Deputy Headteacher
Sir William Stanier School
Cheshire East
- £71,729 - £79,112 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale L18 - L22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher with significant leadership experience to join our Senior Leadership team in September 2024. This post is an excellent and exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader to join the Headteacher and staff in driving the school towards its goal of providing an exceptional education for the students in our community. We are a warm and friendly school, and passionately believe that every student matters. The successful candidate will build excellent relationships with students and enjoy working alongside them and their families in order to ensure that they succeed academically and grow personally.
Due to the current profile of the Senior Leadership Team, the role and specific responsibilities will be decided during the recruitment process. It is important that we find the right person who can demonstrate the impact of their strategic leadership and a proven track record of success in raising standards. Leading on key areas of focus across the school, you will work with the rest of the leadership team in helping to shape the strategic direction and improvement of our school. You will assist in securing excellent outcomes for all of our students, regardless of background and challenges they may face. You will embed the Trust’s ethos, values and vision through inspiring and dedicated leadership, promoting a culture of high expectations in which students and staff feel valued.
The successful candidate will be joining the school at a very exciting time as it continues to make rapid progress. In the recent Ofsted Monitoring visit, it was noted that “The school promotes an open and reflective culture, where staff are encouraged to improve. Staff feel well supported in their roles. They value the collaborative atmosphere that permeates the school and helps them work together to strengthen their practice.”
Please see attached job description for a full understanding of this role.
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In return we will offer the successful candidate:
• A welcoming school with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff
• Inquisitive and self-motivated children to inspire
• Staff benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
Salary: Leadership Pay Scale L18 - L22
Closing date: Friday 26th April 2024, 9:00am
To learn more about the role, the school, and the development of the Trust, please book a visit by contacting Michele Dobson, Principal's PA: michele.dobson@sws.cheshire.sch.uk.
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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
In line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 The Learning Partnership does not request attendance or medical information on candidates for posts prior to appointment. We will, however, seek a post-appointment reference for successful candidates, which will include questions relating to attendance records. Appointments will be made subject to this reference and the Trust may, in some circumstances, withdraw the offer of appointment on the basis of information received, again having full regard to the requirements of the Equality Act.
The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status. The Trust supports CIPD’s #FlexFrom1st campaign and is ‘happy to talk flexible working’.
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About Sir William Stanier School
Sir William Stanier; a school at the heart of its community, built and equipped for learning in the 21st century. An exciting and stimulating place of learning with innovative practice, high standards and traditional values.
Sir William Stanier School is part of The Learning Partnership.
The Learning Partnership is a new multi-academy trust that was formed on 1st September 2023 as a merger between The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership. The trust consists of fourteen schools, eight of which are primary schools and six are secondary schools, all based across east Cheshire and north Staffordshire.
We are an inclusive school and believe all of our students can achieve success in life. We see it as our responsibility, working in partnership with our families, primary schools, and post 16 partners, to provide the opportunities and environment that will nurture a love of learning. We embrace change and challenge and aim to develop students that do the same.
Our School Values:
Opportunity - We believe we can achieve anything and we have high expectations of ourselves. We take pride in how we dress and how we talk to everyone at all times.
Community - We welcome everyone to contribute positively to our school. We look after each other and bring out the best in each other. We are all part of the SWS Family.
Courage - We work hard and never give up. We take measured risks which encourage us to experience more and to know more enabling us to grow into the leaders we are going to be.
We have exceptional teachers, an exciting curriculum and an extensive extra-curricular programme designed to maximise participation.
If you are passionate about teaching or joining our team in a support role, and you are looking for an exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you. You will join a school with an excellent, dynamic and inspirational leadership team who are relentless in their pursuit of improvement and progress. Subsequent development opportunities are considered excellent.
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