Head Teacher
Winchcombe School
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale L20-L26, £63,806-£73,903
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019
- Apply by:
- 11 February 2019
Job overview
Winchcombe School is a successful and thriving academy for students aged 11 to 16 years.
We are a tight-knit and caring school, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Our pupils’ attitudes to learning are highly positive and they participate willingly and with interest in all aspects of school life. We are a vibrant and forward-thinking school with well-established community links and strong partnerships with parents. The School is rated ‘good’ by Ofsted and on a secure improvement trajectory. The new Headteacher will be responsible for delivering the vision and setting a positive platform from which to launch the next phase of the School’s development and build on its good reputation.
We need an exceptional leader to drive us towards an ‘outstanding’ rating who: -
- has a strong and proven track record of leading change
- will raise progress and attainment
- will inspire, challenge, support and empower students and staff to perform at their best
- is able to secure the highest standards of learning, teaching and leadership at the school
- can deliver a diverse curriculum that equips all students to lead full and productive adult lives
- can provide a safe, caring and inclusive environment for the whole community
- has excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, resilience and a positive attitude
- is outward facing and builds on current partnership working for the benefit of both staff and students
- manages financial and human resources effectively to achieve the School’s educational objectives
Number on role is 494 (Oct census figure)
Closing date for applications is midday on Monday 11th February 2019
Interviews will be held on Tuesday the 5th March and Wednesday 6th March 2019
Informal contact with the School is most welcome in the form of visits or telephone calls. Please contact Kate Franklin at kfranklin@winchcombeschool.co.uk to arrange an appointment.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check with barred list information.
Attached documents
About Winchcombe School
- Winchcombe School
- Greet Road, Winchcombe, Cheltenham
- Gloucestershire
- GL54 5LB
- United Kingdom
Winchcombe School is a mixed secondary school for children aged 11-16. Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, the school was formerly a foundation school but converted to academy status in June 2011. There are less than 500 students on the school roll.
The facilities on offer at Winchcombe School are continually being improved and land has been acquired adjacent to the school to nearly double the size of the school playing fields. Other enhancements in recent times have included the extension and refurbishment of the school hall and an overhaul of its computer network structure to facilitate the delivery of the latest ICT technologies to pupils.
Headteacher
Neil Hall
Values and vision
Winchcombe School aims for excellence and is committed to providing every opportunity for pupils of all abilities to achieve their full academic potential, supporting every individual to develop personally, physically, socially and spiritually.
The school wants to ensure that every pupil feels safe, supported, confident and happy. Its vision is both to build a learning partnership between pupils, parents, staff and governors and to work to make a positive, constructive, compassionate and valuable contribution to the local and global community.
Ofsted
“The leadership of teaching is exceptionally strong. The management of staff performance is rigorous, and highly effective use has been made of training, coaching and sharing of good practice to develop teachers’ skills and expertise. Teaching is now good throughout the school.”
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