Headteacher
Chesterfield High School
Sefton
- Expired
- Salary:
- L35 - L39
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn Term 2024
- Apply by:
- 27 March 2024
Job overview
Chesterfield High School
HEADTEACHER
L35 – L39 (£108,776 - £119,921)
Required for Autumn Term 2024
The Governors of Chesterfield High School are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced school leader who has a clear vision for secondary education and leading a successful and positive school.
The successful candidate will:
- Inspire staff and students to raise existing high expectations, aspirations and achievements and continue to improve this high-quality, fully inclusive school;
- Have a successful record as a senior leader in secondary education and have experience of managing change;
- Sustain school improvement and ensure outstanding provision and outcomes for all students;
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills within the school and the wider community;
- Work closely with partner schools to drive up standards of learning and opportunities for young people and further develop leadership skills in others and themselves.
Further information and an application form is available on the School’s website www.chesterfieldhigh.org.uk
Tel: 0151 924 6454
Email: recruitment@chesterfieldhigh.co.uk
Completed application forms can be emailed to recruitment@chesterfieldhigh.co.uk and will be acknowledged upon receipt during normal school opening times.
Chesterfield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the school to share this commitment.
The school is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance on whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Successful applicants will be required to complete a confidential medical questionnaire and may be required to undergo a medical examination
The school may carry out an online search on short-listed candidates as part of our due diligence and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore with you at interview.
Closing date: 11.00am on 27th March 2024
Attached documents
About Chesterfield High School
- Chesterfield High School
- Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool
- Merseyside
- L23 9YB
- United Kingdom
At Chesterfield High School, we are very proud of our long history, we celebrate our current achievements and we are excited about our future. We remain dedicated to the vision of the school and strives to provide the best quality education for children of all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs.
A great school has to be an outward looking school. Chesterfield which is proud to be a member of the Mersey View Learning Trust also works in partnerships locally, regionally and at national levels. Locally, we work in partnership with: ‘CAPITAL’, working with Crosby secondary and primary headteachers on leadership and curriculum links; Merseyside Youth Association; Merseyside Violence Prevention (MVP); Everton in the Community; Everton Foundation; Liverpool FC Foundation, Autism Initiatives; Sefton Safer Partnerships. Regionally, we work closely with: Rainbow Trust Teaching Hub; Best Practice Learning; Nationally, we work with: NACE; Holocaust Beacon School Network; PiXL schools; Youth Sports Trust; Football Association Foundation and Teach First.
The excellence of our work has led to a range of awards and commendations, such as: Holocaust Beacon School, School Wellbeing award, NAVAJO, Stonewall Gold Champion award, NACE Challenge award, and Parent Partnership award. The school is currently seeking a NASEN award.
Everything that we do at Chesterfield rests on the strong foundation of our values and ethos. We believe that all members of our community should have PRIDE in themselves and everything they do academically and personally.
P – Presentation – smartly dressed and excellent work in books
R – Respect – listen to others and be tolerant of diversity
I – Integrity – being honest at all times
D – Dedication – being at school every day and working hard
E – Exemplary –manners at all times in school and in our community
These values underpin all that we do at Chesterfield.
Our rich and exciting curriculum stimulates student interest and offers a broad and balanced education for all. The achievement, progress, happiness and well-being of our students is at the centre of our vision and actions. By working in partnership with all of our students and their families, we strive to ensure that the children in our care benefit from the high quality education that they truly deserve.
We have a commitment to the highest academic standards. Through a wide range of curricular, extra-curricular and supra-curricular activities, Chesterfield High School aims to enhance the life opportunities of all of our students. It is through the foundation of success at school that students will truly experience ‘Life in all its fullness’, in education and beyond.
Chesterfield High School is friendly and welcoming. We offer excellent care, guidance and support for all our students. We have very high standards of behaviour and we strive for academic achievement for all of our students.
Jon Lawes
Headteacher
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