Deputy Headteacher
Altrincham College
Trafford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers' Payscale: Leadership 21 - 24
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 16 May 2024
Job overview
Altrincham College (South Manchester Learning Trust)
Green Lane, Timperley,
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
E-mail: recruitment@altrinchamcollege.com
School web address: www.altrinchamcollege.com
Deputy Headteacher
Start: September 2024
Salary: Teachers’ Payscale: Leadership 21 - 24
Location: Trafford LA South Manchester
Contract Term: Full-time Permanent
Altrincham College (part of the South Manchester Learning Trust) is an over-subscribed 11-18 Academy set in the pleasant South Manchester suburbs of Hale/Timperley, on the Manchester/Trafford border. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Our vision is to nurture well-rounded citizens of the future who are knowledgeable, happy and resilient so that they make a valuable contribution to the world in which they live, and are empowered to make informed and positive life choices.
Our Trust Values are:
Ambition: we instil a lifelong love of learning and nurture skills and talents.
Inclusion: we welcome and respect people from all backgrounds, valuing and celebrating diversity.
Aspiration: we want people to be the best that they can be, and for everyone to achieve their potential.
Community: we develop local and global citizens of the future, always committed to working in partnership.
Belief: we encourage everyone to believe in themselves and their future, providing opportunities to excel.
Altrincham College is expanding to take 300 more students over 5 years and therefore we are now starting our recruitment process by expanding our existing SLT. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher and leader to join our Senior Leadership Team with particular responsibility for the Quality of Education. We want someone who is passionate about driving forward this particular area and has a breadth of experience to offer in this field.
The successful candidate will be:
- a creative thinker and innovator
- emotionally intelligent
- resilient
- ambitious for themselves and the school
- a self-starter and a completer/finisher
- decisive when required
- a role model to staff and students
- have the presence and gravitas to inspire our school community.
If you are looking for Deputy Headship in a Trust where creative and innovative practice are highly valued, then we would like you to apply. You will be energetic, motivated and committed to securing the best outcomes for young people. You will have a proven track record of excellence in leadership at senior leader level and will aspire to Headship.
Altrincham College places a high value on professional development; many varied CPD opportunities will be available to the successful applicant.
The roles and responsibilities for this post will be developed utilising and building upon the successful candidate’s skills and knowledge. Please see the job description for further details.
If you would like to apply to be part of the Altrincham College (SMLT) team, please visit the school website at www.altrinchamcollege.com for an application form and more details. Alternatively, if you have any questions about the role, please contact Judith Davenport, PA to the Headteacher, on telephone number 0161 980 7173 or email recruitment@altrinchamcollege.com.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 16 May 2024 (12 noon)
Interview date: Wednesday 22 May 2024
Attached documents
About Altrincham College
Altrincham College is an over-subscribed modern high school set in attractive, spacious grounds in the semi-rural Hale/Timperley area of Altrincham. The school currently caters for approximately 980 pupils aged 11-18, so is the ideal size to offer opportunity and expertise in every area of the curriculum, whilst still being able to maintain a caring and secure environment for our pupils. The school is well served by public transport, ensuring easy access to all parts of Altrincham and South Manchester.
Our last Ofsted inspection (May 2022) confirmed that we are a “good” school, The overall message from the Inspection reads:
“Trustees, governors and other leaders set clear and high ambitions for all pupils and for students in the sixth form. These expectations help pupils and students to achieve well overall. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged.”
You can view our Inspection Report here:
https://www.altrinchamcollege.com/attachments/download.asp?file=1855&type=pdf
The staff at Altrincham College are a very forward thinking team and we are always looking to the next stage of our development. We are proud to be a part of the South Manchester Learning Trust.
Headteacher / CEO of South Manchester Learning Trust
Ms Kim Earle
Values and vision
We believe in tension-free but firm discipline, and high standards of behaviour are expected. The school encourages respect, freedom and tolerance within a law-abiding and democratic society.
A school council is made up of elected pupils from all year groups, ensuring that students are given an active voice in the development of Altrincham College.
Altrincham College provides excellent CPD opportunities for all its staff in order for them to grow and develop their learning in an aspirational environment.
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