Headteacher
St Michael's Church of England High School
Lancashire
- Salary:
- Group 7: ISR 27-34
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 January 2025
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2024
Job overview
Following the retirement of our present highly successful Headteacher in December 2024, the Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced leader of staff and pupils who has the vision to lead the school into an exciting new era.
HEADTEACHER
GROUP 7: ISR 27-34 NOR: 1135
St Michael’s CE High School is a mixed, oversubscribed 11-16 Single Academy Trust (SAT) with a tradition of academic excellence.
The school is a strong Christian community:
- an excellent reputation throughout the county, Diocese and within the Church of England
- principled, forward thinking, highly motivated staff team and Governing Body
- friendly, articulate and well-mannered pupils
- exceptionally popular admission and over subscribed for many years
- sustained success in pupil outcomes (top 10% of non-selective schools nationally for pupil attainment and at least top 20% of schools nationally for pupil progress for over a decade)
- a collaborative understanding and engagement in the multi academy agenda.
Governors, staff and pupils are looking for an inspiring headteacher with:
- an active, Christian commitment, able to develop further the excellent standards and Christian ethos of the school
- a clear educational philosophy and vision which focuses on learning and teaching to deliver high attainment and progress
- a passion to ensure that all children and adults are able to flourish through extensive opportunities for personal development and spiritual growth
- a commitment to the pursuit of excellence in a forward looking, vibrant school
- a desire to maintain and enhance the existing strengths of the school through a commitment to collaboration and professional growth.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and collaborator, committed to sustaining and enhancing our highly effective partnerships with pupils, staff, governors, parents, local parishes, Diocese, Church of England and global partners.
Application packs may be obtained from the school website www.saint-michaels.com/job-vacancies or alternatively contact Mrs C Jenner, Governance Professional, on 01257 264740 or email:
vacancies@saint-michaels.lancs.sch.uk
Visits welcomed by appointment.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.
St Michael’s is an inclusive school that seeks to promote diversity in the workplace. This is reflected in our Mission Statement where we seek to, “celebrate the uniqueness of each individual.” We are committed to equal opportunities and promoting the health and welfare of our school community.
Closing Date: 9am 20 June 2024
Shortlisting: 27 June 2024
Interviews: 11&12 July 2024
Start Date: 1 January 2025
Attached documents
About St Michael's Church of England High School
- St Michael's Church of England High School
- Astley Road, Chorley
- Lancashire
- PR7 1RS
- United Kingdom
St Michael's Church of England High School is a co-educational, Church of England, secondary academy based in Chorley, Lancashire, for pupils aged 11-16. As a Church of England Academy within the Diocese of Blackburn, our values are rooted within the Christian faith.
St Michael's was founded in 1964 to provide a Christian education for the young people of Chorley.
The highest expectations and aspirations are key features of our school life. This helps to create our vibrant learning community with pupils and staff demonstrating a real passion and zest for learning.
Headteacher
Jayne Jenks
Our Vision
God is at the heart of all we do. The focus is on providing opportunities for growth in body, mind and spirit, so that all who learn and work here may experience the joy and hope of ‘life in all its fullness’ (John 10 v10).
This means that we provide opportunities for each pupils to ‘be the best they can be’, to find for themselves the person God wants them to be and to flourish in a learning environment where the pursuit of excellence based on the highest expectations and aspirations from and for all, is the norm.
Body Where the safety and well-being of pupils are paramount. Where every child matters and, crucially, knows that they matter.
Mind High expectations and aspirations in all areas of school life create a disciplined and ordered learning environment. Creativity, passion and enthusiasm help to engender a real zest for learning and secure excellent pupil outcomes.
Spirit Supporting spiritual growth for pupils and staff, wherever they are on their faith journey, is central to our community life. Prayer, worship, wow moments to acknowledge God’s greatness, reflecting on Christian values, character development across the curriculum and expressing ideas creatively all develop the spirit and contribute to ‘life in all its fullness’.
All our policies, decision making, curriculum decisions and extra-curricular activities are rooted in this vision and leaders at all levels are routinely encouraged to think about how their actions might link back to and reflect this vision.
Ofsted report
"Pupils’ achievement is outstanding. They enter the school with standards that are above average and, by the end of their five years in the school, reach standards that are consistently and exceptionally high and make outstanding progress. The gap between girls’ and boys’ achievement is much narrower than that found nationally and there is no significant difference in the achievement of those who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities or of the very few pupils who speak English as an additional language."
View St Michael's Church of England High School’s latest Ofsted report
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