Headteacher
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Sandwell
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L34-L41
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 5 July 2021
Job overview
Success for All
The Governing Body of Holly Lodge High School are looking to appoint an inspirational Headteacher to take over from their successful retiring Headteacher.
Holly Lodge is a mixed 11-19 school in the heart of Sandwell. Our welcoming, vibrant, and diverse school are now looking for a people-focussed senior leader who is excited by the challenge of continuing the school’s compelling journey of improvement. Holly Lodge continues to be a school of parental choice and has grown significantly since the last inspection in 2017, including the now thriving 6th form, to over 1500 students.
The mission of Holly Lodge Science College is to provide each student a diverse education in a safe, supportive environment that promotes self-discipline, motivation, and excellence in learning. Holly Lodge aspires to support our students in developing skills to become independent and self-sufficient adults who will succeed and contribute responsibly in a global community.
The outstanding modern facilities and superb grounds that the school benefits from provide a foundation for the progress that the students achieve as well as providing opportunities for new experiences and individual development including through our innovative cadets and extra-curricular offer. Holly Lodge is a school proud of what it provides to its community and will continue to strive to live up to its core belief in ‘Success for All’.
The school has been on an engaging journey of evolution achieving Ofsted “Good” in 2017. As a new Headteacher you will benefit from a committed staffing body who continually work to high expectations, challenge and develop students through their teaching and support.
If you are the successful candidate, you will demonstrate a commitment to our shared values and ethos of broadening student aspiration and character combined with positive respect across the whole school community. You will buy into our programme of development and be able to lead an innovative and progressive staff body who are motivated and committed to creating a culture of continuous school improvement.
You will be able to demonstrate that you have the skills and the proven track record to maintain the excellent relationship that exists with both staff and students, whilst setting challenging goals that motivate and foster a desire to advance across all aspects of the school.
To find out more about this unique and exciting opportunity please contact our recruitment partner Chris Gartner from Hays Leadership on 07595 646 645 or chris.gartner@hays.com
Recruitment closing deadline: Monday 5th of July at 9:00 am
Interviews: July 14th and 15th
Holly Lodge High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS).
About Holly Lodge High School College of Science
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science
- Holly Lane, Sandwell, Smethwick
- West Midlands
- B67 7JG
- United Kingdom
Holly Lodge High School is a state comprehensive secondary school and sixth form for children aged 11-19 located in the town of Smethwick, West Midlands. The school serves a diverse community with high indicators of economic disadvantage.
Headteacher
Mr Imran Iqbal
Vision and Values
The vision for Holly Lodge is encapsulated in three words: Ambition, Opportunity and Community. We believe that every child, regardless of their background or starting point, is entitled to a world-class education in the best that has been thought, said and made, and that they should be equipped for joining the great conversations of humankind, shaping the future and living truly rewarding and meaningful lives. We believe in the power of expertly developed, subject specialist curriculum, alongside research-informed teaching approaches, high expectations for behaviour, and excellent pastoral care in achieving this vision. We are ambitious for the experience of our staff as well as our students: in terms of well-being, professional development and career progression. At Holly Lodge there is no written marking of books, no written reports and no graded lesson observations: we believe in stripping away performative documents and activities that have little impact, in order to make time for the things that really make a difference. We believe that the key to staff wellbeing is sensible workload and a positive professional culture, and we place these at the heart of everything we do.
If you share our values and want to be part of a team which champions ambition, opportunity and community, then please see our applications pack for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.
Ofsted
“Underpinning the strong progress made in many subjects, and especially in English, is the rapid development of students’ literacy and language skills. Students make particularly impressive gains in their reading skills and in their general interest in and enjoyment of literature. ‘We all read every night’, said one Year 9 boy browsing through the very well-stocked shelves of the school’s large library, before explaining to the inspector why he loved the books of Roald Dahl.”
The full report into Holly Lodge High School can be found here.
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