Principal
Westholme School
Blackburn with Darwen
- Expired
- Salary:
- Attractive salary and benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2021or earlier by arrangement
Job overview
Principal of Westholme School: Where Children Come First
The Governors of Westholme School, on the rural edge of Blackburn, seek an exceptional person to lead this progressive, happy and aspirational coeducational through-school. Inspirational leadership abilities, a thorough knowledge of the latest curriculum developments and outstanding interpersonal skills will be essential.
Key information:
Westholme School is a coeducational day school established in 1923. We currently have 700 students on role ranging from 3 – 18yrs.
The School will be entering an exciting period of development with the construction of a new Junior School. Westholme fosters positive attitudes where learning is fun and this is underpinned by strong a commitment to pastoral care. We believe that every pupil in our care has the right to an excellent education and our dedicated staff team ensure that every child is encouraged and given the opportunity to succeed. We aim to develop compassion, resilience, self-awareness and independence of thought.
Our curriculum offer is strong and diverse throughout, from our youngest pupils in Pre School who enjoy taking those all-important first strokes in the swimming pool to our Sixth Form students embarking on an A Level in Business and Economics or Science and everything in between. We pride ourselves on this wide ranging curriculum offer which runs alongside a varied co-curricular programme of activities including mountain biking, debating, music, drama, sport, STEM enrichment classes and much, much more.
Learning also takes place outside the classroom walls and pupils are given the opportunity to go on various trips and expeditions, both comfortingly close (Roman Chester perhaps) and exotically far (the jungles of Borneo). Westholme School is a very special place. Students emerge as confident, polite and professional young adults, ready for the next phase of their lives.
Please explore our school website, below photos and videos so you may get a feel for Westholme. We welcome informal conversations about the role, please contact us via the details below to discuss and apply for this superb opportunity.
Closing date: Monday 20th April at 12noon
Long list interviews: Tuesday 5th or Wednesday 6th May
Final interviews: Thursday 14th and Friday 15th May
Start date: April 2021 or earlier by arrangement
How to apply:
Please download our Application Information and Form below. For further information about the role and details of how to apply, please contact Mike Abraham by email at mabraham90@hotmail.com or by phone on 07786 078108. Or alternatively complete and send your application to Mike via the Apply now button.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and a medical.
Charity no: 526615
DfE no: 889/6000
Attached documents
About Westholme School
Working for Westholme is a wonderful experience
Westholme is an incredible School. Pioneering the future of education, it is certainly a very exciting time to join our innovative, close-knit and supportive family of staff.
Our unique educational philosophy is predicated on providing unrivalled holistic excellence, from 4 to 18 years, placing an equal balance on academia, performing arts, sport, creative arts and technology. A plethora of experiences are offered inside and outside the classroom which fosters kind, confident, well-rounded and happy young people; they really are a joy to teach. One of the most distinctive Westholme hallmarks is the tangible warmth everyone feels from the moment you arrive at our beautiful, picturesque campus with panoramic views of the Ribble Valley – simply a stunning, inspirational and uplifting place to work every day!
Westholme has invested significantly with our newly constructed state-of-the-art Prep for pupils 4 – 11. The first-class facilities on site offer a stimulating environment to provide unsurpassed experiences for all students from 4 – 18 in our full-sized professional theatre; a new music department equipped with recording studio; contemporary INSPIRED Sixth Form; seven modern laboratories that support the three separate sciences; a 20m swimming pool; 7 hard courts for tennis and netball, a floodlit astroturf, sports pitches, and fully equipped sports hall.
The extensive co-curricular provision is the cornerstone of the education ethos with over 100 clubs, activities and societies every week.
Prep pupils are wholeheartedly empowered to exceed their potential through a ground-breaking curriculum, Senior students develop 21st century skills first through an extensive holistic curriculum and in our INSPIRED Sixth Form, currently the highest achieving Sixth Form in Lancashire, students culminate their journey with incomparable 1:1 support, leadership, networking and entrepreneurial experiences.
Westholme is more than a school and if you’d like to join a highly energised and innovative team, we would love to hear from you!
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