Assistant Headteacher
Waldegrave School
Richmond upon Thames
- £64,229 - £72,144 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Spine 11-16 for outer London, depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2024
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2024
Job overview
Full Time, Permanent Contract
Leadership Pay Scale 11 to 16 for outer London (£64,229 to £72,144 per annum), depending on experience
Starting date: 1 September 2024
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join the leadership team at Waldegrave School following the promotion to Deputy Headship of the current incumbent. You will have responsibility for leading a key stage and lead on an identified whole school initiative. You will work closely with the other members of our strong leadership team to help shape and deliver the strategic vision for the school, continuing to build upon the successes of Waldegrave. You should be a visible leader with a passion for teaching and learning, ambition for the students and the school, and have a proven track record of effective and successful leadership.
Waldegrave School:
- is a school where everyone enjoys learning, feels valued and experiences success;
- believes in a strong, supportive environment that values pastoral, extra-curricular as well as academic progression. It is rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2018) and the 2023 results has placed it in the top 3% of schools in the UK. It was recently ranked the 8th best Comprehensive school in the UK by the Sunday Times Parent Power Awards 2023 and has been awarded the ‘World Class School’ Accreditation in 2019 and 2022;
- values and promotes continued CPD and can offer great support and progression to all staff from NQT’s to middle leaders and onwards to senior leadership;
- has strong links with other local schools, both primary and secondary as well as outside local community associations and clubs;
- is oversubscribed throughout the school and enjoys a thriving sixth form.
Waldegrave School can offer you:
- a supportive community environment in which to develop your career;
- a school that actively promotes and supports staff wellbeing;
- a Staff Association who help to support staff well-being and organise social events;
- a cycle to work scheme as well as an employee benefits and well-being scheme;
- on-site parking;
- close transport links – Fulwell and Strawberry Hill train stations as well as many bus routes;
- after school fitness classes, e.g. yoga, as well as use of our fitness suite;
- School place for children of staff in line with our admissions policy.
Attached documents
About Waldegrave School
Waldegrave comprises an outstanding comprehensive school for girls aged 11 to 16 years, together with a successful mixed sixth form of nearly 400 students. We are a school whose aim is that everyone enjoys learning, feels valued and experiences success.
We have approximately 150 staff made up of 100 teachers, 12 teaching assistants, 15 technicians and curriculum support staff, 20 administrative staff and 3 premises staff. Our examination results are excellent and reflect the work of committed staff and students.
Waldegrave was given an Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018 and we were awarded comprehensive school of the year in 2016 by The Sunday Times parent power tables. We have been awarded the World School accreditation.
Quotes from the 2018 Ofsted Report
- The quality of teaching is consistently strong across the curriculum.
- Teachers are thoughtful practitioners, constantly looking at ways to become even better.
- Leaders, governors and teachers are united in having the highest aspirations for pupils.
- Students achieve exceptionally well in the sixth form. This is due to consistently effective teaching and excellent opportunities to enhance students’ wider personal development.
- Middle leaders are very effective at improving the quality of provision and outcomes in their subjects.
- The exceptional leadership of the headteacher and her senior team ensures excellent standards in all aspects of the school’s work
The inspection team looked at all aspects of the school including: standards of achievement, teaching and learning, the personal development and well-being of students, and leadership and management. All were graded outstanding which put the school in the top 25% of schools in the country.
There is a strong commitment to training and professional development, as well as the work/life balance of all staff. We are a national teaching school and deliver ITT in partnership with local universities.
Based in Twickenham, in the leafy London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, we are fortunate to be set in spacious and attractive grounds over a 14.5 acre site.
The school has received significant recent investment including a new sixth form block, dining room and sports hall, and a refurbished performing arts centre. Departments enjoy well-equipped specialist facilities, good break and lunch areas, as well as collaborative spaces.
We value the diversity of our school community and our curriculum. Staff and students enjoy positive relationships. Students are enthusiastic about learning and have ambition to succeed, as a result behaviour is excellent. This atmosphere allows teachers to have autonomy and be innovative and is one of the main reasons so many staff choose to stay at the school.
Support staff are valued and respected, and work collaboratively with teaching staff. They are integral to our ability to provide a safe, and happy environment in which students can thrive
Our Vision
To empower us all through:
- Great teaching and learning
- Positive relationships
- Being the best we can be
- Embracing the new
- Great leadership
- Being open-minded and respectful
- Sharing common values and practices
- Developing strong partnerships and by throwing ourselves into the life of the school
This is summarised using the three words;
Enjoy, Achieve, Empower
Our School Rule
Learning comes first: we show mutual respect and understanding for everyone, through courteous and considerate behaviour at all times.
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