Headteacher
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale 31-36
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021 or January 2022
- Apply by:
- 19 April 2021
Job overview
The Headship of Lordswood Girls’ School and Sixth Form Centre presents an exceptional opportunity for an outstanding, educationalist with a compelling sense of moral purpose to lead this highly successful, popular girls’ school.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced leader who will inspire students and staff to achieve beyond potential; one who will nurture all that is special at Lordswood Girls’ School and Sixth Form Centre; one who believes that it is the role of a great school to do all in its power to develop both the academic life and character of its students. The Trustees welcome applications from professionals from the maintained schools and from the independent sector.
The vacancy arises due to the retirement of Mrs Jane Götschel who has given dedicated, committed and genuinely inspiring service to the school.
Lordswood Girls’ School and Sixth Form Centre is a popular girls’ school set in the heart of the city of Birmingham. It converted to Academy status in 2011. The current roll is 979 which includes 235 students in its highly successful co-educational Sixth Form.
The Trustees are looking for a Headteacher who:
Has a profound understanding of teaching and learning with a clear grasp of curriculum coherence
Has outstanding qualities of leadership, able to inspire and motivate students and staff alike
Is an exceptional communicator
Is emotionally intelligent, supportive and intuitive
Has a track record in leading teams to successful outcomes for young people
Is committed to the development of the whole person
In return, we can offer:
An exceptionally dedicated and talented staff who are committed to the well-being and success of the students and the school
Students who love their school, trust the staff and value learning
A dedicated board of trustees who will support and challenge in equal measure
A school community with shared values and a concern of everyone’s well-being
Extensive opportunities to work with the education community through our role as lead school in Schools Direct.
A relocation package of up to £2,500 for applications outside of the West Midlands region may be considered, if necessary, for the successful candidate.
Details about the Application Process are contained in the Headteacher’s Pack.
Closing date: Midday on Monday, 19th April 2021.
Attached documents
About King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
- King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
- Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B17 8QB
- United Kingdom
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls, Harborne, offers an excellent academic education within a happy and purposeful community. High quality teaching, firm discipline, and valuing each individual are central to our exciting approach to pre and post-sixteen study.
All students are encouraged to realise their fullest potential, to live and work in harmony with others and to be ambitious for their futures. Students are supported in their work by a team of highly professional and caring staff.
Student outcomes place us in the highest category of schools nationally, but this is not what makes us most proud. Our school is a community, and whilst we value academic success, this is not the only objective of our school. We pride ourselves in growing good citizens, we help to develop girls who have the knowledge, skills and the desire to make a difference to the world in which they live.
The world today is changing rapidly and our aim is that all students will leave as flexible, positive and assured young people. Past students provide fine examples of this by excelling in a wide range of careers and interests.
In September 2022, we formally joined the King Edward VI Academy Trust. We look forward to the opportunities that this will provide to everyone within our community. Students will benefit from a broad range of activities which will enrich their education. In addition, our fantastic team of teachers will benefit from professional development and collaboration opportunities, which will support our pupils to enjoy a rich and diverse curriculum.
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls, is a happy, active place; students work hard and have fun. The facilities are excellent, the opportunities on offer are exciting, but it is the people who make it special. We hope that you will want to be one of those people.
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