Assistant Head
The Willink
West Berkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Spine point range 11 – 15
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and motivated individual, with a track record of success in middle leadership, to join a dynamic and supportive Senior Leadership Team with a passion for raising standards and continuous improvement. Responsibilities linked to the post will be negotiated following appointment, to take account of the successful candidate’s strengths and experience, but they will include line management of a curriculum area(s), a year group(s) and some whole school leadership roles.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards our shared vision that all students can flourish and achieve their full academic and personal potential – becoming confident, respectful and resilient global citizens with the knowledge and skills to be successful in 21st Century.
As the lead school for the Möbius Maths Hub and regional centre for Teaching School Hub Berkshire, Willink can offer the successful candidate unrivalled professional development and senior leadership opportunities.
The Willink is a successful and oversubscribed school with a strong international ethos, listed in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire in 2019. The school has 1250 students on roll including 234 in the Sixth Form, and is situated in a pleasant semi-rural setting south west of Reading.
For further information please visit the school website or contact Kim Paonessa, HR Administrator, hr@willink.w-berks.sch.uk, Tel 0118 983 2030. For an informal conversation contact the Head, Nicolle Browning nbrowning@willink.w-berks.sch.uk. Requests for a tour of the school are warmly welcomed.
Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 23 April 2024 and applications will be reviewed on receipt.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
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. The successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk
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About The Willink
The Willink is a mixed 11-18 community school with almost 1200 students on roll. We are the state school of choice for the local area and draw students from a wider region including Hampshire, Reading and Wokingham. Our curriculum is broad and balanced, but with a strong international flavour reflecting the school’s heritage as a Language College. Outcomes are strong; most recent examination results put the school in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire. We have experience and expertise in Initial Teacher Training and professional development and are a strategic partner to the Teaching School Hub Berkshire. The Willink is also the lead school for the Mobius Maths Hub – a national centre for excellence in the teaching and leadership of mathematics education, that covers much of Berkshire and Wiltshire. We are, in the round, a friendly, busy, vibrant school with high expectations and aspirations for all members of our learning community.
Our success is based on an approach which combines the highest expectations with sensitivity to learners’ individual needs, concentrates on developing and maintaining the very best standards of learning and teaching, and takes every opportunity to recognise and reward achievement. We desire all our students to “ Engage, Respect and Achieve” . We are very proud of the confident, skilled and ambitious students who leave us. These qualities are the result of the opportunities that derive from our broad curriculum and innovative approach.
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