Executive Head of Shared Services
Greenshaw High School
Sutton
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
The establishment of the post of Executive Head of Shared Services is an important step in the development of the Greenshaw Learning Trust (GLT).
The Greenshaw Learning Trust is a successful multi academy trust with seven primary schools and eight secondary schools in South London, Berkshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and approval to open a new secondary school and secondary special school. Having grown significantly over the last three years we currently employ 1,500 people and educate 10,000 students and are planning to grow further over the coming months and years.
Our schools and the Trust’s strategic development are supported and overseen by a relatively small but growing, highly skilled and effective shared service team, based in a central office in Sutton and in our three regions.
The Executive Head of Shared Services will be responsible for the Trust’s shared support services, currently delivered by around 40 staff in five teams; they will be line managed by the GLT Director of Resources and will work closely with the Trust senior leadership and school Headteachers.
The post holder will be based in Sutton, South London, but may be required to travel to any GLT school in South London, Berkshire, Gloucestershire or South Gloucestershire.
Our website sets out our vision and achievements – www.Greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk; but please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
We are seeking an inspirational leader whose personal qualities and values reflect ours, and who has the skills and experience to drive the development of our shared services to ensure that they most effectively support the needs and ambitions of the Trust.
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate a passion for education and a desire to improve the life chances of young people.
- Be an inspirational leader.
- Have experience in excellent service delivery.
- Be highly analytical with an eye for detail.
- Uphold and promote the values of the Trust.
- Have excellent stakeholder engagement experience.
- Have a high degree of emotional intelligence.
About Greenshaw High School
Greenshaw High School is a highly over-subscribed 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form situated in Sutton, South West London. Greenshaw High School is at the heart of a group of over twenty other schools in the Greenshaw Learning Trust. It was designated as a Research School in 2020, so we have access to some of the best research and evidence about how learning can happen most effectively.
With these supportive connections it is no surprise that Greenshaw has been popular with parents of children of all abilities and there continues to be a large demand for places.
Our Vision
We have an established reputation of nurturing high levels of attainment in our students alongside excellent pastoral support. We strive for high outcomes and also value high welfare, for both pupils and staff. Education should not be a choice between one or the other, and we hold both in equal esteem.
Our Learning
As a comprehensive school, our curriculum breadth is incredibly important for us. We want all of our students to experience a wide range of subjects including maths, English, sciences, humanities and languages, and proudly make a space for the performing and creative arts.
We also relish our social responsibility to educate our students about important areas that do not fall neatly into subject categories, but that are critical to young people so they can be empowered citizens and intellectually capable. This includes the books we read in tutor time each morning, and a homework scheme we call The Big Ideas that Shaped the World.
Examination Results
A level results
Reviewing exam outcomes over the last few years of educational disruption presents challenges, but in the previous nine years of public exams our post-16 results were always significantly above national average rates of progress. In the most recent year of public examinations (2019), more than one in five of every A Level grade at Greenshaw High School was at grade A or A* with 73% of students achieving a pass at A*-C.
Over the last two years our students continued to progress well onto their next stage. The majority of our Year 13 students progressed to undergraduate courses (including medicine and law) at prestigious Russell Group universities, including Cambridge and Oxford Universities. We are also proud that our strong work in the creative arts continues to enable large groups of students to move on to foundation art courses, and directly into world leading institutions such as Central St Martins University for the Creative Arts.
GCSE results
Similarly, in Year 11 the proportion of our students securing firm destinations for post-16 education has been ahead of national averages. They have gone on to access a range of BTEC, A Level and other courses both at our school and other colleges locally. In 2019, Greenshaw High School celebrated the GCSE results achieved by students of the school, with 72% of all qualifications graded at 4 or better (what used to be the old ‘grade C’), and a quarter of all qualifications at grade 7 or higher (the old ‘grade A’).
Our Commitment to Your Career
As a Research School Greenshaw High School is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities and career progression for all staff. We prioritise staff training and development and believe that all members of staff should have a thorough induction and an ongoing programme of training and professional development.
On each Wednesday lessons end an hour earlier, allowing our training to be done within the school day, rather than in twilight sessions. We call this part of the week ‘Professional Growth’, and is divided between departmental sessions on subject pedagogy, and broader professional enquiry in areas such as assessment, educational disadvantage and language. All colleagues are part of the whole school coaching programme where we review effective lesson structures and pedagogy, enabling all of us to continually reflect on our current teaching and always seek to improve.
Our programme of professional development has been recognised as excellent. It was awarded ‘Gold’ status by the Teacher Development Trust, a level of award that is rarely granted.
By investing in staff development our staff body is up to date with the latest thinking and practice in education. This in turn enables them to provide the best learning opportunities for our students, something we are passionate about every day we come to work.
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