Headteacher
The Fernwood School
Nottingham
- £104,000 - £115,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L36-L40 depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 17 February 2023
Job overview
Are you an inspirational leader with a vision for excellence, and a passion to realise the potential of all students?
THEN.... read on!
Fernwood School is an outstanding, outward reaching, stand alone Academy. We are a very caring, nurturing, inclusive and diverse 11-16 school with 1330 students. We provide an outstanding education for all our students within a safe, well-disciplined environment. Students’ personal development is at the heart of our pastoral care system. This amazing opportunity has arisen due to the retirement of our current Headteacher.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a dynamic, inspirational leader with vision and drive
- Have excellent leadership and management skills to further improve our outstanding school
- Have the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to inspire our dedicated staff and students
- Have the creativity and ability to innovate and work collaboratively with our external partners
- Have a flair for working in partnership with parents, other stakeholders, and the wider community
We will provide you with:
- Highly motivated, extremely polite, respectful, and courteous students with a strong desire to learn
- A committed, hard-working, highly skilled, and friendly staff
- A harmonious school community with strong relationships between students and staff
- Excellent extracurricular activities to develop the whole child
- A commitment from us to high quality continuing professional development for you
Applicants are warmly welcome to visit the school from 10.00am – 12:00am on Wednesday 1 February or Monday 6 February. To arrange a visit or to speak with the existing Headteacher please contact Caron Smith on 0115 9286326 extn 2002 or email c.smith@fernwoodschool.org.uk
The Fernwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services check along with other relevant employment checks. In addition, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a Self-Disclosure is required for all applicants shortlisted for interview.
Attached documents
About The Fernwood School
- The Fernwood School
- Goodwood Road, Wollaton, Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG8 2FT
- United Kingdom
The Fernwood School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-16 academy, situated in Wollaton in Nottingham. The school has been recognised by Ofsted and the Department for Education for excellent academic standards and outstanding care and discipline. It achieved Leading Edge status for excellent practice in 2004. There are 1,016 students on the school roll.
Headteacher
Mr C Gell
Values and vision
The Fernwood School aims to provide an excellent education in a safe, well-disciplined, caring environment. It believes in educating the whole child, and a wealth of opportunities are available for students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. Teachers also believe each child is unique and precious.
The school has very high expectations of all. Hard work, self-discipline, courtesy and respect are all key values. At the heart of the ethos are equality of opportunity, shared understanding, respect and tolerance for each other’s differences and needs.
The Fernwood School became a Specialist Technology College in 2005 and a Specialist School in Mathematics and Science in 2010. It is also a recognised centre of excellence for Languages, Expressive Arts and Sport.
Ofsted report
“This is an outstanding school in all aspects. It is successful in living up to its motto of ‘high achievement with care and discipline for all’. Much of this success is because the excellent leadership of the school at all levels supports high quality teaching. Teachers interest, motivate and engage students extremely well in learning. They have high expectations of what each student can achieve. Consequently, students make exceptional progress.”
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