Assistant Headteacher
Valentines High School
Redbridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale (L14-L18)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2023
Job overview
Valentines High school has an exciting opportunity to appoint an Assistant Headteacher.
The Headteacher is looking to recruit an exceptional individual who has the potential and enthusiasm to be an active and influential senior leader with an ambition to progress further in their leadership career.
The successful candidate will have an innovative and creative flair for developing and training staff, based on research. They will have experience of working with colleagues to improve teaching and learning and sustain outstanding practice.
The focus of the responsibility for the post will be the strategic leadership and development of CPD at the school.
Closing date: 23rd February 2023, 9:00am
Interview dates: 28th February & 1st March 2023
Attached documents
About Valentines High School
Valentines High School is a non-denominational, co-educational secondary school with sixth form in Ilford, Essex. Its motto translates from Latin as "in harmony, achieving excellence". There are approximately 1,291 students on the school roll. The school is proud of its diversity, with 78% of pupils speaking English as an additional language.
Valentines High School has been a Teaching School since 2011. This status allows the school to offer professional development to other schools in the area, as well as providing high-quality training for its own staff. Founded in 1901, the school opened a new sixth-form centre in 2007.
Headteacher
Richard Laws
Values and vision
At Valentines High School, traditional values of discipline, respect and good behaviour are combined with leading-edge practice in teaching and learning. Teachers aim to help students develop into happy, educated young people with the desire and drive to succeed.
As a high-performing Teaching School, Valentines High School strives to offer the very best facilities for students. These include state-of-the-art physical education facilities such as an astro-turf pitch and tennis courts, a gym and sports hall. Pupils also benefit from a drama studio, a music room and a set of new science labs.
Ofsted report
“Performance management is highly effective. There is robust monitoring of teaching and learning, with leaders at all levels involved in the process. The school is keen to develop its middle leaders and they, like other staff, really appreciate the opportunities they have for further professional development.”
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