Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

About Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

Why Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School?

Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School or 'The Boteler Family' as it is widely known, is an oversubscribed 11-16 Faith School with 900 learners. The School is a founder Academy within The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT). TCAT comprises of 14 institutions; 6 Primary Academies, 7 Secondary Academies and 1 Sixth Form College. TCAT continues to go from strength to strength and there are a vast range of opportunities for staff from the separate academies to get involved in CPD and or leadership opportunities and development. The School serves the Diocese of Chester and Liverpool and is Nationally recognised for putting its Christian Values into action.

The young people are the 'heartbeat' of the school and through High Expectations, High Aspirations and High Standards they feel motivated and encouraged to succeed at the highest level. The ethos, vision and values underpin every aspect of school life and it stays true to its mission of ‘Through God, We Care'.  The whole school community is relentless in the pursuit of excellence and are committed to raising standards so that we provide each student with the opportunity to attain their full potential and provide them with an essential toolkit of skills and qualifications to achieve their goals, fulfil their aspirations and succeed on their chosen pathway.

There is a strong moral purpose at Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School, which is to develop the whole child both academically and pastorally so they attain educational excellence. The school equips students with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed for lifelong learning in an ever-changing society.  The school inspires, supports and challenges the young people, ensuring they attain academic success.

Staff development is very important at Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School and we like to pride ourselves on all development packages (at all levels)  to ensure that we have the highest calibre of professionals within our school team. ECTs have bespoke training programmes which has been deemed as 'best practice' and staff mobility is usually because of promotion.  It is a sign of our success that our staff are going on to secure Middle and Senior positions and we celebrate staff success wherever possible.

Staff wellbeing is crucial and we model best practice to be as efficient and SMART in our approach to everything we do.  Staff feel valued and go above and beyond in all aspects of school life to ensure that our young people succeed.

We are a vibrant school community who want all our young people to succeed at the highest level. Our staff are passionate about improving the life chances of the young people in our community and will go above and beyond to ensure that our students get the best possible education. Hope, Compassion and Endurance are the three Christian Values which are at the centre of everything we do. We are looking for someone who will contribute to our high standards and outcomes with these core values as the foundations of policy and practice. The students will always come first and we pride ourselves on excellent relationships and we foster these to always ensure our students achieve. If you share our commitment to educational excellence and improving the outcomes and life chances for our young people,  and you want to be an integral part of our success, then I look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to out Boteler Family.