Headteacher
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
North Yorkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Earning potential £78,151 to £90,523
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2016
- Apply by:
- 14 August 2015
Job overview
Group 4 School, L21-27 with an annual allowance of up to £18000 for an exceptional candidate.
Are you what we are looking for?
If you are an exceptional leader who thrives on challenge and achieving high performance, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
The school was judged by OfSTED in 2012 to be 'good with outstanding features'; however Governors and Senior Leaders firmly believe that significant improvements within our school still need to be implemented to raise standards. We need an accomplished and confident leader who will develop individuals and teams to significantly raise the standards of education and have the drive, motivation and resilience to embrace the challenges ahead. We want to enable every student to succeed through high expectations, interesting lessons and excellent pastoral care, support and guidance.
Our students are a key factor in making the school a welcoming and friendly learning environment and all stakeholders adhere to 10 key behaviours that shape the school's mission and ethos.
The school's priorities include:
- Improving outcomes for our students at all key stages through more effective teaching and learning and rigorous interpretation of data
- Developing high performing teams at all levels through robust leadership and management and honest self-evaluation
- Continuing to embed effective performance management systems within the school to deliver necessary and expected outcomes
- Improving communication across a range of audiences (internal and external)
- Evaluating Post 16 provision and sustainability and considering future strategies
- Maintaining and building upon our school ethos whilst working with stakeholders to bring about change
- Fostering new partnerships and collaborations in order to raise standards and find solutions to wider issues
- Working with Governors to explore the potential benefits that hard or soft federal structures may bring for the longer term future of the school
Our school has a strong community feel and is set in a beautiful part of the North Yorkshire countryside. There are a wide range of shopping, leisure and cultural facilities as well as excellent schools, universities, road and rail links which provide convenient connectivity to the metropolitan cities of Leeds and Newcastle. We border the Lake District, Lancashire, County Durham, and Yorkshire & Humber regions with all they have to offer. North Yorkshire is a spectacular place to live and work. Support with relocation costs may be available.
In return, we offer you committed and dedicated support upon which you can depend and a golden opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of children and young people in our area.
Further details and an application form are available under the 'vacancies' tab on the school website: www.wensleydaleschool.net. Within section 6 (evidence of competencies) of the application form, please submit evidence for each of the five key competencies (up to 150 words per competency). In the 'personal statement' section of the form, please submit a personal statement of up to 400 words to address: 'As a new head teacher outline how you would implement a strategy for rapid school improvement'. This information will be used to shortlist applicants for this role therefore it is imperative that you provide evidence in these sections.
Completed applications should be returned to Mrs N Geater, School Business Manager at The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form, Richmond Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5HY or emailed to admin@wensleydaleschool.net. For an informal chat about this post please contact the Interim Headteacher, Pete Whelan on 01969 622244.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
Closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Friday 14 August 2015
Interviews will take place on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September 2015
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire
About The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
- The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
- Richmond Road, Leyburn
- North Yorkshire
- DL8 5HY
- United Kingdom
The Wensleydale School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. It is a community state school. A smaller than average size for a secondary school, the school will provide 576 places for students in between the ages of 11-18 when fully subscribed.
The school first opened in 1959 and became the area’s community school from 1971.
Headteacher
Julia Polley
Values and Vision
Wensleydale is a school that is set on inspiring and motivating all students in their learning community to achieve success while treating all students as individuals that can value the school in their own unique ways. It is a school with an atmosphere of encouragement and tolerance, making sure all staff and pupils respect one another, regardless of their age, ability, race and background.
The school gained a specialism in science in 2006, in addition to gaining a Healthy Schools award. In 2008, the school’s new sixth form centre opened.
Ofsted
“This is a good and continuously improving school. Some aspects of this school’s work are outstanding, particularly the drive to engage all students, parents and carers, staff and governors in making further improvements. Overall, leadership and management are very effective, with senior leaders and managers very aware of the strengths and areas for future development. Those students with identified learning needs are also making good overall progress, with many gaining a number of vocationally orientated awards, alongside the more traditional accreditation of GCSE”
View The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form’s latest Ofsted report
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