Deputy Headteacher
Dormers Wells High School
Ealing
- Expired
- Salary:
- L22-L26 (£71,302-£77,893)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2015
Job overview
Dormers Wells High School is an 11-18 mixed, multi-cultural comprehensive school. We are an Investors in People school and professional development is at the heart of our work. Ofsted 2012 stated ‘All students receive outstanding academic and pastoral support and quickly settle in this most calm and harmonious school’. A multi million pound PFI rebuilding was completed in autumn 2012 to provide state of the art facilities for students, staff and the local community; we also have a specialist provision for 15 Hearing Impaired students.
Due to the forthcoming retirement of the present Deputy Headteacher after many years of exceptional service to the school, the Governors are seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher who will:
- Be able to lead and inspire a highly professional, stable and committed staff and motivate students to achieve their potential
- Have experience of improving the quality of teaching and learning
- The ability to articulate a clear vision and philosophy of education
- Have an extensive knowledge of inclusion and pastoral issues
- Be able to think strategically and creatively and have an exciting vision for the school
- Be hardworking, energetic and highly motivated to meet new challenges
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner
- Be able to maintain our high level of performance
We offer:
- a talented and committed staff team and supportive Governing Body
- an expanding school and growing Sixth Form (established in 2009)
- an outstanding environment for teaching and learning
- strong local links and a track record of partnership working through Leading Edge and the Ealing family of schools
‘Dormers Wells High School is a good school with outstanding leadership and capacity to improve’
(Ofsted May 2012)
Visits to the school: By appointment on 26 March 2015 (AM), 14 April 2015 (AM), 15 April 2015 (AM)
Closing date: Noon on 20 April 2015
Shortlisting: 21 April 2015
Interview dates: 23 April 2015 and 24 April 2015
An information pack can be downloaded from www.dwhs.co.uk. To arrange a visit to the school or for any other enquires please contact the Headteacher’s PA, Ms J Rana on 020 8566 6466 Ext. 306 or email jrana@dwhs.co.uk
The school is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The school follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the DBS. Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Dormers Wells High School
Dormers Wells Lane
Southall
Middlesex
UB1 3HZ
Secondary 11-18 mixed community school; NOR: 1,009 Sixth Form 173
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About Dormers Wells High School
Dormers Wells is designated as a Maths and Computing Specialist College.
We are very proud of our thriving, inclusive school. Dormers Wells High is a vibrant learning community where students value their education. We put our students first and wholeheartedly believe that every child matters and that every child should have the best chance to achieve. We provide a wide range of educational opportunities.
Our goal is to prepare our students for adult life and the challenges of the 21st Century. The aim is to enable the young people who come to our school to leave as confident young people who are able to make the most of the opportunities life will offer them.
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