Headteacher

Headteacher: The Whitehaven Academy 

£competitive

The Whitehaven Academy is a school with enormous potential, and we are deeply proud to have been selected to welcome it to become part of Cumbria Education Trust. While there have been undoubted challenges in recent years, there is a shared determination to continue the trajectory of improvement and achievement for all.

Cumbria Education Trust is a growing multi-academy trust which currently comprises three secondary and four primary academies. We are committed to building an exceptional learning environment for all of the students and pupils who attend our schools, and a supportive, collaborative working environment for our staff, which enables professional development and facilitates great outcomes. Our vision is to enable every young person to reach their potential and achieve the success they deserve by providing an innovative and inspiring learning experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented and committed education professional to confirm their leadership credentials in a high profile and multifaceted setting. It’s a role that demands a highly developed understanding of the foundations on which sustainable school improvement are built – from the practicalities of what goes on in every classroom, to the relationships within the school and with the community that are fundamental to building confidence, momentum and trust.  The successful candidate will be part of CET’s Leadership Team.

In what will be a visible and scrutinised role, you will bring exemplary integrity, leadership and resilience, together with a clear focus on pragmatic, practical strategies that will enable us to consolidate and build a stronger future together. You will have extensive experience of school leadership; but your career-long ambition to keep making more of a difference, to more students, will be undiminished.

Visit www.CET-leadership.co.uk to find out more or contact Raymond Kelly or David Gooda at NavigateNDC for a confidential discussion on 01625 800862. Closing date: 18 March 2019.

Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we will check the suitability of staff to work with children.  Applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and overseas police checks (where applicable).  Please see CET’s Safeguarding and Recruitment Policies for further details.