Co-Headteacher
Hendon School
Barnet
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2023
- Apply by:
- 10 October 2022
Job overview
Contract: 2 terms starting January 2023
Working Hours: 0.4 FTE
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and focused Headteacher to work 0.4 FTE in partnership with our Headteacher, Dr Rhona Povey who will be moving to 0.8 FTE for 2 term starting in January 2023. The successful candidate will have the leadership skills, ideas and drive to work alongside the Headteacher in planning and implementing the next phase of the school’s development.
Our school is a stand-alone academy with a fundamental commitment to inclusive education that meets the needs of all students. Our school community includes resourced provisions for deaf students and students with Autism. We are immensely proud of the achievements of our students and believe that this is in no small part due to the high standards of teaching and learning at the school. Our exciting and creative approach to learning cultivates growing intellectual curiosity and a sense of enquiry. Students are encouraged to develop as confident and independent learners.
We want the successful candidate to show that they believe in our values and care about what we do. They will need to be:
- An effective leader with experience as a Headteacher
- A great role-model
- A strong communicator
- A hard worker
- A team player
- Reliable
- Caring
- Honest
For further information about our school please see the Co-headteacher recruitment pack, which is available on our website at www.hendonschool.co.uk
If you have any questions about the role, would like a confidential and informal chat, or would like to book a tour of the school, please do not hesitate to get in touch by contacting Karen Goodall on 020 8202 9004 Extension 293 or email goodallk@hendonschool.co.uk
Closing date: 9am, Monday 10 October 2022
Interviews in week commencing: 17 October 2022
Candidates must complete the Hendon School application form, which can be accessed from our website www.hendonschool.co.uk or via TES www.tes.com.
Completed application forms should be returned to vacancies@hendonschool.co.uk. Please Note: CVs will not be considered. We can only accept applicants who have the right to work in the UK.
We are determined to make Hendon School a fair and equal place, where everyone has the opportunity to reach their potential. Hendon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to all relevant checks, including a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Hendon School
Hendon School is a popular, inclusive multi-cultural school with a commitment to the highest quality teaching and learning. We are passionate about education; students not only achieve outstanding exam results but experience an exceptional community programme. Many students have won local and national awards for their contributions to society.
Hendon School is a family – albeit a very large and diverse family – and we celebrate that. We are stronger because of our differences and because of the way that we work together. Our school is entering a new and dynamic phase of its development and this year we have been working to articulate the vision and values that underpin our school community.
At Hendon School we work in partnership with parents, the local community and other schools, both in England and Internationally. Recently we were honoured to be invited to join the Mayors Gold Club, which allows us to share good practice with other London schools. We are a National Citizen Service Champion School and hold the British Council International Schools Award. We work closely with our local feeder primary schools, both as part of our high involvement transition programme and also to enrich and inspire younger students.
Hendon is an amazing school. We are passionate about education and about working with our young people to give them the best opportunities and to help them to be ready for the next stage of their life. We take good care of them and work with them to unlock their potential.
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