Deputy Headteacher
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Kingsmead School
Somerset
- £67,351 - £78,010 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Spine 18 - 24
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2023
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2023
Job overview
Kingsmead School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all who work at Kingsmead to share this commitment. This post requires clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
DEPUTY HEADTEACHER
Leadership Spine 18 - 24
(£67,351 - £78,010)
Contract type: full-time, permanent
Closing date: 8am on 3rd February 2023
Interview date: 8th and 9th February 2023
Start date: April 2023
Kingsmead School is in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, and is a successful, oversubscribed 11-16 school. Our students are enthusiastic, committed, motivated to learn and achieve very well. They participate in a wide range of activities outside of the classroom, including sport, music, drama and Duke of Edinburgh.
We are looking to appoint an outstanding Deputy Headteacher to start at Easter. For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the Application Pack. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career within a highly supportive, professional and forward-thinking school that firmly believes in supporting students to be the very best that they can be.
We would welcome requests from potential candidates, prior to applying, to come into the school for a tour and to discuss the responsibilities attached to the role. To book a tour and informal discussion about the role, please contact recruitment@kingsmead-school.com
Wiveliscombe nestles in the Vale of Taunton Deane between Exmoor, the Quantocks and the Blackdown Hills. We are 12 miles from the county town of Taunton and just 20 minutes from the M5 which makes both Bristol and Exeter close at hand.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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About Kingsmead School
- Kingsmead School
- Hartswell, Wiveliscombe, Taunton
- Somerset
- TA4 2NE
- United Kingdom
Kingsmead School is a rural mixed ability Academy with a fully comprehensive intake situated near the Devon/Somerset border, close to the Brendon Hills and Exmoor. It is a magnificent area in which to live and work. Not only is there the tranquillity and beauty of the countryside but there is the rapidly growing county town of Taunton nearby and easy access (20 minutes) to the M5 for connections to the rest of the country.
The school lies in the small town of Wiveliscombe. It caters for the age range 11-16 and has 925 students and 110 staff. Our latest Ofsted Report, in June 2022, gave an overall judgement that Kingsmead “requires improvement”. Mr J Eddy, Headteacher, joined Kingsmead in January 2023. He is determined to improve education at Kingsmead for our superb body of students.
The core values of Kingsmead are Care, Aspiration, Respect and Determination which drive our strong positive ethos and offering amenities for the whole school community. We have high expectations and expect staff to support our caring, student-centred ethos to set high standards for our students. We hope staff will contribute to and lead some of the wide range of extra-curricular opportunities we offer.
Safeguarding is at the heart of what we do at Kingsmead. All staff and volunteers are expected to have read and be fully compliant with the following policies - Safeguarding and Child Protection, Staff Code of Conduct, Online Safety and Whistleblowing.
They are also expected to be familiar with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ 2023. A read receipt is required from all staff at the start of each academic year and from newly appointed staff prior to taking up appointment. Kingsmead is never complacent about safeguarding and accept that we must never believe “it wouldn’t happen here”. We have rigorous and tested practices and procedures which are constantly reviewed and have high expectations of staff in matters of safeguarding and child protection.
Newly appointed staff will be given a full induction programme with some safeguarding elements being completed prior to the commencement of work at the school. Early Career Teachers will also receive their 2-year induction programme in partnership with SWIFT and Teach First.
A major £13 million rebuild completed in December 2023. This is a very exciting time for the school and our new facilities will further support the advancement of teaching and learning at Kingsmead.
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