Headteacher
Cams Hill School
Hampshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L28 - L35 (a discretionary payment paid for the right candidate)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 27 August 2014
Job overview
L28 - L35 (a discretionary payment paid for the right candidate)
The Governors of Cams Hill School are seeking an inspirational successor to our current Headteacher who will retire in August 2014 after fifteen years.
The forward-thinking Governing Body is looking for a new Headteacher who can build on a rich inheritance and tradition, develop an imaginative strategy for the future, and translate this vision into the practical steps that will take this outstanding school into the next phase of its development. It is a vibrant and exciting school where pupils and staff are happy and parents supportive.
We are looking for a strategic, creative and visionary leader who will:
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership ability.
- Have a passion for excellence in teaching and learning and will continue the development of our high quality pedagogy.
- Actively promote the safeguarding, inclusion and welfare of all pupils.
- Have experience of, and a vision for, developing partnerships to build on the school's multi-agency links.
- Have a thorough understanding of the issues faced by an outstanding school.
- Work with governors, staff, pupils, parents and the wider community to set and implement the strategic future direction of the academy.
There is a strong ethos of teamwork and support throughout the school, as well as a commitment to self-improvement and continuous professional development.
If you would like to visit the school please contact Lucy Fox (PA to current Head) on 01329 231641.
For further details and an application pack, please contact Education Recruitment by email eps-recruitment@hants.gov.uk or by telephone 023 8038 3535 (24 hour answerphone).
Closing date for applications: Noon, Wednesday 27th August 2014.
Interviews: 17th, 18th and 19th September 2014.
Cams Hill School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Cams Hill School
Shearwater Avenue
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 8AH
Tel: 01329 231641
A converter Academy Science with Mathematics Specialist School
Age range: 11-16
Co-ed: NOR: 1080
About Cams Hill School
Cams Hill School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in Fareham, Hampshire. The market town of Fareham is situated at the edge of Portsmouth Harbour, between Portsmouth and Southampton.
There are 1,048 children on Cams Hill School's roll. Originally established in 1958, the school converted to academy status in 2011. Its motto is "Inspire, Nurture, Achieve, Excel" and it is a specialist science college.
Headteacher
Gwennan Harrison-Jones
Values and vision
Cams Hill School values all children as individuals with unique talents, skills and abilities. The school is committed to supporting all children to do their best through academic, artistic and sporting achievements. Special emphasis is places on academic achievement as this is where the school believes it can make the greatest contribution to the life of the child.
It is the aim of staff at Cams Hill to enable each emerging adult to take his or her place in society as an industrious, happy, self-motivated individual. It is hoped that each will contribute to the development of society, and demonstrate tolerance, respect for self and for the welfare of others, a positively questioning attitude, the ability to discriminate and the flexibility to adapt in a rapidly changing world.
Ofsted report
“Cams Hill School provides an outstanding quality of education in an exceptionally safe environment. The determined and uncompromising leadership of the headteacher and senior team has sustained the strengths identified at the last inspection and secured further improvement, particularly in students’ achievement.”
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