Headteacher
The Beaconsfield School
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L28-L34
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
Do you have an uncompromising belief that all students deserve an outstanding education? Do you have a proven track record of developing and delivering excellence in education?
The Governors of The Beaconsfield School are seeking an inspirational, dynamic and outstanding headteacher to build on our successes and lead us from good to outstanding.
The Beaconsfield School lies in the heart of Beaconsfield town and is a mixed secondary school with 870 students and a growing 6th form.
Our ethos is developing the potential in all. Our values are hard work, respect, responsibility, empathy and community. Our purpose is to provide all students, no matter what their starting point, the opportunity to be successful. Pastoral care is of the highest importance and we are committed to providing the best possible learning environment to develop confident learners.
The successful candidate will work with a supportive and skilled governing body, a strong SLT, committed staff and PTFA.
If you are the experienced, exceptional leader we are looking for then contact the Chair of Governors, Mrs Zeun bzeun@beaconsfield.school or the Headteacher’s PA Mrs Harwood sharwood@beaconsfield.school for a visit on one of the times given below and complete the application form by the closing date.
Thursday November 14th 1-2.30pm
FridayNovember 15th 9-10.30am
Tuesday November 19th 1-2.30pm
When submitting your application form, please include a personal statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) demonstrating how your knowledge skills and experience meet the job profile, and in particular, how you meet the requirements of the person specification. You may find the person specification particularly useful in allowing you to understand the type of person we wish to recruit. It is particularly important that you have a strong moral compass and desire to make a difference to the young people in our local community.
Closing date: 12 noon on 29th November 2019
Candidates will be shortlisted on 4th December 2019
Interviews will be held over a period of 2 days 9th and 10th December.
Please note that CV's will not be accepted.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our staff and students. An enhanced DBS will be required. References will be sought prior to interview.
Attached documents
About The Beaconsfield School
- The Beaconsfield School
- Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield
- Buckinghamshire
- HP9 1SJ
- United Kingdom
The Beaconsfield School is a vibrant and innovative school that is committed to enhancing the life chances of every student, through high expectations and first class teaching. We create a positive atmosphere where individuals are given every opportunity to flourish and make excellent progress. We are an inclusive school that challenges and nurtures individuals to help them reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on providing students with positive learning experiences within the curriculum and through our extensive extra-curricular programme. The programmes involve a wide range of arts and leisure activities, and we encourage our students to take part. All of the extra curricular clubs help our students develop confidence and some lead to accredited qualifications. We want our students to enjoy their education, do well academically, develop their love of learning and develop personally and socially as active citizens in our community. There is a strong ethos of community where students are expected to help others and take an active part in the life of the school.
We offer our staff:
- Access to an in house teaching coach.
- Own laptop and dedicated teaching area.
- Access to our in house Yammer feed on Teaching and learning.
- First class training and development using John Hattie's principles of visible learning.
- A dedicated teacher work space for joint planning and marking.
- A staff common room with a cake Friday ( healthy options available as well!)
- A friendly supportive staff who work collaboratively to ensure we all develop.
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