Headteacher L23 - L29
New Mills School
Derbyshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L23 - L29
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 7 February 2021
Job overview
Reference Number: JOB/21/00021
Headteacher required for September 2021
NOR – 611
ISR – L23 – L29
Are you a leader ready to join our small and caring community school and make it the best it can be – for everyone?
We are a long-established and thriving community school in New Mills, a small town on the edge of the Peak District near Manchester. We are proud to serve the young people of our community and beyond, helping them to achieve their full potential. Our aim is to give them the best education possible, and equip them to take their place in a rapidly changing world.
The most recent Ofsted inspection found that our pupils are “polite and courteous, proud of their school and value the support and opportunities provided by them.” We serve our local community and, increasingly, families from outside of the catchment area, who choose us for our inclusive and caring community.
We are not afraid of challenge, and neither will you be. Our outgoing Headteacher took us on a remarkable journey of school improvement, from an Ofsted rating of ‘Inadequate’ in 2014 to ‘Good’ in September 2017.
To lead us on our journey you will need to be warm and empathetic – a good listener. You will be inspirational – able to bring pupils, staff, parents and the whole school community with you. You will be open to challenge, but ready to take the difficult decisions. You will be inclusive, with a commitment to equality and diversity part of your very ethos. And finally, you will be experienced in challenging underachievement and low aspirations. We want all our pupils to be the best that they can be.
You will need to be an established school leader (head, deputy / assistant head or equivalent) who can take us to where we need to be – a financially sustainable school where all pupils achieve to the best of their abilities – and you will have the full support of the governing board to get us there.
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About New Mills School
New Mills School; a place where a culture of high expectation, dedication and commitment ensures our students develop into well-rounded individuals with a love of learning and an enthusiasm for life.
Our knowledge-rich curriculum and highly-qualified staff enable all students, regardless of their starting points, to make the progress they need to develop both academically and personally. We stretch and challenge them to achieve their very best academically and in all aspects of school life.
We are committed to enrichening their personal development by developing their talents and interests in and out of the classroom by providing a wide range of pastoral and extra-curricular opportunities. Our Student Development Programme, based around the school’s five core values of respect, responsibility, resilience, resourcefulness and reflection, equips our students with the life skills needed to carry them beyond their school years as they go out into the world to make their contributions to society.
We are especially proud of the positive relationships between staff and students which extends to our excellent pastoral care and provision for our SEND students.
Headteacher
Heather Watts
Values and vision
We aim to empower everyone to be the best that they can be, optimising their future success, well-being and contribution to their community and society.
NMS Values – The 5R’s
At NMS we believe in doing things the right way; starting and ending the day with the right attitude, the right ambitions and ultimately, achieving the right results. The school’s role is to maximise students' achievement and well-being along this journey, to help them succeed and thrive in the future; long after they have left. To do this we champion five core values, which are at the heart of how we think, interact and behave throughout the school.
Respect
- For the truth; with honesty and integrity.
- For others; by demonstrating compassion, generosity and empathy when confronted with difference or need – and by valuing and celebrating diversity.
- For the team; through collaboration, consideration and recognition of leadership, expertise and experience.
Reflectiveness
- Demonstrate self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses, using growth mind-set approaches to change for the better.
- Have self-belief in long-term aspirations and recognition of the sacrifices required to achieve these.
- Offer curiosity and thoughtfulness; seeking out new knowledge and weaving it into our understanding of a complex world.
Resilience
- Show motivation and determination in the face of adversity or when ‘playing the long game’.
- Recognise the importance of a strong work-ethic; that endeavour is necessary to achievement and sometimes gratification needs to be deferred.
- Understand that optimism can be cultivated and is fundamental to success
Resourcefulness
- Demonstrate self-reliance and independence.
- Proactively seek solutions to problems, answers to questions and not passively accept barriers to progress.
- Be flexible in approaches, know the value of leadership, collaboration and co-operation.
Responsibility
- Organise ourselves and be steadfast and reliable.
- Communicate skilfully and sensitively so we understand others’ viewpoints and can represent our own effectively.
- Ask first what we could change about ourselves rather than place blame on others.
Ofsted
“Governance is good. Members of the governing body hold senior leaders, including the headteacher, to account for their work and they are well informed about the school’s areas for development, including teaching and achievement. The gap between the achievement of disadvantaged students and their peers has narrowed significantly since 2013.”
View New Mills School’s latest Ofsted report
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