Principal
Copleston High School
Suffolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- £92135 TO £106710 per annum (Salary Range L35 – L41)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- From September 2019
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2019
Job overview
We are looking for a committed and passionate Principal to take the school forward to its next stage of development and to build on the very strong position that the school holds as a result of the leadership of Shaun Common, the support of Governors/Trustees and the staff team, the efforts of our wonderful students and the support of the school community.
Copleston is a mixed 11-18 school of 1788 students including 288 in the Sixth Form. This figure will increase to over 2000 in September 2020. The school is very popular and is oversubscribed. Rated as “Good” in the last inspection in January 2018. The school has secured three years of very positive Progress 8, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Suffolk.
We are proud of our students and we value each and every one of them. There is a strong team ethic, an effective leadership team and staff morale is high. Trustees and Governors are skilled and supportive. Our school is popular in the local community. This is a great time to join the school. We are good at what we do and always striving to do better. We are developing the Trust and we have an exciting new build which is due to open in 2020.
You will be an inspirational leader with a successful track record of recent/current experience in a large comprehensive together with recent/current experience of a Sixth Form. You will be able to balance the varied demands of the post and to make real the vision by harnessing and developing the strengths of the team and the school community. You will make a major contribution to the development of the Trust.
If you believe you have the ambition, experience and qualities to lead the school through the next stage of its journey, please visit our website:- www.copleston.suffolk.sch.uk
Closing date 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday 30th January 2019
Interview date Thursday 7th February 2019
We encourage applicants to visit the school and this can be arranged by contacting Tracey Steggall on 01473 277243 or tsteggall@copleston.suffolk.sch.uk
Attached documents
About Copleston High School
Copleston High School is a mixed, non-denominational academy secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18. It caters for about 1,800 pupils, plus a further 350 in the sixth form. The school was established in 1939 as two separate boys' and girls' secondary moderns. It is now operated by the Copleston High School Academies Trust.
Principal
Shaun Common
Values and vision
The principal objective of the school is to help all students to achieve their best. Copleston High School cultivates a caring, warm and vibrant environment for students, designed to help them thrive. The school celebrates student successes in as many ways as possible, including through posters around the school, in achievement assemblies and through “celebration evenings”, which emphasise that Copleston values all students as individuals.
The school aims to enable every student to be as successful academically and socially as possible. It believes that young people should communicate effectively, co-operate in teams, use new technology with confidence, develop research skills, and take responsibility for their own learning. However, it also believes that looking forward should not be at the expense of traditional standards.
Readiness for life beyond school is central to what Copleston offers its students.
Ofsted
“Students who need extra help are given good support. As a result, they are making at least as good progress as other students and the gaps between different groups are closing.”
“Students’ numeracy and literacy skills are developed well through a range of activities. Teaching assistants and support workers contribute well in lessons and make sure that all students understand their tasks.”
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