Headteacher
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, Essex
- £81,723 - £94,669 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Range, point 29-35
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January or Easter 2021
- Apply by:
- 11 October 2020
Job overview
About the Post
We have a rare and exciting opportunity for the right candidate to become the Headteacher at The Thomas Lord Audley (TLA) School, which is a member of The Sigma Trust. The post arises due to the existing Headteacher Helena Boast moving onto a new role in January 2021 as Director of Academies after seven very successful years in charge of TLA School. This culminated in the recently published Ofsted report in which TLA School is once again identified as a Good school.
As the new Headteacher you will:
• Work with the Trust, Local Governing Committee (LGC), senior leadership team and school staff, to provide overall strategic leadership for the school.
• Be responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school.
• Continue to maximise the achievements of all students.
• Have a key part to play in the Trust's Executive Committee.
If you can answer yes to the following questions, we would very much welcome your application:
• Do you have the leadership skills required to continue to move the school forward in new and exciting ways?
• Do you believe in building collaborative partnerships with other schools within the Trust and beyond?
Ethos of the Trust
The overall ethos of the Trust is achievement for all ensuring that no child is left behind. Education should foster in its learners a curiosity to discover who they are and what they are capable of, together with developing the resilience for them to test the boundaries of their abilities, and build the skills necessary to face the future with confidence.
Why work for The Sigma Trust, TLA School?
We can offer you:
• A Competitive Salary.
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish .
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships.
• Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Cinema tickets and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms.
Additional Information
For additional information about The Sigma Trust, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.ukwhere further contact details are available. If you wish to contact the Chief Executive Officer, Lyn Wright, to discuss any aspects of this post please email her PA, Krista Hook, krista.hook@sigmatrust.org.uk .
To Apply
To apply for this post please complete an application form, available from the this website, and submit via the same or directly to recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk .
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 11th October 2020
Shortlisting will take place w/c 12th October 2020
Interviewing will take place on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st October 2020
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
Attached documents
About The Thomas Lord Audley School
- The Thomas Lord Audley School
- Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, Colchester
- Essex
- CO2 8NJ
- United Kingdom
The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school, situated to the south of Colchester. It serves a wide and diverse catchment area, including Old Heath, Monkwick, Shrub End, the villages to the south of Colchester and the community of Mersea Island. Students achieve a good standard of GCSE results in a wide range of subjects including English and Maths.
The Thomas Lord Audley School is a community in which every student matters. We have high expectations of all students with respect to behaviour, attendance and punctuality and have developed a curriculum, which enables our students to develop as young people as well as achieve good exam results. We have a highly committed and well-qualified staff who encourage students to give their best in all aspects of school life.
The school achieved an impressive ‘Good’ in its Ofsted inspection in February 2020, which recognised the further developments we have made following our previous ‘Good’ in April 2016. Furthermore the school was recognised as the Most Improved Secondary School in Essex in 2016.
We very much value the commitment and determination of all our staff in ensuring that the students access a high quality education. The school is value driven and not inclined to game the system or focus exclusively on the quick fix. Our SLT is mature and well rounded and we have excellent relationships with colleagues. We are a happy school and have a relatively low staff turnover because staff in general feel well supported both personally and professionally. As a school, we take a considered approach to school improvement and performance management. We believe in building on our strengths and developing a few key aspects of our provision in depth and over time in order to have a sustained positive impact on students and to enable staff to experience professional satisfaction.
The Thomas Lord Audley School is pleased to be a member of the Sigma Trust and we fully subscribe to the Trust’s Mission, Vision and Values. We have positive relationships with our partner schools and fully engage in a wide range of activities. A number of colleagues are involved in leading aspects of Trust development at a senior level and other colleagues are participating in middle and senior leadership courses. We are keen to enable members of staff to develop their professional expertise and career.
We would very much welcome an application from you and think that if you came to work here you would have a positive experience.
Simon Essex
Headteacher
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
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