Headteacher
Verulam School
Hertfordshire
- £87,221 - £100,848 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L30 – L36
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 25 January 2021
Job overview
This is a unique opportunity to join one of the most established state schools in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Verulam School is situated close to the city centre, and offers high-quality education to boys in years 7-11 and to both boys and girls in the Sixth Form. Paul Ramsey, the current Headteacher, is moving on after 12 years leading the School and we now seek to appoint his successor. Verulam is part of the highly successful BeauSandVer post 16 consortium with Sandringham and Beaumont schools, and also the Alban Academies Trust, a cross-phase Multi-Academy Trust in St Albans.
The Governors wish to appoint a creative, ambitious and energetic Head with a deep commitment to developing an outstanding learning environment for all. Our over-arching vision is “Excellence, Character and Respect” with the aim of striving for excellence in all we do.
We can offer you:
- An opportunity to lead a successful School with the full support of the Alban Academies Trust.
- Outstanding professional development and future career opportunities.
- A School with a very supportive community.
- Become a key leader within the trust contributing to its growth and success.
- Experience of a collaborative approach to educational delivery with sharing of resources across the trust.
If you are interested in leading our School we would love to hear from you. The application pack can be obtained from www.albanacademiestrust.org.uk, the Verulam website, or direct from Ms Kelly Bonass, PA to Headteacher via kelly.bonass@verulam.herts.sch.uk
Tours of the School: 7th and 14th January 2021 (9.00 – 10.30 a.m.) with Alan Gray, Trust CEO
To arrange a tour please contact:
Ms Kelly Bonass: kelly.bonass@verulam.herts.sch.uk 01727 754102
Closing date: Monday 25th January 2021 (9.00am)
Short-listing: w/c 25th January 2021
Interviews: 9th and 10th February 2021
Applications to be emailed to Ms Kelly Bonass, PA to the Headteacher kelly.bonass@verulam.herts.sch.uk for the attention of Mr John Acton, Chair of Governors by 9.00am on Monday 25th January 2021.
Please contact Ms Kelly Bonass, PA to Headteacher, by email (above) or telephone on 01727 754102 if you have any questions.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.
Attached documents
About Verulam School
Excellence, Character and Respect
Verulam is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium.
The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieved an above average Progress 8 score of +0.22 in 2019. Results in 2020 were excellent with 84% of students achieving a Grade 4 or higher in English and Maths. At A Level, students achieved an average Grade of B-. Sixth Form students move onto prestigious university places and high level apprenticeships. Verulam was judged to be a Good school in all categories by Ofsted in October 2018.
Verulam School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Sandringham and Ridgeway schools. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. The AAT motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The Trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation.
As part of the AAT we offer an enhanced induction programme for all our NQTs. This programme starts at the beginning of July with our 3 week summer induction programme, which attracts an attendance payment of £2,000 and a contract on the main pay scale from 1st September. Support is provided by subject and senior leader mentors and we offer subject specific as well as general training through the Alban Teaching School Alliance and Herts for Learning events.
All our teaching staff are provided with a laptop and as our own admitting authority, our admissions criteria now includes a children of staff rule.
In 2020, we introduced a Bring Your Own Device scheme to Years 7 and 12 to enable us to deliver a blended learning environment with every student able to use their own device in the classroom. This programme will roll out across all year groups.
Our Sixth Form is part of the BeauSandVer Consortium that provides high-quality post-16 education across Beaumont, Sandringham and Verulam Schools.
Verulam places great emphasis on engagement in extra-curricular activities, drama, music and sport. Outdoor education is also popular with high levels of participation in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Informal visits to the school are strongly encouraged.
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