Headteacher
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale
- £86,061 - £99,681 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L30 - L36
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2021
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Headteacher. The vacancy has arisen due to the current Headteacher moving to the role of CEO of Hollingworth Learning Trust.
Hollingworth is a highly inclusive school with a vision to be ‘World Class’. We have a talented and highly committed staff, supportive governors and amazing pupils. Our new building, which we have extended, has excellent facilities and the Multi Academy Trust we established consistently ensures excellent financial management and strong HR practice.
The school has worked hard, over the last 10 years, to secure consistently excellent outcomes for our pupils and has been designated a National Support School. We were also proud to be designated a National Teaching School from 2016 to 2021, which reflects our strong commitment and practice in teacher and leadership development.
We are excited to appoint a new Headteacher who will lead us on the next stage of our improvement journey.
The successful candidate will be someone who is:
- A highly experienced senior leader, with the vision to identify the next steps on our improvement journey and the energy, drive and skills to lead and realise this.
- An outstanding role model who is relentlessly committed to improving the lives of the pupils in their care.
- Absolutely committed to the practice of improving social mobility, inclusion and a passionate advocate of high quality comprehensive education.
- An inspirational leader able to engage and motivate all stakeholders.
- Able to secure the highest educational standards whilst ensuring a culture and practice of care, wellbeing and support for our staff and pupils.
We will offer the successful candidate an amazing school to lead, significant support and opportunities for professional development.
The governors expect our pupils and staff to be challenged, motivated, respected, celebrated and most of all, inspired under the leadership of our new Headteacher in our pursuit of providing a ‘World Class‘ education. If this challenge excites you, we would love to talk to you about the prospect of becoming our new Headteacher.
Prospective candidates are warmly encouraged to visit the school and opportunities to do this will be available in October 2021. To enquire about visits and make an appointment, in the first instance please email Mrs M Smith, PA to the Headteacher on msmith@hollingworthacademy.co.uk
Start date: September 2022
Salary : Group 7, L30 – L36
Closing date : 9.00am on Monday 18th October 2021
Interviews : w/c 1st November 2021
On our website and within the application pack, you will find a range of documents that tell you more about the role and who we are looking for.
www.hollingworthacademy.co.uk
To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications to: applications@hollingworthacademy.co.uk by the closing date.
Hollingworth Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification, they will also be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure and all other pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We follow a strict pre-employment process in line with Safer Recruitment / Keeping Children Safe in Education. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Attached documents
About Hollingworth Academy
- Hollingworth Academy
- Cornfield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale
- Lancashire
- OL16 3DR
- United Kingdom
Thank you for your interest in working at Hollingworth Academy; we are a vibrant and caring school in Milnrow, Rochdale.
In 2023, Hollingworth Academy was awarded the World Class Schools Quality Mark; the only school in Greater Manchester and Lancashire out of 463 to achieve this world class status.
Hollingworth Academy is now one of two academies in the recently formed Hollingworth Learning Trust, along with Newhouse Academy. Hollingworth Learning Trust’s core purpose is to make a positive difference to the lives of its children. Its role, as a sponsor of both academies, is to provide the support, challenge, expertise, and resources necessary to significantly improve the provision for education.
Our ethos is built on three pillars of,
Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.
These values are at the heart of everything we do,
RESPECT
Respect at Hollingworth is the care and value we have for ourselves, other people and our community.
RESPECT YOURSELF – Respect starts with the individual. We all strive to ‘be the best that we can be’.
RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE – We show respect to others by being polite and courteous. We value diversity and promote equality and equity.
RESPECT OUR COMMUNITY – We all follow the rules which help make Hollingworth a safe school in which teachers can teach and students can learn.
RESPONSIBILITY
We act responsibly and accept the consequences of our actions. We will support our students’ development to become responsible citizens on a local, national and global level who respect and protect the rights of everyone in society.
We work with a range of local and national partners to ensure that the children at Hollingworth get a great education.
We will protect the environment and educate our students to actively contribute to a sustainable future.
RESILIENCE
We accept that learning is challenging, takes time and involves making mistakes. We improve by remaining positive, working hard, being determined and never giving up.
Resilience is also necessary in developing the grit and determination to persevere both at an individual level but also in the pursuit of personal values and beliefs.
Background & Vision:
Hollingworth Academy has a simple vision; 'Everyone Excels Everyday'.
The vision we have for our academy is that we excel in providing a World Class education where all students make outstanding progress which:
· Fosters proactive engagement with memorable experiences.
· Nurtures them to develop social attitudes and behaviours founded upon the values of respect, responsibility, and resilience.
· Enables them to be thriving, positive and influential members of any inclusive, successful community.
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