Headteacher
Holte School
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £90,284 to £104,596
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 April 2015
Job overview
Holte School is an "Outstanding" school. Rated as "outstanding in all categories" by Ofsted at the last two inspections. It occupies new buildings on a shared site with a primary and special school. A new sixth form centre is being developed and the school aims to convert to an academy. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable its students to maximise their potential.
Holte School has a strong track record of working with other schools and is a sponsor of the adjoining Lozells nursery and primary school and joint sponsor of Bluecoat C of E Academy in Walsall. The school is a National Support School with responsibility for supporting a number of schools within the locality.
Due to the retirement of the current highly successful Headteacher there is an opportunity for a strong, exceptional candidate to continue to drive the school forward, to meet the challenges it faces and to continue its development.
The successful candidate will:
- be an experienced senior leader with a proven track record of managing and implementing change
- to be able to inspire and motivate others
- have extensive experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
- have high standards and expectations of self and of others and be able to lead by example
- be aspirational, ambitious and committed to excellence in teaching and learning
- demonstrate a clear strategic vision and proven ability to generate support and commitment from all stakeholders
- have an understanding and commitment to strong financial management and a firm grasp of the concept of value for money
- be an excellent communicator able to work successfully with both internal stakeholders and external agencies
Closing date: midday on 13 April 2015
Interviews: 23 April 2015
An Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required from the successful candidate.
For further details or an informal conversation about the role, please contact Rahma Mohammed, Beth Stickney or Aaron Ashton on 020 3194 3064.
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HOLTE SCHOOL
Birmingham
Age 11-18 years
About Holte School
At Holte we care deeply for our pupils, our primary concern is their safety and well-being. The pupils are the focus of all our efforts. Parents and carers should know that we value each child equally. We constantly work to ensure that pupil motivation is maintained at all times.
We require pupils to promote the school through excellent attendance, punctuality, behaviour and smart uniform. By working hard together to achieve targets that stretch them, our pupils are able to realise outstanding goals. Through encouraging one another the school has developed an ethos which builds success.
The community we serve is blessed with a rich diversity of languages, cultures and faiths. It is a credit to the school that, together, we learn how to embrace and respect each others’ identity. Above all we are a community school developing our learning programmes to meet the needs of all pupils.
We recognise that we are preparing our pupils for the world of further study, employment and adulthood. Achievement at Holte is broad. Whether through our extensive arts or sports programmes we expect all pupils to contribute to the wider life of the school. We aim to equip our pupils to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing society, aware of the opportunities available to them.
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