Headteacher

Role title: Headteacher

Contract type: Full time, permanent contract

Grade: Headteacher pay scale L30-L35 (£96,238-£107,770)

(in accordance with the School Teacher Pay and Conditions Document).

Start Date: April 2025

This is an exciting new opportunity to lead our wonderful school. Todmorden High School’s governors are seeking a talented leader who is ambitious for their pupils and believes in the school’s vision ‘enabling individuals to unlock their unique potential’. The position arises because the current Headteacher, Gill Shirt, has decided to retire.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Headteacher to build on strong foundations and lead our school on the next stage of its improvement journey.

We are a values driven school, with our core values of ambition, respect, care and honesty underpinning all our conversations, decisions and actions.

You would join the school at an exciting time, the school is about to academise and join Share MAT and we are part of the new schools’ building programme starting in April 2025.

We’d love to hear from you if you;

• Share our belief in ‘enabling individuals to unlock their unique potential’ and the MAT’s belief in ‘Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best’.
• Enjoy developing teachers, the curriculum and routines that help our children achieve their best.
• Want to join a team of supportive headteachers who support each other to achieve the best for pupils of all abilities and backgrounds.
• Have a strong track record as a leader, with the ability to enthuse pupils.
• Have an ability to lead and inspire colleagues.
• Have a successful track record of coaching and supporting colleagues to improve standards.

We value our staff, and we know Share MAT does too. Our staff voice is strong and colleagues like working here. We have a strong CPD programme and there are often chances for staff to progress their careers and develop. This has been enhanced with recent support from Share MAT (who are the Teaching School Hub for Calderdale and Kirklees).

Please find our attached recruitment information pack to read more about this wonderful opportunity as Headteacher at Todmorden High School.

Closing date for applications: 22nd October 2024

Interviews to take place on 19th and 20th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

You are welcome to make an appointment to come and see the school, the existing Headteacher will show you around.

How to apply:

Please download our application pack and apply online here on Tes via the Quick Apply button. We look forward to receiving your application.

Todmorden High School is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post and an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.