Assistant Headteacher - Personal Development
Pensby High School
Wirral
- Expired
- Salary:
- L11 - 15
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 15 February 2023
Job overview
Required as soon as possible
Assistant Headteacher – Personal Development
L11 – 15
Full time, permanent appointment
At Pensby High School we invest in building positive relationships across our school community to make a difference on a daily basis to the students in our care. We are therefore seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to advocate for all students and ensure that every students personal and academic development is at the heart of our school ethos and values. The successful candidate will be required to support, engage and lead all staff, both teaching and non-teaching, who are involved with the wider development and welfare of our students. They will need to be able to build strong relationships across the school community, staff and students alike and have a hands on, can do attitude, which supports the work of the senior leadership team in delivering its vision.
Central to the school vision is the ethos of ‘Care, Respect and Inspire’ which was developed by staff and underpins our values at the school. This is led by a dedicated subject lead for CRI and PSHE who works alongside the wider inclusion and pastoral team to champion these values. The successful candidate will work to support the implementation of these values and develop their vision of the CRI ethos across the pastoral team and school community.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated group of staff, both across the pastoral team and wider staff body, who care and are deeply involved in improving the lives of our students.
Pensby High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced criminal record check.
An application form and further information is available from the school website, www.pensbyhighschool.org Please
return completed application forms with a supporting letter on no more than two
sides of A4 to Mr K Flanagan, Headteacher at the above address or emailed to
schooloffice@psf.wirral.sch.uk
Closing Date: Wednesday 15 February 2023, 3.30pm.
Interviews: Friday 17 February 2023
All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability.
Previous applicants need not apply. If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks you have not been shortlisted for interview. Unfortunately, there is no scope for individual feedback at this stage.
Please note we do not accept C.V’s or approaches from Recruitment Agencies.
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About Pensby High School
Why work at Pensby High School?
Pensby High School is a school with strong foundations and values. We have inspirational teachers and pupils who love learning and have a desire to contribute to a community where everyone is encouraged to be a creative, independent thinker and learner. We understand the importance of routines and behaviours for effective study and academic success, and we ask everyone to show consideration for others. We strive to do our best for everyone in school, every day.
The school is a ‘foundation maintained’ school. That means in practical terms that the governors and charitable trust employ the staff at the school, but that the local authority maintains the responsibility to ensure that the site remains fit for purpose. Having said that, the school has itself embarked on a series of developments, funded via revenue that the school itself has raised.
Pupils at Pensby High School enjoy academic success and are taught in a caring environment, where pastoral support for learning and life are at the heart of the school. We are over-subscribed and the school population is above the published admission number of 900. We are a good school, but we need to do more and we are embracing challenge and change to better serve our community. At Pensby High School we have a focus on the wider curriculum, careers, opportunities such as chess and maths competitions, Brilliant Club and beyond. We offer a huge range of extra-curricular activities; we are determined that our focus goes way beyond examinations. Pupils at our school routinely say please and thank you, that speaks volumes about who we are.
The PTA is also active and supportive, arranging social events and raising money to provide additional support for learning and the pupils’ environment. The Governing Body comprises a group of individuals drawn from the local community, as well as staff and parents. It shares a single aim, to make the school the best it can be, for all of the young people who study here and the staff who work here. The passionate staff and pupils alike feel respected and their opinions are valued.
There are currently over 900 pupils on roll and we expect to stable at this figure for the foreseeable future. Progress 8 for 2022 was +0.19 and the indicative Progress 8 for 2023 is +0.27. This puts the school in the top 30% of schools nationally and the top 10% of similar non-selective schools. With all four the baskets that make up Progress 8 positive, we are rightly proud of the breadth of our curriculum offer.
As a school we are mindful of work/life balance and we try to create opportunities for CPD, moderation, joint marking and development of schemes of learning within the school day. Pupils finish early on a Wednesday to allow staff to work within their subject areas, to collectively develop their subject area. We are also part of Challenge Partners and the Prince’s Teaching Institute and rightly proud of the time, and investment put into developing our staff. The school is resolute in refusing change for changes sake and we are clear about the role that each member of staff has in the school’s ongoing success. In addition, all staff benefit from Benenden health care and current staff also receive additional support for the rise in the cost of living. Staff turnover is low and around 1 in 10 members of staff have a child or relative attending school.
Kevin Flanagan, Headteacher, January 2024
View Pensby High School's Ofsted notes
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/105101
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