Headteacher
Ashton on Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership L34 - 39 (The School will consider a salary beyond this range for an exceptional candidate)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2018
Job overview
Ashton on Mersey School is an exceptional school with an outstanding reputation. The school seeks to provide each student with the opportunity to attain their full academic potential and the skills and qualifications to access further education or the world of work.
Ashton on Mersey School is part of The Dean Trust’s family of ten schools. The school is extremely popular and continually over-subscribed. Located in pleasant surroundings on the outskirts of Manchester, the school also enjoys a close partnership with Manchester United Football Club, its principal sponsor. As a mixed 11-18 school, Ashton on Mersey School has been awarded five consecutive ‘outstanding’ Ofsted ratings.
The Headteacher will be expected to lead all aspects of the operation ensuring that Ashton on Mersey School continues to innovate and re-invent itself to remain competitive. Moreover, the expectation is that the Headteacher looks ‘outwards’ to embrace the wider work of the Trust. This will involve leading the Teaching School, SCITT and Maths Hub as well as maintaining an excellent relationship with our sponsors.
What are we looking for?
• Senior leadership experience within a secondary educational setting
• Someone with a clear understanding of the school’s vision and values within The
Dean Trust
• A commitment to supporting and leading developments in schools throughout The
Dean Trust
• An individual who will inspire and influence others, at the same time promoting the
value of education
• Someone that shapes the quality of the teaching profession through high quality
support and training
• A commitment to collaboration and networking with other schools to improve
outcomes
For further information relating to the position advertised and The Dean Trust, please visit our website www.thedeantrust.co.uk
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: 4PM THURSDAY 19TH APRIL 2018
INTERVIEW DATES: TUESDAY 24TH & WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL 2018
The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and Disqualification.
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About Ashton on Mersey School
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Ashton on Mersey School is an exceptional school with an outstanding reputation driven by our mission statement: ‘Together, we will be the best we can be.'’
Our school is one of the most popular and oversubscribed schools in the region where our values of equality, compassion, respect, ambition, integrity and resilience underpin the daily expectations of every member of the school community.
As Headteacher, I am proud to lead a team of teachers and support staff who truly believe that every pupil should achieve or exceed their potential. The school has an established and embedded ethos of setting high academic standards by carefully crafting a pupil-centred approach where individual needs are matched with a broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum. In addition, the school is passionate about providing rich and diverse opportunities in an environment designed to nurture lifelong learners and citizens who can thrive regionally, nationally and globally.
At Ashton on Mersey, we are unwavering in our commitment to opening up a future of choice for our young people. This can be seen in every aspect of our work as we hold true to the Dean Trust motto: "Believe, Achieve, Succeed."
For more information and a flavour of life at our school please visit http://aomschool.co.uk/
Lee McConaghie
Headteacher
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