Higham Lane School
Location
Warwickshire | United Kingdom
Job description
About the Role
Higham Lane School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Assistant Headteacher – Head of Sixth Form for September 2024 start.
Key Requirements
Applications are invited from suitably-qualified and experienced teachers with proven leadership skills and a track record of success, who can lead the Sixth Form in actively and strategically promoting the wellbeing, pastoral and academic progress of students. The successful candidate will need to show that they have the ability and vision to lead our highly-successful Sixth Form College, delivering Post 16 learning which secures successful outcomes and positive destinations for all students. Applicants will need to demonstrate that they have the ability to carry out the professional duties of an Assistant Headteacher.
General Duties and Responsibilities
To carry out the professional duties of a teacher other than an Assistant Headteacher, as described in the Teachers’ Standards and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, including those duties particularly assigned by the Headteacher, namely to:
- play a major role under the overall direction of the Headteacher in:
(a) formulating the aims and objectives of the School;
(b) establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved;
(c) managing staff and resources to that end;
(d) monitoring progress towards their achievement.
- undertake any professional duties of the Assistant Headteacher, reasonably delegated by the Headteacher.
If the Headteacher is absent from the School, to undertake your professional duties to the extent required by the Headteacher.
Please note our clear expectations regarding personal and professional conduct of staff and the safeguarding of students:
· To have total regard for the need to safeguard students’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions.
· To have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the School, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality.
· To have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.
Staff Benefits
At Higham Lane, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:
• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
• free, onsite parking
• subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• a Gym Membership Scheme
• a Cycle to Work Scheme
• free lunch for duty staff
• an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials
How to Apply
Please complete the Application Form, as well as the Equality Details Form, that you will find on the School’s website ( and email them to [email protected] , indicating in the message title the post you are applying for. If you would like to have a chat about this post or arrange an informal visit to see our school, please contact Kirstie Robinson, Deputy Headteacher, on 024 7638 8123.
The closing date for applications is midday, Monday 8th April 2024.
Please address the following points when completing the ‘Additional Information’ section of the application form: -
· why you feel your personal qualities and experience make you an excellent candidate for this position;
· your specific ideas about what you can do as Head of Sixth Form to ensure students in the Sixth Form continue to achieve well, are happy and make a positive contribution .
Additional Information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will also be taken through the School's vetting procedure. Higham Lane School is also strongly committed to protecting personal data. Our Privacy Notice, which can be found under the GDPR section on the School website, describes why and how we collect and use personal data and provides information about individuals’ rights.
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