Deputy Headteacher
Heart of England School
Solihull
- Expired
- Salary:
- L19 - L23
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025 (open to negotiation)
- Apply by:
- 10 February 2025
Job overview
DEPUTY HEADTEACHER (FULL TIME, PERMANENT)
REQUIRED FOR APRIL 2025 (OPEN TO NEGOTIATION)
We are looking to recruit two outstanding, committed and energetic Deputy Headteachers to join us in our mission to make learning an adventure where everyone can succeed today and create fulfilling futures tomorrow.
This is an exciting time to join us as we restructure our Leadership Team following the appointment of the new Headteacher. At Heart of England we believe that learning is an exciting adventure filled with endless opportunities. Our new Deputy Headteachers will help create an environment of high expectations for all, with one Deputy taking responsibility for Teaching and Learning and the other for Conduct, Care and Culture (see job descriptions for specific details).
We are as ambitious and caring for our staff as we are for our students, with an embedded culture of professional wellbeing that is extended to all.
Our ideal candidates will:
· be passionate about embedding successful approaches across the school, partnership network and beyond
· have high expectations of themselves and others
· have experience of leading whole school initiatives with demonstrable impact
· share our drive for giving children the best possible learning experiences
· dedicate their expertise to discerning need and removing barriers to learning and training others to do the same
We encourage prospective candidates to visit our school to see if Heart of England is the next step in your own adventure.
Heart of England School is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe. The post holder is responsible for promoting and supporting a culture of vigilance, safeguarding the welfare of the children, young people and vulnerable adults for whom they are responsible or have contact with.
Job description, person specification and application form downloadable from the TES website
The process of application is as follows:
· Completed application form
· A letter outlining your suitability and that demonstrates at least one whole school initiative you have led and its impact
Applications to:
Gethyn Bennett, Headteacher
Heart of England School, Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7FW
Email: office@heart-england.co.uk
Tel: 01676 536702
Attached documents
About Heart of England School
- Heart of England School
- Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry
- West Midlands
- CV7 7FW
- United Kingdom
Located in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, Heart of England School is a co-educational secondary academy. The school has around 1300 pupilss, 250 of whom reside in the school sixth form, making it larger than the average secondary school. The vast majority of teaching takes place on-site, but the school does make use of a limited amount of off-site provision for students with certain educational needs. Heart of England School converted to academy status in 2011, but the school is not part of any wider academy group.
Headteacher
Mr Gethyn Bennett
Values and Vision
Heart of England School enshrines a number of core principles in its values statement. These include the values of honesty, encouraging pupils to be open with both themselves and others, determination, in academic and personal endeavours, courage, to experience new things while at school, humour, as part of the joy of learning, and kindness, towards their teachers and their peers. The curriculum at Heart of England School is designed to be diverse and inclusive, presenting a range of opportunities for pupils of all backgrounds and academic abilities.
Ofsted
“Students make outstanding progress in the sixth form, reaching standards which are well above the national average in most subjects. There is a rising trend in the percentage of students, including the more-able, gaining the highest grades in both A- and AS-level subjects. Students eligible for free school meals do just as well as their classmates.”
The full report into Heart of England School can be found here.
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