Headteacher
Tiverton High School
Devon
- Expired
- Salary:
- LPS 32-37
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2025
Job overview
Do you have what it takes to turn a school around and give a community back the school it deserves?
The governors of Tiverton High School, supported by the leadership team at Blackdown Education Partnership are seeking an exceptional individual to join the team and make a real difference to the pupils and staff at Tiverton High School. You will possess strong moral purpose, a vision for great education, an absolute commitment to ensuring the most vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils are front and centre of your ambition, and the drive and leadership qualities to deliver this
The Blackdown Education Partnership (BEP) has been named by the Regional Director as the preferred sponsor for Tiverton High School. This means that the successful candidate will join a MAT with a track record of improving schools, an outstanding reputation locally and regionally and a team of talented and supportive colleague headteachers and Trust leaders.
Tiverton High School will be the 7th secondary school in BEP and the 13th in our growing Trust. We currently have schools in both Somerset and Devon and Tiverton High will be one of four schools in beautiful Mid-Devon. Every community deserves a great school and we will do everything we can to support the successful candidate to take Tiverton High School on this transformational journey.
This is an exciting opportunity but a challenging one and our pupils are looking for a Headteacher who can rise to this, build the community’s trust and confidence in their school and who will enable them to flourish academically, socially and personally.
Please take time to read the whole pack, visit the school if you can, research the Trust and our strategic plan and attend an information session if you cannot visit in person or you still have questions.
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About Tiverton High School
We are hugely proud of the achievement of our students and Tiverton High School is truly at the heart of our community. We believe education should empower young people, giving them the knowledge to make sense of the world and grow into citizens who make a difference. This must be supported by a curriculum that gives students the power to think for themselves, shaped by what they need to know, understand and fulfil, in order to have happy, successful and prosperous lives. Essential as good examination results are, students should be inspired by excellent teaching, strong relationships with staff and enrichment, into whatever pathway they choose as they move into the next stage of their lives.
We aspire for every child to work hard, be kind and aim high. This is underpinned by our whole school priorities of exemplary behaviour, great teaching and connecting communities. We aim for a culture of exemplary behaviour through clear and high expectations, positive reinforcement, and consistent practices, so that behaviour is conducive to learning, where students show respect for themselves and others. Where high-quality teaching meets the needs of all students and promotes continuous improvement so that we are truly inclusive enabling students to feel safe, have a sense of belonging and can be successful learners. We create a strong, inclusive school culture, where everyone feels valued and connected, so attendance is high and there is a strong sense of belonging.
The school is on a rapid improvement journey and our approach and school culture is set by us, through our shared purpose and vision. We will ensure our culture is one of collective optimism whilst being relentless with our routines and demonstrate visible kindness to the school community.
For our strategy to succeed our school culture has to enable the behaviours (relentless routines and visible kindness) we expect to see every minute of every day so they become our ‘norms’. All adults need to be aligned to our culture and strategy and model these behaviours.
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