Headteacher, Head of Secondary
Royds Hall Community School
Huddersfield
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary dependent on experience - within Group 6 range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 5 March 2018
Job overview
Headteacher, Head of Secondary
Salary dependent on experience – within Group 6 range
Full time, permanent post
To commence 1st September 2018
Royds Hall Community School is a successful and over-subscribed through school providing high quality education for 1200 children from age 3 to 16 across three sites, with 11-16 students based in the Wilson Building, 4-11 at Luck Lane Primary and 3-11, including nursery, at Beech Primary.
Due to the retirement of our highly regarded current post holder, the Governors are seeking to appoint an inspirational Head of Secondary to work alongside our Head of Primary, Jo Jenkinson, and Executive Headteacher, Melanie Williams.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a proven record of leadership and management at a senior level and can demonstrate a range of effective leadership styles to inspire and develop staff and students
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- Have demonstrable success in raising standards and meeting challenging targets
- Be a versatile thinker who can look forwards and outwards to develop and champion innovative solutions
- Have a willingness to engage collaboratively across a successful partnership of local schools and beyond.
Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the school on:
Thursday 15th February 2018 – 8.30am to 12pm
Monday 26th February 2018 – 8.30am to 3pm
Thursday 1st March – 8.30am to 12pm
To arrange a visit please contact Vicky Sheath, PA to Head of Secondary, on 01484 463366 or email recruitment@roydshall.org
Application forms and further details are available on our website www.roydshall.org or may be obtained from the Executive Headteacher, Melanie Williams, at the school, to whom completed applications should be returned
by 12 noon on Monday 5th March 2018
You are welcome to email your application to: recruitment@roydshall.org
Interviews will take place over 2 days
Day 1: Monday 12th March 2018
Day 2: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield HD3 4HA
Tel (01484) 463366 Fax (01484) 462323
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
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About Royds Hall Community School
- Royds Hall Community School
- Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD3 4HA
- United Kingdom
Royds Hall Community School
is a successful and over-subscribed through school providing high quality education for 1200 children from age 3 to 16 across three sites, with 11-16 students based in the Wilson Building, 4-11 at Luck Lane Primary and 3-11, including nursery, at Beech Primary. Our new primary building on the Luck Lane site opened in September 2016 where numbers will grow to 420 by September 2020 as new groups of reception children join the school.
We are the Kirklees Specialist Provision Hub for students with Speech, Language and Communication Need. Our school is enriched by its diversity. Approximately 40 per cent of students are from various ethnic minorities and, with more than 26 languages and 30 countries represented in school; we take great pride in our role at the heart of the local community.
We are an active member of the Aspire Cooperative Learning Trust and work closely with local primary schools in the Aspire Trust to develop and share best practice. Our community benefits through opportunities provided through our trust partners, the University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield New College, Huddersfield Town Football Club and the Holmfirth Fair Traders Association.
We are delighted to have:
• Happy, confident and aspirational students who express a real pride in their school
• Expert staff an all areas with a passion for learning and a determination to ensure all children grow and achieve in a safe and nurturing environment
• Calm and purposeful classrooms
• Excellent partnerships between students, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking and innovative approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
We welcome visits to the school and visitors frequently comment on the warmth of the welcome they receive and the positive relationships they see around the school. If you are interested in finding out what Royds Hall Community School can offer you please contact us and we will be delighted to welcome you to the school.
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