Headteacher
Wellfield School
Durham, County
- £101,067 - £118,732 per year
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st January 2025
- Apply by:
- 11 September 2024
Job overview
About this Role
You will be a successful and experienced leader, able to enthuse, motivate and inspire students and staff, generating a love for learning at all levels and stages of life. You will also have demonstrated excellence in leadership, managing change and driving improvement in your present role.
Great people management, high standards and a capacity for hard work will have been at the core of your success. You will be a creative thinker with an ability and determination to secure high-quality outcomes for all students. You will have an up-to-date understanding of national developments in education and relevant legislation.
Our vision at Wellfield is represented in our school motto: “We go the extra mile.” This guiding principle is at the heart of everything we do, driving our commitment to high achievement for all students. However, Wellfield is more than just a place of academic learning; it is an environment where educational excellence meets a dedication to the holistic development of every student.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced senior leader to work with a high functioning and effective team, committed to excellence and staff development and support.
If you have the vision, drive and passion, we can offer you:
- An excellent and committed staff who go the extra mile
- Support and direction from the Chief Executive Officer
- An effective peer network with 2 other secondary schools in the Trust
- Excellent support services delivered via the Trust, including Finance, IT and HR
- Engaged, happy students who demonstrate ‘good’ behaviours for learning
- Excellent personal career development
- Strong mutually beneficial partnerships
You are warmly invited to visit the school, to see what makes us so proud and excited - please contact Chief Executive Officer, Linda Rodham, via Charna Kay, PA to CEO at C.Kay@ncdat.org.uk
Attached documents
About Wellfield School
- Wellfield School
- North Road East, Wingate
- County Durham
- TS28 5AX
- United Kingdom
Wellfield School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school without sixth form situated in Wingate, County Durham. It is a community state school that provides 1,200 places for students between the ages of 11 and 16 when fully subscribed. Wellfield School is part of New College Durham Academies Trust.
Acting Head of School
Louise Colquhoun
Values and vision
Wellfield School’s motto is “Go the extra mile”. It is a learning community that aims for high achievement and success for all. The secondary school prides itself on being a happy and caring environment, an exciting centre of learning for the community, and a place where all children feel respected for their individual talents.
Wellfield School holds mathematics and computing specialist status. A recent £8.5m investment led to a rebuild of school premises.
Ofsted report
“The achievement of students is good and continues to improve rapidly because of the successful and relentless drive by governors and senior leaders to increase the proportion of good and outstanding teaching. There are excellent relationships between students and staff and this helps to build a purposeful environment for learners where all feel valued. Students feel safe and are very proud of their school.”
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