Headteacher
Wixams Academy
Bedford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2023
Job overview
ROLE - Headteacher
Salary – Competitive
Location – Bedford
Start date – April 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Dear Applicant
We are so pleased that you are considering applying for the post of Headteacher at Wixams Academy, a thriving, fully subscribed school at the centre of Wixams, a new town, to the south of Bedford. It’s a school that is on a rapid improvement journey. A lot of progress has been made since inspection in May 2022 when the school was rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ particularly with the implementation of a rigorous centralised behaviour system and changes we have made to pupil voice across the school. The quality of education across the school is good and our outcomes in 2023 are pleasing and better than 2022 despite tougher national awarding. Pupils now behave well but this needs to be fully embedded into the school culture and ethos. Our approach to personal development is robust and was rated as Good by Ofsted in May 2022.
We are looking for a Headteacher who can build on this improvement work over the last year, but importantly can drive forward expectations and standards to so we can achieve exceptional outcomes for our pupils. It is an exciting moment for the school as the school is also expanding in size from a school with 932 pupils currently to up to 1750 pupils by 2030. There is a capital extension programme that will be completed by August 2023 with a state of the art 35 room teaching block, additional sports hall, and all-weather sports pitch.
The trust is also going through a period of change as we are currently publicly consulting on and working towards a merger with Knowledge Schools Trust to create a merged trust of 9 schools with a regional hub in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. This is an exciting moment for the right candidate to propel the school forwards.
Closing date: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Interview dates: Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December 2023
Attached documents
About Wixams Academy
- Wixams Academy
- Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford
- Bedfordshire
- MK42 6DA
- United Kingdom
Wixams Academy is part of the Knowledge Schools Trust.
Academy Mission
Our mission is to transform Wixams Academy into a high-performing school where a focus on a knowledge-rich education is dovetailed with a broad and balanced curriculum to serve the needs of the local community. From September 2024 we have aligned the core values and key characteristics of the school to harmonise with WLFS: Hard Work, Kindness and High Standards.
Our Ethos
We teach a rigorous knowledge-rich education, to all pupils, irrespective of background. This curriculum introduces pupils to the best and most important work in the humanities and sciences. Our aim is to prepare children to fully participate in conversations and debates about contemporary issues, as well as the universal questions that have been troubling humankind throughout history. We want pupils to leave our school with the confidence that comes from possessing a treasure trove of essential knowledge, as well as a deep and lasting respect for reason, evidence, civility, honesty, kindness and the value of hard work and self-discipline.
Core Values
Our core values, which we share with pupils at every opportunity, are: Kindness, Hard Work and High Standards.
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