Headteacher
Beechwood School
Slough
- £83,105 - £105,855 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L28 – L38 (fringe) £83,105 - £105,855
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 22 March 2021
Job overview
Beechwood
Headteacher
11-18 mixed
L28 – L38 (fringe) £83,105 - £105,855
Required for September 2021
If you have the ambition and outstanding leadership qualities with a track record of excellence we can offer an unparalleled opportunity to lead our non-selective school which serves a comprehensive profile of young people.
Beechwood is an 11-18 Academy, part of The Schelwood Academy Trust, with vibrant, diverse students who together with our staff create a strong community of shared values.
Following the retirement of our Headteacher, the Board are seeking a skilled and visionary Headteacher capable of building on the successful school improvement work already undertaken driving the highest of standards in Teaching and Learning. We are proud to work with friendly, hardworking students and supportive families. Staff are dedicated and ambitious to further raise standards. Our purpose-built school is a diverse and dynamic learning community benefitting from outstanding facilities provided through the Building Schools for the Future scheme.
Inspected in 2019 many strengths were acknowledged and consequently the school was disappointed to be rated as requires improvement overall. The school continues to build upon the ‘Good’ judgement for leadership and management, personal development, behaviour and welfare and 16 to 19 study programmes in its journey to secure a Good/Outstanding OFSTED outcome.
The school benefits from a strong Trust vision, secure governance and experienced executive leadership and from September 2021 the Senior Executive Lead will play an active role in supporting the new Headteacher as needed.
The Board are seeking to appoint a Headteacher who will:
• have a clear and consistent focus on driving progress and improving student outcomes;
• be passionate about realising students’ potential, maintaining our vision to create lifelong learners, enabling them to succeed in their personal and professional lives;
• inspire and empower staff to deliver the highest quality teaching and learning and embed excellence at every level
• be an exceptional leader able to articulate a clear vision for the organisation, leadership and management of the school. You will have the resilience to ensure that it is successfully implemented;
• a leader who welcomes the opportunity of sharing best practice and improvement within and beyond the Trust.
We highly recommend a visit to the school where you will feel Beechwood’s positive, supportive atmosphere, strong sense of community, meet our excellent staff and be engaged by our young people. Visits from prospective applicants are warmly welcomed and encouraged and can be arranged by appointment. Virtual meetings with Trustees are welcomed.
Closing date for applications: 9 am - Monday 22 March 2021
Interviews: Wednesday 31 March and Thursday 1 April 2021
To request an application pack or arrange a visit please email Dion.Mills@hays.com
For an informal discussion on this role please contact Dion Mills on 07899063321.
“Beechwood is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.” This post is subject to clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Beechwood School
Beechwood School is a co-educational secondary school located in the Britwell area of Slough and was established in 1982 when the former Haymill and Warren Field Secondary schools merged on the Warren Field site. The current school was built under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme and completed in 2007. Students and staff are proud of the large and extensive facility the school operates in.
In October 2016 Beechwood School and Herschel Grammar School joined together as founding partners of The Schelwood Multi-Academy Trust. Our Trust is an exciting and innovative partnership of two co-educational secondary schools - Herschel Grammar is a selective school and Beechwood a community school both founding partners.
At both schools our aim is for our students to have a great and memorable educational experience via access to a curriculum that supports outstanding learning, development and achievement in both academia and personal development. Our school communities are diverse academically, socially, culturally indeed in every dimension and we celebrate this.
All staff, students, governors, trustees and members share a commitment to the values and ethos of the Trust and this ensures we put our young people at the very heart of every decision that is made. We ensure that our young people develop the skills, qualities and attributes to enable them to pursue and enjoy successful and fulfilling lives, both professionally and personally. Our young people’s happiness and success is what drives us.
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and to ensure that all members of the Trust school community experience an ethos of fairness, justice and dignity.
We recognise, welcome and respect diversity.
Beechwood's Mission Statement
To provide an exceptional educational experience for all, where potential is nurtured and responsible citizens created.
Everything that we do will be built around three values: Kindness, Respect and Excellence . Our expectations as a school are high because we know the potential each of our students has. If they make themselves proud and our parents are proud of their achievements, then we have done our job.
Our mission is to provide an exceptional educational experience for all, where potential is nurtured and responsible citizens created. Across the school we strive to embody this in every aspect of each student's educational journey.
Every moment is a learning moment : from Year 7 to Year 13; from the moment students arrive in the morning, until the moment they leave at the end of the day. Ultimately preparing our students to lead successful and fulfilling lives beyond the Beechwood School community.
Anita Spires
Headteacher
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