Assistant Headteacher - Quality of Education
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Orleans Park School
Twickenham
- £70,368 - £80,944 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Group Pay Spine L15 – L21 Outer London
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2024
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
The Governors of this highly successful and oversubscribed 11-18 school are seeking to appoint an outstanding Assistant Headteacher who will take on the leadership and management of teaching and learning within the school and develop further our cross-phase partnership work. The successful candidate will join an experienced and enthusiastic Leadership Team committed to a programme of continuous improvement.
Orleans Park is an Outstanding School (Ofsted November 2023).
We are looking for a candidate that will continue to drive excellence in teaching and learning within the school, lead curriculum leaders and lead OP Connect, which is integral to our strategic goals moving forward.
We are seeking a current Assistant Headteacher or experienced middle leader to take teaching and learning to the next phase of our outstanding journey. The successful applicant will be an outstanding teacher with:
- a proven record of raising attainment and making a difference
- excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- the ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the school
What Orleans Park has to offer:
Please see our recruitment video on the Vacancies page of our website.
If you are interested in this position, please do apply today. We look forward to receiving your application.
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received so early application is encouraged.
Closing date: 10.00am on Monday, 22 April 2024.
Interview date: week beginning 29 April 2024.
Orleans Park is committed to continuing to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do – from how we educate our students to how we support our staff. Ensuring that we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our local communities gives us a great opportunity to have access to a broad range of ideas and allows us to provide an outstanding education to our young people and an outstanding place for people to work.
In line with the statutory guidance document Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023) the school will conduct online searches after the shortlisting process for any candidates who accept an invitation to interview. The appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including references, medical clearance and an enhanced DBS Disclosure. Orleans Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Orleans Park School
Orleans Park is a successful and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive that serves its local community in Twickenham with over 1,350 students. The dedicated staff work hard to ensure students are successful, leaving here as responsible citizens and confident individuals.
What Orleans Park has to offer:
- a commitment to the professional development of all its staff to become outstanding teachers and leaders
- regular CPD sessions
- Sixth Form in dedicated buildings and facilities
- employee assistance programme – supporting staff wellbeing
- situated on a 16-acre site close to the River Thames and the centre of Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The borough is home to the attractions of Richmond Park, Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace and Twickenham Stadium.
- easy access to central London and excellent transport links for bus, train, Underground and Overground services
- close to the M3/M4/M25 with staff parking on site
- staff travel card loans
- Cyclescheme
Here’s what Ofsted have to say:
In November 2023, Ofsted recognised that Orleans Park continues to be an outstanding school. They said "Pupils thrive at this school. They are happy, safe and achieve very well" and that the school has "a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils". "Pupils build very respectful, working relationships with each other and with staff. Pupils learn to be responsible and reflect on their own actions. This results in very positive behaviour and exemplary attitudes to learning".
Where to find us:
Close to central Twickenham, we are well served by local transport with several bus routes stopping right outside the school gates and train and tube stations nearby. St. Margarets and Twickenham Train Stations are both within easy walking distance for South Western Railway services and Richmond Station is one mile away for District Line Underground and Overground Services and South Western Railway.
Please explore our website as this will give you an insight into the vibrancy of Orleans Park: www.orleanspark.school
We look forward to receiving your application.
Kathy Pacey
Headteacher
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