and Orchestra, the students have entertained parents and the community locally, nationally and internationally on their music tours to destinations such as France, Ireland and The Netherlands.
Ofsted
“An expectation that only high-quality teaching is acceptable characterises the very positive attitudes of teachers. They contribute enthusiastically to the whole-school aim of raising standards of teaching and learning, and engage in training activities and share good practice. Teachers regularly give detailed feedback and guidance to help students improve their work.”
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