Headteacher
Oakwood School
Horley, Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- L32-39 (fringe)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2023
Job overview
Oakwood School is seeking to appoint:
HEADTEACHER
From September 2023
Salary L32-L39 (Fringe)
Oakwood is an oversubscribed, inclusive 11-16 community school serving Horley and surrounding areas, with just over 1500 students on roll. The school has continued to improve under the effective leadership of our current Headteacher who is retiring at the end of the academic year.
Governors seek to appoint an experienced, dynamic and charismatic leader with proven management and communication skills who will:
- Ensure a sustained upwards trajectory of school improvement, embracing future challenges and driving the school from good to outstanding
- Develop further the culture of high aspiration, achievement and attainment and communicate a compelling vision for the future
- Be an inspirational leader who motivates and develops both staff and students to achieve their full potential
- Be committed to safeguarding and the welfare of all pupils, ensuring a caring and nurturing environment.
- Work collaboratively to build upon and develop further the strong links with the parents, community, local schools and partnerships
- Have the passion to create a learning environment that offers the best possible experiences and outcomes for all students and staff
Oakwood will offer the successful candidate:
- Competitive salary
- Annual appraisals with the opportunity for development
- Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
- A responsive, strong and highly experienced Leadership Team
- An effective, cohesive governing body, who positively enhance the school high standards of learning and teaching and provide effective wellbeing support for the Headteacher
- Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice cycle schemes, discounted gym membership, high street vouchers, amongst others.
Pre-application visits are welcome during week commencing 6th February by arrangement with Mrs Julie Gibson below
For application forms and information packs apply to:
Mrs Julie Gibson, Oakwood School, Horley RH6 9AE 01293 874302
Online at: www.oakwood.surrey.sch.uk or email recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk
Closing date Monday 20th February 2023 at midday.
Shortlisting will be taking place on Tuesday 21st February 2023 and contact will be made shortly thereafter
Interviews will be held on the 1st and 2nd March 2023
(selected candidates will be expected to attend on both days)
Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted
Oakwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. This process can be provided in more detail if requested. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring System (DBS)
Attached documents
About Oakwood School
Headteacher: Jon Gladstone
Horley is a small town close to Gatwick Airport with very good transport links for the A23 and the mainline rail to London. We are also in easy reach of Brighton (about 40 minutes) and the M25 is about 20 minutes away (if the traffic is clear). Horley is currently undergoing a regeneration project as approximately 2,000 houses are due to be built here over the next three years which will offer the opportunity for further improvement in the educational vision for our children.
Our website, which has been developed to include as much information as possible, has many features which will give you a flavour of Oakwood. You will see we are a very open community which cares very much about the students’ progress. To this end, we continue to work hard to ensure that students reach their potential and really enjoy their time at Oakwood.
It is an exciting time for Oakwood as we focus on ensuring we have high quality support for teaching so that our students all make good progress. We are a motivated team of professionals all aiming to ‘Achieve Excellence Together’ (these words were chosen by the whole school community to show our shared vision).
Relationships are very important to us all and we really care about the students and each other. Therefore, the emphasis on learning extends to everyone within the Oakwood community. Our weekly optional training is designed around needs and we invest in a coaching philosophy and, therefore, we provide many opportunities for leadership development. Should you be successful, you will certainly be welcomed as part of our valued staff.
Oakwood is a large and expanding school of approximately 1600 students. We have split the population into ‘Years’ which enables the students to be cared for in smaller units. Each student also belongs to a House and we encourage a community ethos. The students are loyal and enjoy the friendly rivalry around House activities. Their personal development is central to the school ethos.
Our priority is to shape our school to fit the students’ needs and aspirations, rather than fit students to the school. For this reason we adopt the Pathways Approach where we help students ‘Learn to Learn’. Opportunities for elements of vocational pathways exist as well as accelerated progress and Gifted and Talented opportunities.
I do hope that, after reading this information and visiting our website, you will get a ‘feel’ for the school. If you require further details then please contact us at the school or email recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk
We are proud to be a happy, safe and progressive school. I very much hope you decide to apply and look forward to receiving your application.
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