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Assistant Headteacher

Assistant Headteacher

Oakwood School

Horley, Surrey

Salary:
LPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2023
Apply by:
17 April 2023

Job overview

Oakwood School are seeking to appoint an

Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching, Learning and Progress  

Leadership pay range L10 – L22 (Fringe)

September 2023

Following a recent promotion, we are seeking to appoint an innovative and highly strategic Assistant Headteacher to join our dynamic and committed Senior Leadership Team with specific responsibility for Teaching, Learning and Progress. The role would suit an existing Senior Leader seeking a new challenge or an experienced Middle Leader looking to make the step up into Senior Leadership.

First and foremost, we are looking for an outstanding classroom practitioner who has an excellent track record of improving academic standards and pupil outcomes, as well as having a clear focus on pastoral care and safeguarding. You must be willing to undergo training to help you develop into an exceptional Senior Leader.

The successful applicant will have the following qualities:

  • Relevant leadership and management experience in a school
  • An enthusiastic and hardworking team player
  • Ability to achieve high levels of student engagement and progress
  • Inspirational with the ability to motivate and inspire students and staff

This is an extremely exciting time to join our team as the school has gone from strength to strength over recent years and it is anticipated the successful candidate will play a significant role in our continued journey of school improvement over the next five years. 

For more information we encourage you to visit the school website. If you would like a tour of the school and informal discussions with relevant staff, please contact us on recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk  

The closing date is Monday 17th April 2023 (midday)

Interviews for the post will be held over 2 days week commencing 24th April.

For an application pack, please visit our website or email recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk

Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted

Oakwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

 

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About Oakwood School

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Headteacher: Jon Gladstone

Horley is a small town close to Gatwick Airport with very good transport links for the A23 and the mainline rail to London. We are also in easy reach of Brighton (about 40 minutes) and the M25 is about 20 minutes away (if the traffic is clear). Horley is currently undergoing a regeneration project as approximately 2,000 houses are due to be built here over the next three years which will offer the opportunity for further improvement in the educational vision for our children.

Our website, which has been developed to include as much information as possible, has many features which will give you a flavour of Oakwood. You will see we are a very open community which cares very much about the students’ progress. To this end, we continue to work hard to ensure that students reach their potential and really enjoy their time at Oakwood.

It is an exciting time for Oakwood as we focus on ensuring we have high quality support for teaching so that our students all make good progress. We are a motivated team of professionals all aiming to ‘Achieve Excellence Together’ (these words were chosen by the whole school community to show our shared vision).

Relationships are very important to us all and we really care about the students and each other. Therefore, the emphasis on learning extends to everyone within the Oakwood community. Our weekly optional training is designed around needs and we invest in a coaching philosophy and, therefore, we provide many opportunities for leadership development. Should you be successful, you will certainly be welcomed as part of our valued staff.

Oakwood is a large and expanding school of approximately 1600 students. We have split the population into ‘Years’ which enables the students to be cared for in smaller units. Each student also belongs to a House and we encourage a community ethos. The students are loyal and enjoy the friendly rivalry around House activities. Their personal development is central to the school ethos.

Our priority is to shape our school to fit the students’ needs and aspirations, rather than fit students to the school. For this reason we adopt the Pathways Approach where we help students ‘Learn to Learn’. Opportunities for elements of vocational pathways exist as well as accelerated progress and Gifted and Talented opportunities.

I do hope that, after reading this information and visiting our website, you will get a ‘feel’ for the school. If you require further details then please contact us at the school or email recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk

We are proud to be a happy, safe and progressive school. I very much hope you decide to apply and look forward to receiving your application.

View Oakwood School’s latest Ofsted report

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