Head of School
Oakwood High School
Rotherham
- Expired
- Salary:
- L24-L30; £70,369 to £81,513
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 January 2019
Job overview
'Inspired to achieve'
Oakwood High School is an over-subscribed 11-16 High School. The school is part of Inspire Trust, which also includes Sitwell Junior School and Thomas Rotherham College.
With a strong emphasis on respect for all, we forge effective and supportive relationships with both pupils and adults in our learning community and beyond. Together we maximise every opportunity to achieve success for all, inspiring pupils to achieve excellent academic progress. We are a Good school with ‘Outstanding Leadership and Management’ at all levels.
Head of School is a key leadership role; the main purpose of which is to provide strategic leadership for improving pupil outcomes, the development of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, ensuring that pupils are well managed, are safe and are well cared for and to ensure that the regulatory and statutory duties of the school are met. The candidate will have a clear focus on driving and embedding accountability measures.
Candidates will be truly committed to supporting pupils to achieve, have high aspirations for pupils’, staff and all others associated with the school, the Trust, our learning community and beyond. The candidate must be a proven senior leader, with a track record of success who can drive strategic thinking, develop and implement educationally sound, imaginative and dynamic ideas to improve outcomes for our pupils.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they can represent the school and the Trust positively and professionally in a range of contexts, forging and establishing links with other practitioners in other institutions through a support and challenge network. This post will be attractive to teaching professionals who want to focus on improving pupil outcomes, teaching, learning and assessment and who can put pupils at the heart of everything they do.
The Head of School will be required to discharge the responsibility and accountabilities outlined in the Job Description; these reflect the Trust’s Scheme of Delegated Responsibilities. Leadership support will be provided by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 23 January 2019 at 12 noon.
Interviews will be held Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 February 2019.
For informal discussions, please contact David Naisbitt (CEO). Application forms are available via the school website and should be returned via e-mail to hr@oakwood.ac
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Inspire Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and operates a no smoking policy in all its work places. We undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face.
Attached documents
About Oakwood High School
Inspire Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School and Thomas Rotherham College.
Oakwood High School is an over-subscribed 11-16 High School with a strong emphasis on respect for all; we are a ‘well led’, Good school where ‘pupils enjoy attending’ and ‘the vast majority of parents would recommend’.
CEO:
David Naisbitt
Headteacher
Chris Eccles
Values and vision
The school has adopted the “Five Rs” as its key values, expecting its pupils to strive to be respectful, reflective, responsible, resilient and resourceful.
Respect is demonstrated by courteous, helpful and supportive behaviour to others, while reflectiveness includes pupils learning to make connections between what they are learning and other areas of life. An ability to be responsible is about a self-awareness about learning and taking ownership of their own learning, while resilience is shown by recognising and managing their emotions and keeping learning while under stress. Resourcefulness is exhibited through a genuine curiosity about learning and an ability to use learning resources independently.
Ofsted
“The 5Rs provide all in the school community with a common language when discussing pupils and their attitudes to learning and teaching. This means that it is easy for pupils to understand what they have done well and what they need to improve.”
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