Headteacher
Higham Lane School
Warwickshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L30 – L33
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 28 February 2022
Job overview
Higham Lane School is a large, 11-18 mixed comprehensive academy, fully inclusive, catering for the needs of all students regardless of academic ability or prior attainment. It is set on an attractive site on the Warwickshire-Leicestershire border, easily accessible due to excellent road, train and bus connections. The original school building dates back to 1939.
Our Headteacher, Phil Kelly, retires in August 2022 after 16 years of distinguished service as Headteacher of our school. During this time, so much has been achieved: an outstanding judgement from Ofsted and World Class Schools status; the school becoming an academy in 2011; the opening of our successful Sixth Form and being given approval to open a new secondary school in our local area as we begin to become a multi-academy trust. Most importantly, we have continuously improved our school in so many ways to benefit our students and the community. Higham Lane School remains high-performing, highly-regarded and over-subscribed.
We are now seeking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Headteacher, who will continue to develop our school and lead us to the next stage of excellence.
We recognise that there is further important work to be done in moving the school forward under a different and more challenging Ofsted Framework and following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognise that no outstanding school is the finished article and there are always improvements to be made; the last two years have been extremely difficult for all schools. So please do not feel that in joining us to lead our school, you will be arriving at a school where everything is in place and there are no challenges.
We welcome applications for this key post from experienced, successful senior leaders. If you are an experienced senior leader who is wholeheartedly committed to delivering a high-quality, inclusive educational experience, and also have the skills, experience, and knowledge required to lead and manage our school whilst sharing our values, ethos, and vision, we would like to invite you to apply for this post.
Please first make contact our recruitment advisor, Chris Gartner to find out how to apply (do not click apply now button). He can be contacted on 07595 646 645 or via email chris.gartner@hays.com for an informal conversation, to arrange a visit to the school, or discuss making an application for the role. Please do not click the apply now button without first doing so.
Closing deadline for applications: Monday 28th of February at 9:00 am
Higham Lane School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post. We are unable to accept CVs in place of
application forms.
About Higham Lane School
- Higham Lane School
- Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton
- Warwickshire
- CV10 0BJ
- United Kingdom
Higham Lane School and Sixth Form College is a large, 11-18 comprehensive academy, set on an attractive site on the Warwickshire-Leicestershire border, easily accessible due to excellent road, train and bus connections. The school and sixth form college forms part of the CEAT trust and schools within our small trust work closely together bringing many benefits to both students and staff.
We offer an ambitious, broad and balanced knowledge curriculum where we value equally achievement in all its forms: artistic, academic, social, cultural, sporting and intellectual. All students achieve well at Higham Lane School, and in 2023 our Progress 8 figure was 0.56 which is testament to how well students, teachers and parents/carers work together effectively. We are committed to ensuring that an ambitious curriculum, combined with evidence-informed teaching and learning, and excellent behaviour from students make Higham Lane School a thriving environment for all that work and study here. Our Progress 8 figure for 2023 puts us in the top 6% of state-funded mainstream schools for progress, which we are delighted with, and we are committed to building upon this fantastic achievement for our students.
We were extremely pleased to have been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2019, one of only a small number of schools in England to have achieved the highest rating that year. We are also delighted that we continue to achieve impressive A level results in our high-performing Sixth Form with an average grade of B- placing the school within the top 4 mainstream Sixth Form schools in Warwickshire and the highest-performing in North Warwickshire, which again shows how students, staff and parents/carers work together effectively. In July 2021, we were granted World Class Schools status, one of a very small number of schools to achieve this.
We are also very excited to be opening a new free school, Higham Lane North Academy, in September 2025. Just a mile away from Higham Lane School, there will be exciting opportunities for the two secondary schools, as part of the wider trust, to work together with many mutual benefits for both students and staff.
Higham Lane School and Sixth Form College has a strong ethos based on mutual respect between students and staff and very clear expectations regarding students’ effort and behaviour. We enjoy an excellent reputation with parents/carers and are always over-subscribed. You will find a happy, caring and purposeful environment at Higham Lane. Students get on exceptionally well, both with each other and with our staff, who take pride in working here. Our students are encouraged to do their very best in every aspect of their lives and to reach the highest standards, irrespective of their ability. We encourage them to ‘Work Hard, Be Kind and Take Responsibility within the overall aim to “Be the best you can be!”
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