Deputy Head Curriculum (DHC)
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Woodford County High School for Girls
Redbridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- L20 – L24 (Outer London) | £83,427 - £91,602 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Woodford County High School for an exceptional leader to take on the role of Deputy Head Curriculum (DHC). As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will drive curriculum innovation, academic excellence, and staff development, ensuring the highest standards of teaching and learning.
We are looking for an inspirational and strategic leader who will:
- Shape and develop an ambitious, broad, and balanced curriculum.
- Oversee timetabling and manage key academic data to maximise student outcomes.
- Lead and support staff development, performance management, and recruitment.
- Champion student success, ensuring equity and opportunity for all learners.
- Contribute to whole-school strategy, working closely with the Headteacher on key priorities.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in a high-achieving, forward-thinking school with an outstanding reputation. If you are passionate about curriculum leadership, student progress, and driving innovation, we would love to hear from you.
Why Woodford?
- A high-achieving and ambitious school with a strong community ethos dedicated to the holistic development of our students.
- A commitment to professional development and leadership progression.
- A supportive and dedicated staff team, working together to make a real impact on the lives of the young people in our care.
For further information and to apply, please visit the school website via the Apply button.
Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 24th February 2025.
First round interviews week commencing 3rd March 2025. Final interviews week commencing 10th March 2025.
Please note, we reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE
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About Woodford County High School for Girls
- Woodford County High School for Girls
- High Road, Woodford Green
- Essex
- IG8 9LA
- United Kingdom
About Woodford County High School for Girls
Location: Woodford Green, L B Redbridge, United Kingdom
Type: Grammar School
Phase: Secondary with sixth form
Funding status: State - Community
Gender: Girls
Age range: 11 - 18 years
About Woodford County High School for Girls
Woodford is a selective girls' grammar school of 1240 pupils, including 340 in the Sixth Form. The school opened in September 1919. Our catchment area today includes the entire London Borough of Redbridge (LBR) as well as part of neighbouring boroughs. There are two single-sex grammar schools in the Borough, the boys' school being in Ilford. All the other state-funded secondary schools are comprehensive.
We moved into our new teaching block associated with the school’s expansion in September 2017 – one of many exciting developments in the run up to the school’s centenary (2019). The new facilities we acquired include 13 science laboratories, 11 classrooms, computing facilities, an additional changing room for PE, a staff room, study facilities for sixth form students and a roof-top outdoor classroom. Full refurbishment of other department accommodation has since been completed.
Woodford is a six-form entry school and heavily oversubscribed. The selection test, administered by the LA, is voluntary; each year about 1500 eligible girls take the test on the school site on a Friday in September. Most girls stay with us for seven years, and we have a flourishing Sixth Form, all following A-level courses. By design everyone follows a broad curriculum at GCSE to keep opportunities open for as long as possible. Students start two languages in Year 7 (French and either German or Latin) and continue with at least one language at GCSE. Three separate sciences are studied at GCSE. We have strong A-level groups in all areas of the curriculum and flourishing, highly successful Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provision (about 100 entries per annum.) All students undertake work experience at the end of Year 11 and commit to 25 hours of Voluntary Service in Year 12 as part of an enrichment programme.
Our school has a great deal to offer. Academic results are excellent and generally all our Y13 leavers choose to go on to Higher Education. We encourage participation and personal achievement, whether academic, creative or sporting. We provide daily after school provision (a homework club and a changing menu of 5-week activity courses provided by contracted instructors) as well as many extra-curricular activities led by members of staff: choirs, orchestras, instrumental groups, sports teams, drama and debating events just to mention a few. All students in Year 8 learn to play a brass instrument. An ambitious programme of educational visits abroad is scheduled annually. Take up of the Duke of Edinburgh Award (Year 10) and National Citizen Service (Year 11 or 12) is extremely high. Our highly competitive House system offers opportunities for every kind of inspiration and enthusiasm – Drama and Dance Festivals, Charity events, Sports Day etc.
Our student community is multi-ethnic, multi-faith and multi-lingual. School life here blends the very new with the very traditional. The atmosphere is vibrant, purposeful and very friendly. Our status as a girls’ school ensures stereotypes about male dominance in Science, Technology and Computer Programming – and in leadership positions generally – are summarily overturned. The school community is strong, cohesive and valued by its members: students, colleagues, parents and governors.
We were delighted that OFSTED judged Quality of Education and Sixth Form Provision to be ‘outstanding’ in November 2022 and are proud of the written report. Woodford offers its students an outstanding all-round education and Ofsted recognised the strong ethos of the school.
Woodford is an energising and rewarding school in which to work. If it sounds to you from all the above that your profile and ours might be a good match for one another, we should be delighted to receive an application from you. In the meantime, don’t hesitate to ring or e-mail us with any further questions you might have. You can be sure of a prompt and friendly response.
To find out more, please visit us at www.woodford.redbridge.sch.uk
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