Assistant Headteacher
Longbenton High School
North Tyneside
- Expired
- Salary:
- L12-16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 7 March 2022
Job overview
We are starting to do something for our students that is really special at Longbenton High School. Ensuring our results match the ambitious vision that we have is the next exciting stage of our journey. We are seeking a passionate, ethical school leader with a natural flair for challenging and empowering others to be part of that journey.
This is a rare opportunity to join Longbenton High School at Assistant Headteacher level. Flexibility exists to shape the position according to the successful candidate’s particular skills and interests; the successful applicant has the potential for a wide remit regarding their area of responsibilities within SLT. The intention is for the holder of this post to work closely with the Deputy Headteacher responsible for Quality of Education.
You may be a serving Assistant Headteacher already or an experienced middle leader looking for your next career move; what matters most is that you bring a clear vision of what a truly exceptional school looks like and you have the drive and ambition to make that a reality here. We would welcome applications from candidates who have a strong track record of leadership at departmental or pastoral level and can evidence clear whole school impact.
Your track record to date should clearly evidence the impact that you have had as a leader in shaping whole school culture, as well as in continuously raising achievement.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Are excellent teachers and ethical leaders, with values and integrity at the heart of any leadership philosophy and outlook rather than ego or status.
- Have excellent communication and people skills alongside emotional intelligence.
- Understand what excellent teaching and learning looks like (including up-to-date pedagogy), can demonstrate this themselves, and develop this in others.
- Are passionate about the transformative power of education, care about young people, and are willing to challenge complacency in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all learners.
In return we can offer you the support of a vibrant, driven senior team (with two new Deputy Headteachers also starting in September), a fantastic modern building, excellent CPD opportunities and great students to work with.
We are holding two dates for informal tours of the school for prospective candidates on Tuesday 1st March and Thursday 3rd March at 4pm; please get in touch with Anna Peach, Business Manager by email at recruitment@longbenton.org.uk should you wish to attend. Completed applications should also be returned by email to recruitment@longbenton.org.uk
Further information regarding the post, including applicant packs, can be found on our website at www.longbenton.org.uk We do hope the application pack, alongside the information on our website, inspires you to make an application and we look forward to welcoming successful applicants for interview.
Closing date for the receipt of applications: 12 noon, Monday 7th March 2022
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Longbenton High School
- Longbenton High School
- Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne And Wear
- NE12 8ER
- United Kingdom
Longbenton High School (LHS) is a highly aspirational, truly comprehensive and smaller than average 11-18 secondary school of around 900 students, in North Tyneside, on the outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne. The school building is bright and modern: a new build was completed in 2016. LHS is a local authority school and part of the North Tyneside Learning Trust. We were last inspected in November 2018 and judged to be RI. Since then a new Headteacher has been appointed (2020) and we have two new Deputy Headteachers starting in 2022. Our vision is to be an excellent school for our local community; a school of first choice that students are proud and happy to come to every day.
Our school roll is growing: we are at PAN as of September 2021 in Year 7 with 180 and our 6th form growth was up 10%. We have 5 feeder schools but take from as many as 15-20 in the local area. Our intake broadly reflects most local key characteristics: majority white British (93%); broadly average in terms of prior attainment but with a high IDACI deprivation index (over-represented in categories 2-5; ⅔ live in the lowest 50% of IMDB); around 30% of students since 2018 have been FSM6. We have much higher proportions than national of EHCP / SEN K students.
We are on a journey to turn around the school: leadership vision and intent is clear and we are embedding long term change around culture, ambition and the quality of education. Our most recent Ofsted report from 2018 and IDSR from 2019 are now considerably out of date and do not reflect the school you see today. We have made great strides in leaving this behind in the last year; Centre Assessed Grades in 2021 showed the impact of recent change: overall P8 at -0.2 and 5+ and 4+ basics outcomes at 72 and 46% respectively (an increase of 10% and 6% on 2019).
We have undertaken a great deal of work since September 2020 to re-boot routines and expectations and our school values have been re-branded. A new vertical house system, new tutor programme, enrichment curriculum and staff training on protected characteristics (sexual harrassment, homophobia, racism) are all part of our recent work on character education. We have a fantastic CPD and induction offer for our staff.
LHS really is a great place to work. Our most recent staff and parent surveys highlight this: 97% would recommend the school to another parent; 93% of staff feel behaviour has improved; 100% of staff said they were proud to work at the school; 98% of staff felt that senior leaders and managers “are considerate of my well-being and do all they can to ensure the school has a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff”. Recent SDP (school development partner) reports demonstrate that we are much improved: “the senior team have a clear vision for the development of quality first teaching and what makes ‘learning brilliant’ at Longbenton High School”.
Our curriculum is traditional but we recognise the value of the arts (music, drama, art) in our timetable. We are constantly developing the options process to ensure we have the best offer we can for our students: recent changes have been an enrichment option in Year 9 and oracy/reading lessons in Year 7 and 8.
We are proud to serve our local community and want to give every student the opportunity to EVOLVE, CREATE, DISCOVER, PERFORM, and ACHIEVE in their time with us. Our ethos is based around these ‘KIDMAP’ values: ● Kindness ● Integrity ● Determination ● Manners ● Ambition ● Positivity
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