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Assistant Headteacher - Achievement

Assistant Headteacher - Achievement

Queensbridge School

Birmingham

  • £58,959 - £65,010 per year
  • New
Salary:
L10-L14
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2025
Apply by:
14 October 2024

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Assistant Headteacher, who will share our determination to transform the life chances of our students. 

 

Queensbridge School is an 11 - 16 comprehensive, friendly and oversubscribed all-ability Foundation School. At QB our mission is to equip our students with the character, skills and academic knowledge they require to live to happy and fulfilled lives. Our values allow us to ensure this is a reality. We believe in Respect, Kindness, Resilience, Leadership and Aspiration.

 

We have dedicated, supportive and highly skilled staff. This is reflected in our outcomes for students which are consistently well above the national average.

 

Specific areas of responsibility within the role;

 

·        Assessment: Lead whole school assessment strategies and data reporting.

       

·        Examinations: Oversee the examinations process for year 11

 

·        Year 11 Outcomes: Monitor performance, implement intervention strategies, and work with middle leaders to ensure the best outcome for students

 

·        Options Process: Lead on the Year 9 options, ensuring curriculum needs are met and providing information for informed decisions.

 

The successful candidate will;

 

·        Be passionate about enhancing opportunities, educational outcomes, and life prospects for all students, working alongside the Deputy Headteacher to deliver a high-quality curriculum.

·        Have a proven track record of successful leadership at middle or whole school level, with personal skills that align with a positive and committed team

·        Fully committed to the school’s ethos and vision, with a willingness to pursue professional development and go the extra mile as an outstanding senior leader.

 

In return, you will benefit from working within a forward thinking, creative and dynamic strategic leadership team providing you with whole school experience and opportunities to develop your career.  

 

About Queensbridge School

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+44 121 464 5566

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Queensbridge School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in the Moseley suburb of Birmingham. Originally built in the 1950s, the school now has approximately 700 pupils aged 11-16. It is a specialist college in visual and performing arts. 

Queensbridge School enjoys close working relations with Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The area of Moseley has served as a source for literary inspiration: JRR Tolkien based the tranquil Shire in The Lord of the Rings on Sarehole Mill. 

Headteacher 

Mr Harpinder Singh 

Values and vision 

Queensbridge understands its responsibility to students in providing a moral, compassionate education that prepares them for the wider world. Part of this is the fostering of strong relationships, within the school and the Moseley community. 

Staff at Queensbridge understand the importance of academic achievements, and that success here can shape future careers. In its role as a specialist arts college, the secondary school encourages students in creative endeavours, both for educational benefit and as an expressive outlet. 

More than half of students attend a residential experience each year, such as sailing and trips abroad. The design technology and PE facilities have recently undergone extensive upgrades. 

Ofsted report 

“Teachers have very high expectations for what students can achieve. Students respond very well to their challenge and make excellent contributions to their own and each other’s learning. They grasp enthusiastically all opportunities to work in pairs and groups, or independently.”

View Queensbridge School’s latest Ofsted report 

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