Headteacher
Faringdon Community College
Oxfordshire
- £83,081 - £119,921 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Spine L24 - L39 Dependant on Experience. *A two year discretionary payment of up to 20% of the salary may be available to the successful candidate.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
Faringdon Community College (FCC) is a successful and popular 11-18 mixed comprehensive secondary school set in attractive landscaped grounds, on the edge of Faringdon, Oxfordshire. The school has an excellent local reputation and is known for inspiring exciting teaching and learning where teachers are supported and encouraged to help every student to achieve individual success and realise their potential.
The retirement of our current Headteacher presents a fantastic opportunity to join our school, with the prospect of an equally exciting future within our wider Trust. Faringdon Learning Trust are currently consulting with the Vale Academy Trust on a potential merger. Both Trusts view the potential merger as a merger of equals, underpinned by a joint intent to secure the best possible educational provision for pupils and enhance both development and career opportunities for staff.
We are looking for an exceptional, committed Headteacher with a proven record in educational leadership to share our ambition and strategic vision to build upon the Ofsted ‘good’ rating (February 19). Your energy and enthusiasm will inspire, challenge, and empower all members of the school in achieving the vision, and fostering an environment in which learning thrives.
As a dynamic organisation, our Headteacher will have strong leadership skills, and be comfortable managing competing agendas. The school has a strong and motivated team of teaching and non-teaching staff, committed to ensuring the needs of our students are met and providing the best education they can.
In return for your energy, passion, and ambition, as a Trust Headteacher you will be welcomed into our innovative partnership of Headteachers and central trust team; supporting both your own ambition and continuing professional development, and that of your school and staff.
Requests to visit the school are warmly welcomed. Should you wish to have an informal conversation about this vacancy with our Chief Executive Officer Richard Evans, please contact recruitment@faringdonlearningtrust.org.
Interviews for the position will take place on Thursday 25th April 2024
To apply https://mynewterm.com/jobs/137993/EDV-2024-FCC-58423
Faringdon Community College and Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
Faringdon Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.
Attached documents
About Faringdon Community College
Faringdon Community College opened under its current name in 2000, having previously been known as Tollington Secondary Modern School. Located in the town of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, the school provides a co-educational secondary education for students aged 11-18.
In 2012, the school became part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools, alongside seven others. The Faringdon Academy of Schools includes institutions at all stages of children’s education and allows providers in the local area to work more closely together.
Faringdon Community College provides for around 1,500 secondary and sixth-form students.
Headteacher
Phil Bevan
Values and vision
Faringdon Community College considers its ultimate goal to be academic success for pupils. Teachers seek to achieve this by instilling a work ethic and a sense of personal responsibility in students, as well as recognising and harnessing the innate individualism and talents of each young person.
As a part of Faringdon Academy of Schools, the school has strong ties to the local community and seeks to develop connections with local institutions for the benefit of students.
Ofsted report
“There has been a strong focus on raising the quality of teaching and the proportion of good or better lessons is increasing. Most teaching is good and some is outstanding. Excellent relationships between teachers and students, and between students themselves, contribute to a positive atmosphere for learning and there is very good individual support for students in lessons."
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