Assistant Headteacher / Head of Sixth Form
Wollaston School
Wollaston, Northants
- Expired
- Salary:
- LEADERSHIP SCALE 11-15
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2018
Job overview
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in April 2017.
Required for September 2018
ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER / HEAD OF SIXTH FORM
LEADERSHIP SCALE 11-15
The Governors are seeking to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated and experienced teacher to join the Senior Leadership Team. Through the very nature of this busy and wide-ranging role, this post will provide the successful candidate with experience in a range of whole school issues, and will be excellent preparation for future promotion.
There are currently 241 students in the Sixth Form and we are looking for a driven individual to grow this further, ensuring the security of our broad and exciting curriculum at Post-16. A-Level pass rates at Wollaston Sixth Form continue to rise year on year, with approximately 50% of all A-level exams graded A*-B. To continue the progress in Sixth Form, we are looking for individuals who have recent and sustained success in raising standards as a middle leader, and who possess highly developed skills of leadership and management. You should also be an excellent classroom practitioner, who can evidence your ability to initiate and deliver school improvement strategies.
Leadership of the Sixth Form is a high profile position at Wollaston and the successful candidate will be an individual who will play a significant role in both strategic and practical leadership of the whole school. Specific responsibilities will also include line management of at least one faculty area.
We offer a comprehensive employee benefits package including support of the Teacher Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Onsite Gym Membership, Onsite Parking and Childcare Vouchers. Wollaston School is a fantastic place to work and study. Informal visits are welcomed if you would like to see us in action and to learn more about us prior to your application.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 9.00am Monday 23rd April 2018
Please contact Mrs Louisa Nixon for an application form, further details about this role or to arrange a visit on: l.nixon@wollaston-school.net
Alternatively you can download details directly from the school website at: www.wollastonschool.com
Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About Wollaston School
- Wollaston School
- Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough
- Northamptonshire
- NN29 7PH
- United Kingdom
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.
We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.
At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.
For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.
Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.
Welcome to Wollaston School. If you would like to see us at work, please book a visit; we would be proud to show you our school.
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