Headteacher
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £69,816 – £80,865 (L50-62)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2016
- Apply by:
- 5 June 2015
Job overview
“We strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well”
The Governors of Bishop Challoner School are seeking an enthusiastic Headteacher with vision and proven leadership to carry forward the successes achieved under our departing Head, Mr Tony Corish. We are a very successful oversubscribed school for 11-16 year olds and our recent GCSE results has placed us in the top 20% nationally. Our Ofsted Report of October last year awarded us “Good” with “Outstanding” features.
We have strong connections with both the Diocesan and local schools and very good community relations.
We seek applications from candidates who:
- Are practising Catholics with a strong commitment to Catholic education
- Are currently in a Senior Management position
- Have excellent communication skills, able to lead at all levels
- Will inspire, motivate and support the staff, students, parents, governors and wider community
- Have a clear vision of further developing the quality of teaching and learning.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please email Miss Nicki Galley, Clerk to the Governors, to make an appointment nicki.galley@bcs.hants.sch.uk.
For further details and an application pack, please contact Education Personnel Services by email eps-recruitment@hants.gov.uk or by telephone 023 8038 3535 (24 hour answerphone).
Closing date for applications: Noon, 5th June 2015.
Interviews: 2nd and 3rd July 2015.
The school is committed to safer recruitment practices and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Bishop Challoner is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Saint Michael's Road
Basingstoke RG22 6SR
Diocese of Portsmouth
Hampshire County Council
Group 6, 805 on roll
About Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
- St. Michael's Road, Basingstoke
- Hampshire
- RG22 6SR
- United Kingdom
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School, founded in 1975, is a mixed, non-selective, voluntary aided school for children aged 11-16. Locate in Basingstoke, Hampshire, the school lies in the Roman Catholic diocese of Portsmouth.
The school has expanded in recent years and the pupil roll stands at around 820. A number of pupils from different religious traditions are admitted each year, promoting the development of a rich faith culture.
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School is a community with a spiritual mission. Opportunities for prayer, reflection and worship are built into the patter of the school's life. All students are supported on their individual spiritual journey.
Music, drama and PE play an important role in the school dynamic and there are regular school productions, chamber concerts, workshops and sports fixtures throughout the year.
Headteacher
J P Wright
Values and vision
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School believes that its students must be helped to make the right decisions, to take their place in wider society and to experience an excellent academic and vocational education. All who work at the school are seen to have a key contribution to make to both promote and defend its ethos.
While the school sets itself challenging targets, it recognises that “success” in a Catholic School goes beyond that measured by performance tables and it aims to support all members of its community as they develop and deepen their relationship with God.
Ofsted
“Senior leaders have successfully created a climate in which students achieve well due to good teaching. Most notably, the school successfully promotes outstanding behaviour and safety of students.”
View Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School’s latest Ofsted report
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