Headteacher
St Martin's School
Brentwood, Essex
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L37-L43, £100,561 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
Job overview
Headteacher
Required September 2020
Salary: Group 8 school within the range L37 – L43
Starting salary £100,561
Contract term: Permanent, Full Time
Due to retirement of the current post holder, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional leader for this successful school situated in Hutton, Brentwood with excellent facilities, and close to London.
As our next Headteacher, you will improve on St Martin’s already exceptional culture of achievement and community, providing inspiration leadership and direction essential to delivering a quality educational offer for our students, whilst driving the progress essential to their academic and personal development.
St Martin’s is a unique school, led and supported by focused, passionate people who aspire to create a learning environment where students are engaged, keen and eager to learn. With a sharp focus on the quality of teaching and learning to engage and encourage students at every level of ability, we aim to nurture and inspire enthusiastic and inquisitive individuals.
Progress at St Martin’s over the past few years has been good. The school has a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating; trustees would like the new Headteacher to aspire to outstanding.
But St Martin’s is not just about results. We believe that everyone can achieve. We value diversity and want every student to realise their potential - and to recognise that their potential has no limit. We ensure that their experience at school is broad, exciting and challenging to prepare them for their futures.
We are looking for a flexible, committed Headteacher to share their ambition and strategic vision to improve the progress already achieved.
If you would like to speak to us informally about this post, please contact Mike O’Sullivan, CEO, via Lisa Knight, HR Officer, on 01277 238348. Also contact Lisa if you would like a tour of the school.
To Apply
An Application Form and Candidate Information Pack are downloadable below or from the St Martin’s School website
www.st-martins.essex.sch.uk/teachingvacancies
As part of the application process we request that applicants submit a covering letter describing (no more than 1½ pages) why they are applying for this post.
Completed application forms and covering letters should be emailed to Mrs L Knight, HR Officer: lknight@st-martins.essex.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: 25 November 2019 by 3pm
Shortlisting will take place: 25 November 2019
Interviews will be held: 3 and 4 December 2019
Brentwood Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.
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About St Martin's School
About us
St Martin’s is an over-subscribed, friendly, co-educational, fully comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. We are a 10 minute walk from Shenfield station which can take you into Liverpool Street in 20 minutes. Brentwood town centre is 10 minutes away, with a bustling high street and lively nightlife. The school is on one site with extensive grounds which also includes a large sixth form block. Our ethos is a non-bureaucratic approach to all aspects of school life, while maintaining a relentless focus on learning and teaching, to ensure outstanding achievement for our students. Work-life balance is of the upmost importance to us; morning briefing for all staff is held weekly with no more than one whole staff meeting in each half-term. 95% of our staff say they are happy to work here. Our behaviour policy, Discipline with Dignity, is built on mutual respect and rules that must make sense. Attitude to learning scores across all our students are very good to excellent. 96% of parents say they are happy to send their students to St Martin's.
Benefits of working at St Martin's.
- Free on-site parking
- All buildings located on one site
- Subsidised staff accommodation
- Hot and cold food available during the school day at cost price
- Coffee shop located in sixth form block
- Cycle to work scheme
- Two weeks' paternity leave at full pay
- All inset completed as twilight sessions, shortening the summer term
- Personalised CPD calendar, all sessions chosen by the employee
- Maximum of six staff meetings in any academic year.
- Paid leave for celebrations for staff with excellent attendance
- Talent Management Programme for outstanding new teachers
- Vibrant, diverse and inclusive sixth form, where students go on to study everything from medicine at Oxbridge to a modern apprenticeship
- ECTs are supported by a subject mentor and led by a member of the senior team
If we sound like a school you would like to work at then please apply to join us. We look forward to meeting you!
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