Headteacher
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 1HG
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Range - Commensurate with Group 7 school - subject to experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Apply by:
- 17 September 2021
Job overview
To commence January 2022
Salary is commensurate with Group 7 school (subject to experience)
Applications are invited from practising and committed Catholics for the post of Headteacher at St Joan of Arc Catholic School. We serve pupils from age 11 to 18 and have approximately 1250 students at our school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Our school is part of the All Saints Catholic Academy Trust - our collective vision is for Catholic education that goes beyond our individual schools and changes our perceptions to enable all member schools of the Trust to benefit from our collective strengths.
St Joan’s is an extremely popular, successful, and happy school. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our students can grow, develop and succeed.
We are seeking an outstanding school leader with the ambition, determination, and expertise to ensure that our school continues to thrive. Above all, Governors wish to appoint someone who:
• has a strong Catholic faith who will nurture and promote the school’s distinctive Catholic ethos;
• will use their leadership skills creatively, and with passion and dedication, in cooperation with the SLT, to ensure the continued growth and development of students and staff within our school community;
• has the enthusiasm, drive, ability and resilience to continue the work to raise aspirations, standards and achievements for all the students;
• will communicate effectively with parents, Governors, the Diocese, and the wider local community;
• has outstanding strategic ability to anticipate and lead change;
• is passionate about providing the best possible holistic education for all students;
• has a commitment to maximising achievement through excellence in teaching and learning;
• has an excellent, proven track record as a school leader;
• will contribute to the leadership and growth of the Trust.
Application packs are available by email from 25th August 2021, please contact Mrs J. Stokes, HR Administrator, at vacancies@joa.herts.sch.uk.
Regrettably CVs cannot be accepted, and all applications must be made on a Catholic Education Service Leadership application form.
Subject to Covid restrictions, visits to the school are welcomed from Monday 6th September 2021. To arrange a visit, please contact Mrs Stokes as per the above email address.
Key Dates:
Closing date for applications: 17th September 2021, by 1pm
Shortlisting will be completed by: 21st September 2021.
Interviews will be held between: 27th and 28th September 2021.
St Joan of Arc Catholic School and the All Saints Catholic Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS, which will include a children's Barred List check.
LOVE CHRIST, INSPIRE OTHERS
All Saints Catholic Academy Trust Company Number 7943555 Registered Office: High Street, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1HG
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About Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
- High Street, Rickmansworth
- Hertfordshire
- WD3 1HG
- United Kingdom
As a 'community of learners' the school values academic excellence and learning and has high expectations of those who join the school. The school is committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning throughout the curriculum and this commitment is expressed through our dynamic Catholic ethos.
The school sets high standards of academic achievement and behaviour that instil values which enable students to develop into confident young adults and enjoys an outstanding reputation for academic achievement based on a consistent record of excellent examination results. The school's highly professional staff are dedicated to ensuring that every pupil fulfils their full potential.
Working at St Joan of Arc Catholic School
St Joan of Arc Catholic School is a comprehensive, Catholic, 11-18 co-educational school of 1250 students, including 200 in the Sixth Form. Academic results are consistently high and the school is heavily oversubscribed. At our most recent Ofsted inspection we were rated “a good school” with the behaviour and attitude towards learning of the students identified as “outstanding”. The last Diocesan inspection confirmed that the school is an “outstanding Catholic school”. As a large secondary academy we have many opportunities for both teaching and support staff.
An attractive and easily accessible location in south west Hertfordshire
Situated on a greenbelt site in Rickmansworth, St Joan of Arc Catholic School is a 10 minute drive from the M25 motorway and there is ample parking for cars on site .The school is only a 5 minute walk from Rickmansworth station which is served by the Chiltern overground line (Aylesbury-Marylebone) and the Metropolitan underground line (Amersham - Aldgate). The school site is very attractive and is close to the town centre where there are numerous shops and services.
A strong ethos with clear vision and values
The ethos of St Joan of Arc Catholic School is epitomised by the school’s mission statement – ‘Love Christ- Inspire Others’. Students and staff commit to the acts of love, service, respect, justice and faith. As members of the school community we are committed to serving each other, the pupils and the wider community. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural attitudes are “outstanding”.
Committed and friendly staff
Our dedicated staff work hard, share a positive outlook and enjoy working and engaging with the students. New members of staff are made welcome and settle in quickly. There is a low turnover of staff each year although some move on due to advance their careers or to relocate. We provide in-house training for staff and combine this with access to external training courses as appropriate. Socially, the staff run a ‘Comforts Fund’, staff teas are held every Friday afternoon and there are regular social events. In addition staff are encouraged to support events run by the PFA.
Talented, committed and friendly students
The students are from a diverse range of backgrounds and from a wide catchment area. At our most recent Ofsted inspection behaviour at the school was found to be ‘outstanding’. Students of all abilities make good or better progress throughout the school. Standards are identified as significantly above average because students have outstanding attitudes towards their learning and are keen to make the most of the opportunities that the school gives them. The school aims to develop each student to reach their potential and to develop into caring, active and well-rounded citizens. Students get on very well with each other because of the school’s emphasis on care and respect, they feel safe and pastoral systems are effective.
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