Congleton High School
Location
Cheshire East, Cheshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Congleton High School (CHS), a member of The Learning Partnership Trust, is a rural school located in the heart of the Cheshire countryside. Recognised by Ofsted as “An inclusive school where you aim to get the best out of everyone”, we have a strong team ethos, with students and staff alike welcoming the opportunity to help others succeed. Staff members work collaboratively together with each other and with students and parents to build strong relationships and improve outcomes for all.
The Role
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher from September 2024 with a focus on teaching, learning, outcomes, assessment and reporting. We wish to appoint an outstanding individual with a record of impactful leadership in their current role. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing teaching, monitoring pupil progress and supporting pupils to achieve excellence throughout the key stages.
The role would suit someone who is passionate about the quality of education, and is keen to develop their leadership further, using evidence, teacher development and a knowledge rich curriculum to ensure excellent outcomes for all. It will include the opportunity to shadow the work of the Deputy Headteacher who oversees the quality of education at Congleton High School.
This is an exciting role and one where commitment, ideas, underpinned by research, and strategic planning will be key in delivering success.
The Learning Partnership
Formed of two local trusts on 1 September 2023, The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership, The Learning Partnership is a diverse new multi-academy trust delivering excellent educational provision for pupils in primary and secondary schools across the North-West. The Trust primarily serves the communities of Crewe, Congleton, and Knutsford, and is now the largest multi-academy trust in Cheshire.
At The Learning Partnership, we believe that there are three core facets of our mission –people, passion, and performance. We are striving to build a community of the strongest people, inspiring a passion for education that galvanises these people to maximise their abilities, which supports all pupils to perform at their best. We believe that these core principles will create a culture that helps all our schools to improve and ensures pupil outcomes are the very best they can be.
The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:
Closing date: 13th March 2024.
Suitable candidates will be interviewed promptly upon receipt of application. The closing date will be brought forward in the event that the post is filled
We welcome visits prior to applying. We will be hosting three nights for a tour of the school:
Monday 4th March from 3PM – 4:30PM
Tuesday 5th March from 3PM – 4:30PM
Thursday 7th March from 3PM – 5PM
If you would like to attend one of these sessions please contact [email protected] to book a tour.
More information about the school can be found on our website and in our most recent Ofsted report. However, if you have any questions or queries about the post, please get in touch with us on [email protected] or 01260 730123.
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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.
The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.
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