Headteacher
Bishop Luffa School
West Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- : ISR L33 - L39 (in excess of £100,000 for an exceptional candidate) subject to experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 5 February 2018
Job overview
Bishop Luffa is a well known “outstanding” (Ofsted 2008, SIAMS 2015) 11–18 Church of England comprehensive Teaching School with Academy status based in Chichester, West Sussex. We have over 1440 pupils including 275 Sixth Form students.
With the shared involvement of every individual, we aspire to be a confident, outward-looking Christian community in which every member:
- enjoys creative, dynamic and reflective learning
- is supported, challenged and equipped for the future
- values and takes responsibility for themselves and others
- relies on and builds supportive and lasting relationships
Our teachers are outward-looking and enthusiastic to look for creative opportunities to enhance pupils’ and students' learning; they take advantage of working with other schools in our Teaching School role. Our vision is excellence in all aspects of school life and we measure success in terms of progress as well as attainment.
The Board of Directors is seeking a visionary leader to work creatively and collaboratively with all stakeholders to make a positive impact on the lives and experiences of pupils, students, staff, parents and carers and the wider community. This leader will build on the inspirational work achieved so far and take the school to even greater heights. This is an excellent opportunity to build on solid foundations of strong values and aspirations and of high achievement.
The Board will appoint:
- A committed Christian, who is an active member of a church belonging to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance.
- A proven leader able to motivate, inspire, support and develop the talents of pupils, students and staff in a vibrant and progressive environment.
- A visionary to chart a route that delivers academic excellence while providing pupils and students with innovative opportunities to realise their aspirations and achieve their full potential.
- A people person, committed to partnerships, with proven achievements delivered through consultation and collaboration.
Key opportunities ahead to
- Shape the local educational landscape to benefit the children in our community.
- Develop and enhance the Christian ethos at the heart of the school.
- Explore opportunities to extend the school’s influence through the Teaching School Alliance and possible MAT status.
- Promote a distinctive Sixth Form that attracts academic students from a wide area.
School tour: Welcomed and encouraged by appointment
Closing date: Monday 5th February at 9.00am
Shortlisting: Wednesday 7th February
Interviews: Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd February
To request an application pack or book a school tour please contact Emma Fletcher at Hays Leadership on 01273 721579 or email emma.fletcher@hays.com
To discuss the role in more detail, please call Dion Mills on 01273 721579 or email dion.mills@hays.com
Bishop Luffa School is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate.
About Bishop Luffa School
- Bishop Luffa School
- Westgate, Chichester
- West Sussex
- PO19 3HP
- United Kingdom
Bishop Luffa School is a mixed, non-selective, Church of England secondary school with sixth form situated in Chichester, West Sussex. There are approximately 1,500 students at the school between the ages of 11-18.
Bishop Luffa School was established in 1963 and converted to academy status in 2013.
Austen Hindman, Head Teacher
Values and vision
We are a school of hope, where students are invited to explore their God-given potential.
OUR VISION as a school comes from John 10:10: ‘I came so you can have life – life in all its fullness’. Our aim is to show every child what 'life in all its fullness' means, so they can live out their God-given potential.
OUR VALUES are expressed in our school motto: ‘always our best because everyone matters’. Jesus told us ‘love each other as I have loved you’ (John 15:12). We want all of our students to know that they are loved and to treat other people and the world around them with love and respect.
Staff at Bishop Luffa commit to:
- Inspire all students to be ambitious about their futures
- Encourage and develop leadership
- Develop partnerships within, and beyond, the school
- Foster engagement in personal and spiritual development
- Nurture a sense of belonging to a safe school and the wider world
Bishop Luffa School wants all students to achieve their full potential and discover their strengths and talents. It wants to be: “A community which works hard to widen students’ horizons beyond the formal curriculum”. The school works to ensure that everyone in the community is treated equally and doesn’t tolerate discrimination. It is committed to teaching students the Christian values and implementing them into their daily school life. A wide range of extra-curricular activities are offered to students across the year groups to allow for them to gain further skills and experiences outside of the classroom.
Ofsted
OFSTED inspectors visited Bishop Luffa School in Chichester in December 2022 and have graded the school ‘Outstanding’. The school was last inspected in 2008, when it was also given an ‘Outstanding’ judgement.
Head Teacher Austen Hindman said: ‘it is important for our community that we have a report that reflects the school as it is now. We are very pleased that the inspection team saw how inclusive we are and that we are living out our school motto: “always our best because everyone matters”. The inspection report says that “this is a school where you can be yourself and have your individual gifts and talents celebrated.”’
OFSTED also praised the impact of the Sixth Form on the ethos of the school: “The school buzzes with activity at lunchtimes as pupils enjoy social time together and participate in the vast array of clubs and societies. Many of these are organised by sixth-form students, who play a remarkably important role in the school. Beyond their academic studies, sixth formers lead other pupils in the excellent contribution the school makes to charities and the local community.”
Head of Sixth Form, Jamie Saunders, said: ‘Bishop Luffa Sixth Formers are leaders within the school. This responsibility helps our students to grow in confidence and is one of the main reasons why they go on to study at top universities and pursue rewarding careers.’
‘Our Sixth Form is open to any student who meets the academic qualifications. We have a large number of students from other schools join us in Year 12 and thrive at Bishop Luffa.’
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