Headteacher
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy
Birmingham
- £83,031 - £119,921 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- + benefits + relocation
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2024
Job overview
Salary: £83, 031 - £119,921 (dependent on experience) + benefits + relocation
Contract Term: Full Time Post: Permanent
Closing Date: 4.30pm on Friday 10th May 2024
Job Starts: September 2024
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is a non- selective, comprehensive, thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls aged 11-18 with a large and expanding sixth form. There are extensive educational benefits from the new state of the art facilities and buildings. We are proud to be part of King Edward VI Foundation and we are committed to helping it deliver its mission to make Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK. We have sustained continuous improvement in order to secure fantastic outcomes for all our students. Attainment and progress are consistently above the national average. We are a highly values driven school, defined by our core values of commitment, opportunity, respect and excellence for all and in all that we do.
At our school, everyone matters equally. We are seeking to appoint an exceptional, highly aspirational and dynamic leader with extensive knowledge of the current educational agenda, and a strong proven track record of school improvement. Our new Headteacher will lead the whole- school team towards ‘outstanding’ by building on our current strengths.
Our ideal candidate will:
• Be a dynamic, inspirational leader with vision and drive
• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
• Have a proven track record of improving academic standards
• Be able to demonstrate the impact of their leadership of staff, students and the wider community
• Be able to think strategically, innovate and work collaboratively with Foundation colleagues and our external partners
• Be insistent on educational excellence
• Be able to inspire, challenge and empower our dedicated staff and students
• Have excellent leadership and management skills to further improve our very high standards in Teaching and Learning.
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy has a strong team spirit and a passion for creating an inclusive learning environment, which enables all students to exceed expectations. We promote exemplary relationships at all levels, and strive for outstanding outcomes. All staff and students are valued highly.
Regardless of their background or starting points, we expect all our students will achieve the highest academic standards. We also believe if we equip our students with the universal values of scholarship, character and community it will serve them well at university, in training, in the workplace and in their lives.
We are committed to the value of a broad and balanced curriculum, which is flexible and responsive to the needs of our students and well-matched to their aspirations. Finally, we are a technology rich school which provides all students with a 1:1 device at no cost to families to support with their learning both in lessons and at home.
This appointment is supported by ASCL’s Leadership Appointment Service. If you feel inspired to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you would like to have an informal discussion please contact John Murphy on 07954 178567 or email John.Murphy @ascl.org.uk for further information.
If you would like to come and see the Academy in action please contact us by phone, our website, or via email at recruitment@hwga.org.uk.
If you wish to be part of our fantastic Learning Community,
please complete our application form and submit to John.Murphy@ascl.org.uk
· Closing date for applications is: 4.30pm on 10th May
· Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 15th May.
· Interviews will be held on: 20th and 21st May.
· The post is available from September 2024.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to receipt of a completed application form, satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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About King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy
- King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy
- Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B20 2HL
- United Kingdom
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is a comprehensive school, which educates girls of all abilities from the age of 11 to 19. We are now part of the King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham, which we joined on 1 September 2018, and have begun working closely with the three local grammar schools to provide more opportunities for our staff and students.
The academy is very diverse, of which we are very proud, and which reflects our local community in Handsworth. Our ethos is based on high achievement and mutual respect for each other. Students are supported to develop respect for themselves as individuals, for others and for the studies and activities in which they are engaged. Our motto of “Aspiring for Excellence” embraces the idea that all our students can achieve success in all that they do during their time here and we make every effort to ensure that each student achieves good grades in relevant qualifications. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in the local community, and pride ourselves on the quality of education we provide to our students.
Our GCSE, BTEC and A Level results have shown continual improvement over the years and our last Ofsted inspection in May 2014 judged us as “Outstanding” in all categories and overall. The GCSE results in August 2018 revealed many outstanding achievements for our students, putting the academy well above average in comparison to other schools nationally on progress. The A Level results were also very good this year enabling 35 students to gain a place at university to study a wide variety of courses with others gaining employment or going on to college. Our students have worked very hard and we are extremely proud of their successes. They are fantastic young women who have a very bright future ahead. I know that they appreciate all the help that their amazing teachers and supportive families have given them.
In years 7 – 10, we have a PAN of 160 students with 150 in year 11 which will rise to 160 in September 2020. Our admissions policy for years 7 – 11 is non-selective and follows the agreed policy of Birmingham City Council. It is anticipated that the Sixth Form will grow to around 180 students by September 2019 from the current 160. Admission to the Sixth Form is based on specific entry requirements for the range of courses we offer: A Levels, L3 BTECs and a L2 pathway, which includes retake English and maths. Our curriculum offer is broad and will be further enhanced next year as we have agreed a common option block offering minority A Level subjects with the other three schools from the trust in this area: King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls, King Edward VI Aston School and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys.
We believe in learning in its broadest sense and that it is key to a rich and fulfilling life. We encourage every girl to achieve her potential as a well-rounded young person and give all the care and support each individual needs to be able to do that. All girls enthusiastically contribute to school life and take up opportunities to discover and develop new talents.
We are not complacent at Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy. Gaining an Outstanding judgement in our latest Ofsted inspection gives much cause for celebration, but improvement is always possible and we seek to be exceptional in our practice. We have one clear aim in mind, to “Aspire for Excellence” so that every student achieves success in her education and in her examinations, thus preparing herself for a happy adult life with choice about her future.
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