Headteacher
Lord Williams's School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L37-L43 Negotiable for an outstanding applicant
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 12 November 2018
Job overview
Are you a high calibre leader with a passion to maximise the potential of each individual student?
THEN.... read on!
Lord Williams’s School is an outstanding, inclusive, consistently oversubscribed, comprehensive school. We are proud of our attention to each individual student and focus on maximising their potential in their educational success as well as supporting emotional well being and personal development. Students’ personal development is at the heart of our pastoral care system. We strive for the highest quality overall outcomes for every student and this is of greater importance to us than school league tables. Our students are polite, courteous, welcoming and well behaved. We are fully committed to equality of opportunity and celebration of diversity. This amazing opportunity has arisen due to the retirement of our current Headteacher.
The successful candidate will:
- Be fully committed to comprehensive education and inclusivity
- 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, well behaved students with a strong desire to learn
- A committed, hard-working, highly skilled and friendly staff
- A cohesive school community with strong relationships between students and staff
- A range of extracurricular activities to develop the whole child
- A commitment to enable high quality continuing professional development for you
Applicants are warmly welcome to visit the school from 10.00am - 12.00pm on 17th and 29th October, 1st and 6th November.
To arrange a visit please contact Sarah Wormley on 01844 210599 or email lwsrecruit@lordwilliams.oxon.sch.uk
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 12th November 2018.
Short listing will take place on 16th November 2018
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th Thursday 6th December 2018.
The post is available from September 2019.
Please email completed applications to Sarah Wormley at lwsrecruit@lordwilliams.oxon.sch.uk
Lord Williams’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory medical, reference and DBS clearance and also to The Asylum and Immigration Act ID checks.
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About Lord Williams's School
Lord Williams’s School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated in Thame in Oxfordshire. The school, which has over 2,000 students on its roll, is managed by the Thame Partnership Academy Trust and the school governors.
The school was founded in 1559 by Lord Williams of Thame. In 1971, Lord Williams's Grammar School was combined with the Wenman School on Towersey Road to form a comprehensive co-educational school. Today it is a split-site school, with Years 7-9 on a Lower School site and Years 10-13 on an Upper School site.
Headteacher
Mr Jon Ryder
Values and vision
Lord Williams’s School’s aim is the pursuit of excellence for all. It strives to develop individual potential and cherishes the vitality of communal life.
The secondary school aims to provide a rich, diverse and challenging education through excellent teaching and learning. It seeks to develop lively and enquiring minds, healthy lifestyles and free spirits, and looks to generate confidence, purpose, self-esteem and outstanding achievement. The school also encourages generosity, respect and care for others and for the environment. It aims to bring together students, parents, staff and the community as partners in learning.
Ofsted report
“Pupils are proud to attend this school. Staff have high expectations for pupils. Pupils get off to a flying start at the lower school... In the popular sixth-form, students study a wide range of academic and vocational courses.
"Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for life beyond school... Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use this to enthuse and inspire pupils in lessons and beyond.”
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