Headteacher
Highworth Grammar School
Kent
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2020
Job overview
Highworth Grammar School is a leading selective secondary school for girls aged 11-18 and boys aged 16-18 in Ashford, Kent. Consistently rated Outstanding by Ofsted, we aim to develop students who are reflective, creative and innovative, and eager to become lifelong learners. We prepare our students to be considerate, confident and independent in a caring and respectful community, enabling them to achieve their full potential.
The Governing Body now seeks an exceptional Headteacher to succeed Paul Danielsen after 15 years of outstanding service to the School. For a serving Head who is ambitious and visionary in their leadership or for an aspirational Deputy Head keen to take their next step, this is a unique opportunity to take an already high performing school to beyond outstanding.
The successful candidate will be an inclusive yet challenging leader, with the intellectual and strategic abilities to enable our school to seize the opportunities presented by the rapidly changing educational landscape. We seek a Headteacher who will blend compassion and empathy with commercial acumen and innovation to chart an ambitious course for our school in which our entire community can participate. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as is a deep personal resonance with our ethos and values.
Completed applications should be uploaded at https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/, quoting reference number 4814. The closing date for applications is 08:30 BST on Thursday 22 October 2020.
Highworth Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and the Board expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post.
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About Highworth Grammar School
Welcome to Highworth, we believe we have a strong academic reputation and our students are recognised as mature and reliable young people.
We are proud of our established values which set a high standard: we aim to deliver the best possible education to all of our students in a safe and secure environment.
Our motto of ‘Reach for the Stars’ embodies the daily working life of the whole school community; students are encouraged to see learning as a lifelong activity but this also applies to staff development.
Every member of staff is supported to pursue personal goals and the school fully embraces interest in pastoral and pedagogical innovation.
A key feature of our motto is happiness which is achieved through: excellent student behaviour in lessons; clear policies and guidance; strong leadership; and enthusiastic community spirit.
It is important that both staff and students feel confident, happy and valued. Students at Highworth are given rewards for creativity, problem solving, achievement, resilience and team work.
We value the development of a full range of skills to offer students the best preparation for future challenges.
Working here allows staff to: share this balanced approach to education; embrace new ideas; and sustain a sense of enjoyment in their own learning.
Ad Caelestia Sequere: Reach for the Stars
Our school motto is what we encourage our students to do and at Highworth we promote a community where all members are:
Reflective, creative and innovative
Eager for life-long learning
Aiming to achieve their full potential
Considerate, confident, independent individuals
Happy in a caring, respectful community
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