Headteacher
Elthorne Park High School
Ealing
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale point 26-39 (£97,999-£128,381)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 4 March 2024
Job overview
Following the retirement of our current Headteacher, the Board of Governors of Elthorne Park High School (EPHS) is seeking to appoint a Headteacher with strong leadership skills and a drive for continued improvement to lead the next phase of our development.
This is an exciting opportunity for a new leader to build on our current success, to develop a fresh perspective on whole school improvement and to implement positive changes to enhance our pupil and staff experience.
EPHS is located in an attractive purpose-built site that is designed to accommodate a range of curriculum and pastoral delivery models, group and individual. It is a well-regarded and established school with an aspirational pupil population of over 1500 which includes more than 350 students in the Sixth form.
We have high expectations of all our pupils and are proud that they leave school with excellent qualifications and skills that prepare them for Higher Education and careers. We take pride that nearly all of our pupils go on to university or appropriate courses after Year 13. We offer a supportive and vibrant learning community and outstanding CPD to our staff.
The successful candidate will:
- Have substantial leadership experience as a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or equivalent role
- Have a strong commitment to providing an excellent, inclusive learning environment and a broad curriculum for all pupils
- Be able to work with the Board of Governors to build on current success and to shape the vision for EPHS’ future
- Implement and oversee robust safeguarding policies and procedures, creating a safe and secure learning environment for all students
- Have the ability to inspire, challenge, and motivate pupils and staff
- Be able to manage and utilise resources to the benefit of the EPHS community
The school has:
- A strong, stable and experienced leadership team
- A dedicated and loyal team of staff
- A committed and experienced Governing Body
- Strong staff and pupil relationships
- An ethos of excellence for all where pupils are supported to achieve their best
- An outstanding Ofsted judgement at Easter 2019
Elthorne Park High School:
- Is committed to all aspects of child protection and safeguarding. We believe that all children have the right to be protected from abuse and harm. Successful candidates will undergo reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check
- Follows safe recruitment practices to protect children. The aim of these practices is to ensure, as far as is possible, that anyone, paid or voluntary, who seeks to work in this school is safe to do so
- Expects all staff and volunteers to share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet
Closing Date: Midday on 4 March 2024
Assessment days: w/c 25 March 2024
For further information and an application form please refer to the links on the TES website or visit our website www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk and forward completed forms to Ms Wendy Henderson, the Headteacher’s PA on whenderson@ephs.ealing.sch.uk
If you would like an informal chat or to arrange a visit to the school for a tour and a chance to meet a member of our senior staff, please contact Ms Wendy Henderson on whenderson@ephs.ealing.sch.uk or 020 8566 1166.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertakea DBS enhanced clearance for the school.
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About Elthorne Park High School
About Elthorne Park High School
Elthorne Park High School is a thriving, significantly oversubscribed comprehensive school serving its local community in Hanwell and South Ealing with over 1500 students, including 350+ in the Sixth Form.
Achieving excellence in a learning community
This is an outstanding school.
‘”The school’s mission is ‘achieving excellence in a learning community”. It fulfils this mission outstandingly well.’ – Ofsted, 2019
We have fantastic students, a tremendously supportive community of parents, an expert, highly committed staff and we are situated in leafy Ealing, the queen of the suburbs! As an ambitious and highly achieving school, we have received numerous attainment and progress awards during our unbroken run of ever-increasing academic success over the past decade. We have achieved three awards in recognition of our highly effective approaches to ‘engagement in evidence and research’, ‘variety of teaching approaches’ and ‘professional learning’. These three aspects of our work are absolutely vital and are part of our investment in teachers and their professional development.
As a proud community school, we follow a broad curriculum with all KS3 students taking art, DT, MFL, drama and music alongside the academic core. At KS4 and 5 we offer the full range of option subjects including vocational BTECs. We operate sensible and highly effective teaching and learning, behaviour and staff development policies.
Our Progress and Attainment 8 scores are consistently above average and EPHS is a top non-selective school nationally and is one of the top performing schools in Ealing for GCSE, A level and advanced BTEC results.
Outstanding staff and excellent teaching
All of our carefully selected teachers are highly qualified specialists in their fields, with a great number of years of experience in delivering excellent outcomes for students at Key Stages 4 and 5. Our culture of continuous development applies to both staff and students, leading to our truly collaborative community of self-reflection and improvement.
Outstanding facilities
Elthorne Park High School has been equipped as a centre of excellence and in 2016 benefited from a £12 million investment in new buildings. Our facilities include:
- brand new state of the art teaching rooms
- ten modern science laboratories
- a suite of specialist music rooms
- two purpose-built drama studios
- a very well equipped, purpose built library resource centre with two attached ICT suites
- exceptional ICT facilities throughout the school including 12 dedicated ICT rooms
- a faculty-wide wi-fi network
- five art studios with, graphics, kiln facilities and a dark room
- four specialist design and technology rooms including food, textiles and resistant materials rooms
- buildings which are fully accessible to wheelchair users
- a large sports hall and separate canteen for break and lunchtime dining
- the sole daytime use of extensive playing fields at the rear of the school
- a multi-use games area with a number of all-weather courts
- two purpose built Sixth Form Centres with the second building completed in 2023
- a dedicated Sixth Form coffee shop and wifi enabled work/play area
- excellent transport links including nearby Boston Manor tube and West Ealing Crossrail station
Ofsted quotations
‘The headteacher and his senior team lead the school with compassion and ambition. Over several years, leaders have skilfully nurtured a community which is both inclusive and highly aspirational.’
‘A culture of scholarship is deeply embedded, with a large proportion of teachers, including support staff, actively engaged in educational research. This results in effective strategies that support pupils in their learning.’
For school news and celebrating student success please explore our website: www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk
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