Head of School
Prendergast School
Lewisham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Inner London Leadership Scale L26 – L30
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
We wish to appoint a Head of School for Prendergast School from September 2020 to support the current Headteacher in her promotion to the additional role of Executive Headteacher of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools.
The Head of School will lead and manage the school in conjunction with the Executive Headteacher and assist the Executive Headteacher to plan strategically for the school. You will contribute significantly to the development of the curriculum and the effective use of staff and resources.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of school leadership and demonstrate the potential to develop into the post of substantive Headteacher of Prendergast School within a 2 to 3 year timeframe. As a member of the Federation Executive team you will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across all of our schools.
Prendergast School is an Outstanding 11-16 Girls School with a mixed 6th Form of 274 and benefits from being part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools. It is one of the most successful schools in Lewisham. Awarded its third Outstanding OFSTED grading in a row in November 2013, the school has been leading girls’ education in Lewisham for over 125 years.
The school is part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools; you will have the opportunity to work with a forward thinking school leadership team, and access to a rich and varied CPD programme within the school and across the Federation. The Federation supports school leaders in obtaining the NPQH.
Visits to the school are welcome please contact Gillian Wijngaard, PA to Headteacher to arrange via email g.wijngaard@prendergast-school.com or telephone 020 8690 3710 ext: 603039.
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Closing Date: 9.30am on Monday 10 February 2020
Interviews: 25 and 26 February 2020
Please note CVs are not accepted.
The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all employees are required to have an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Appointment will be subject to qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.
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About Prendergast School
- Prendergast School
- Hilly Fields, Adelaide Avenue, Brockley
- London
- SE4 1LE
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Prendergast School. It is an honour and a privilege to be Prendergast School’s eleventh Headteacher and to work with staff, students and families. Staff here are passionate about ensuring the very best opportunities and education for all students. Our motto and ethos is ‘Truth, Honour, Freedom and Courtesy.’ We are all on the same side, working to support all students to excel. We take pride in building strong relationships with students and their families.
We have a long history of providing exceptional education to young people. We were founded in 1880 as Prendergast Grammar School for Girls on a site in Catford provided by the Leathersellers’ Company, which then funded the school’s move to its current site in 1995.
We are now part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of schools, a group of three secondary and two primary schools as well as Prendergast 6th Form. We are very fortunate to be part of the Federation and receive a lot of support from the Leathersellers’ Company, that helps our students succeed.
We are very proud of our last Ofsted judgement of Outstanding in all areas, our third Outstanding judgement in a row. We are described in the most recent report as ‘exceptional’ and having ‘exemplary attitudes to learning’ across the school. We do achieve great academic results at Prendergast School (more information is on the website).
We value our talented and hardworking employees and know that in order to continue to succeed in our aims it is essential for us to support and develop them and ensure we continue to be a great place to work.
With this in mind we offer a number of employee benefits.
Kelly Lovegrove
Headteacher
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