Headteacher
Budehaven Community School
Cornwall
- Expired
- Salary:
- L28 to L35
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01.09.2019
- Apply by:
- 25 March 2019
Job overview
Budehaven Community School is a vibrant, over-subscribed 11 – 19 secondary school with 1160 students.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and inspirational senior leader to take the school onto the next stage of its improvement journey. Our current Headteacher who has driven our school’s improvement over the last three years, is leaving us to further her career in education.
Bude is a beautiful part of the country and Budehaven is located at the heart of the town and our community.
Our school’s values as set out in the Budehaven Way state, ‘We are ambitious – we dream big and give of our best’ and this is what we expect of our next Headteacher.
We are looking for a Headteacher who:
• can demonstrate a clear strategic vision for the school’s future
• will work effectively with our governing board, our staff and students, to take our school to the next stage of its improvement
• has a track record of outstanding leadership with the determination and talent to inspire and empower our young people and staff to be the best they can be
• has a real commitment to the well-being of students and staff
We can offer:
• Students who are welcoming, well behaved and curious young people
• The support of an experienced governing body and a dedicated team of staff and leaders
• A school that is at the heart of its community and is well respected
• Personal development tailored to support you as you begin your headship here and develop your role
• A school that has innovative education and health care links
• A successful sixth form with students who go onto top universities
For more details about the school, the role and requirements for appointment and an application form, please visit the school website or TES jobs online.
Application is via completion of an online application form
Applications should be returned to clare.brown@budehaven.cornwall.sch.uk by noon on Monday 25 March, 2019.
All applicants will be notified of outcomes by Wednesday 27th March and interviews will be held on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th April.
Budehaven Community School is committed to safeguarding children and all appointments will be subject to a satisfactory and current enhanced criminal records check.
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About Budehaven Community School
Budehaven Community School is located on the beautiful north Cornwall coast in the town of Bude.
We are proud to be a fully comprehensive school, providing education to students from ages 11 to 19.
Our school also benefits from a thriving, successful Sixth Form, an Area Resource Base and an Integrated Health Centre.
Partnerships are really important to Budehaven, and we have many partners, ranging from local primary schools, to secondary schools nationally, and a successful international relationship with Assossa, Ethiopia.
Budehaven Community School is a thriving environment to be part of, and its energy is tangible from the second you walk through the door. As you walk around our school, the energy of the students and staff is infectious. The stunning work of our talented young people is on display around the school and in our stylish Bistro Art Gallery, aside that of local artists for all to appreciate.
We celebrate talent, skill, effort and difference, and the results of this are evident in every part of the school community. Walls of Excellence in classrooms display outstanding student work, the fundraising activities and competitions that take place across our Houses bring out the generosity of all members of our Budehaven family, the national and international sporting competitions that we are so proud of our students for competing within, and the musical talents of our students, ranging from the Jazz Band to the Samba Band further adds to the atmosphere.
We are proud to have been judged to be a GOOD school by Ofsted (February, 2017). Our students achieve well: younger students follow a mastery curriculum that builds on prior knowledge and understanding in a spiral way, linking ideas within and across subjects. As a result, Key Stage 3 prepares them well for the challenges of GCSEs. Our Year 11 students’ GCSE results in 2018 showed a year on year increase in the number of students making good progress, and the percentage of students that achieved a Grade 5 or higher in English and maths was significantly higher than other local schools.
We are incredibly proud of our Sixth Form, which provides a range of A Level and BTec courses that cater for the academic requirements of all members of our school community, leading to them achieving top results. We are also very proud of our Sixth Form students; every year many of them go on to Oxbridge, Russell Group, national and international universities.
Budehaven students and staff are proud of our school and the community it serves. We are ambitious for our students, academically and for their development into curious young people. Our students understand and can articulate their thoughts and ideas on a wide range of topics, from climate change to politics, economics to science. They look beyond their locality, look at the world in wonder, and become thoughtful and productive members of society.
We welcome anyone who would like to come and visit our school community, and cannot wait to show you all the amazing things we have to offer!
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