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Head Teacher

Desborough College

Windsor and Maidenhead

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Salary:
L28 – L33
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2023 or earlier if possible
Apply by:
13 June 2022

Job overview

Desborough College in Maidenhead, Berkshire, soon to be part of Pioneer Educational Trust, has an exciting opportunity for a school leader to take on the Head Teacher role from January 2023. 

You will be the day to day Head Teacher, supported and challenged by Pioneer’s Co-Chief Executive Officers to ensure all children at the school receive the best possible standard of education; achieving their full potential across the breadth of the curriculum. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with and support the senior leaders across Pioneer’s family of schools. This role would suit a serving Head Teacher or an experienced senior leader looking for their first opportunity to move into a headship role whilst benefiting from the support of the trust.

The trust schools are Foxborough Primary School in Langley, Trevelyan Middle School in Windsor and Upton Court Grammar School in Slough.  Pioneer is currently working with the Department for Education on the process of Desborough College becoming a member of our family of schools.  Pioneer’s schools serve diverse communities which we see as a strength of our trust.  

Pioneer’s ethos is to ‘recruit for attitude, train for skill’! Pioneer Educational Trust seeks to invest intelligently, inspire collaboration, drive equality and pioneer so that all learners in our family of schools have equal access to an outstanding education.  Our mission is grounded on four core values which our schools embrace: 

  • We pioneer: by preparing the way for others to follow, we transcend barriers through aspiration, merit and risk.  Pioneer engenders determination, commitment and responsibility to better society through education and learning, never accepting mediocrity  
  • We inspire collaboration: we believe in working in partnership. In a culture of high trust and intelligent risk-taking, collaboration exists at all levels and between all stakeholders 
  • We invest intelligently: by providing high-quality professional development for all staff and a positive and enriching work environment.  We provide high support and challenge that enables all colleagues to flourish  
  • We drive equality: providing equal access to an outstanding education is central to the aims of the Trust.  The Trust champions the vulnerable and disadvantaged, breaking down barriers to learning.

The most recent Full OFSTED inspection (2014) graded the school as ‘Good’ and in the subsequent Short OFSTED inspection (2019) the school continued to be ‘Good’.

The Trustees are seeking candidates with: 

  • An unrelenting drive to continually strive for excellence 
  • A clear, consistent focus on teaching and learning 
  • A track record of supporting and developing outstanding teaching 
  • Excellent management, leadership and communication skills

As a confident, innovative and organised individual, you will be able to maintain good relationships with all colleagues in the trust schools, the entire school community and participate fully in the life of the school.

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results.  We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working.

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if there are options you’d like to explore with us.

Contact Bhamini Lynn on blynn@pioneereducationaltrust.org.uk arrange a confidential discussion w ith one of the Pioneer Co-CEOs or to discuss making an application.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.  Please contact Nicola Humphries on nicolahumphries@desborough-college.net to arrange a convenient time 

Further information about the school is available via the school’s website; www.desborough.org.uk 

To find out more about Pioneer, please visit  www.pioneereducationaltrust.org.uk 

Deadline for applications: midday, 13 June 2022.

Interviews to be held: 22 and 23 June 2022.

Desborough and the Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to satisfactory references, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check (previously CRB check), and evidence of essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

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About Desborough College

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+44 1628 634505

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Desborough College is a thriving and rapidly growing secondary school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form. We have a strong and inclusive ethos and high expectations in terms of behaviour and attainment for all. Our school is situated a short walk from Maidenhead train station with good links to London and Reading. It is situated in Maidenhead in Berkshire, and there are 889 students in total.

Principal

Andy Murdoch

Values and vision

Desborough College’s crest reads “Strenuis Ardua Cedunt”, which translates as “Difficulties Yield to Diligence”. The school values single-sex education and believes that this provides a learning environment in which boys can thrive and excel.

The secondary school has links with Radley College, another boys’ school. This partnership offers the students of Desborough College unique opportunities to participate in activities with Radley’s staff and students, including joint lectures, sports coaching sessions and other extra-curricular activities.

Desborough College has four houses, promoting a healthy competitive edge between each house. The school endeavours to ensure each individual completes their school life with courage, respect, a good sense of fun, honesty, integrity and humility.

Ofsted report

“Students are happy in the college and say they feel safe and enjoy lessons. Their behaviour is consistently good and they are always willing to work together in lessons. Their enjoyment of school is supported by high attendance figures. Teachers have made good and rapid progress in raising standards across all year groups. Teaching is good overall and there is some that is outstanding in mathematics, drama and art.”

View Desborough College's latest Ofsted report

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