Headteacher

Key details

Job title: Headteacher

Salary scale: L30 – L33

Role type: Permanent

Reports to: George Smith, CEO of the Central England Academy Trust (CEAT)

Start Date: 1 January 2024 (or sooner)

Closing deadline for applications: 9:00am on 5 June 2023

Dates: Selection activities and interviews for shortlisted candidates will be on 12/13 June 2023.

The Role

We are seeking to recruit an inspirational and talented Headteacher to lead our Outstanding, World Class rated 11-18 Secondary School in the Midlands. This is an exciting time to join us, so if this sounds like the opportunity for you, we can't wait to receive your application!

The job description and person specification pack set out our expectations for the role and are within the attached information. Our expectations are high, as you would expect for a role of this magnitude.

Our Trust

Higham Lane School is a large 11-18 Secondary School with approximately 1,430 pupils on roll.

Higham Lane School is part of the Central England Academy Trust. The Trust is currently made up of Higham Lane School, Oak Wood Primary School and Oak Wood Secondary School. A new Secondary Free School, Higham Lane North Academy is due to open in September 2025.

What the Trust has to offer you

At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. Our offer to staff includes: -

·       Excellent continuous professional development;

·       Bespoke training and support from the Trust team to meet your needs;

·       A generous defined benefit pension scheme;

·       We provide a supportive Employee Assistance Programme; and

·       Employee benefits scheme.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, as well as the Equality Details Form, that you will find on the School’s website (www.highamlaneschool.co.uk) and email them to jobs@highamlaneschool.co.uk, indicating in the message title the post you are applying for before the deadline noted above.  

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact Amy Pearson, PA to the CEO, on 024 76740901.

Safeguarding

Please note our clear expectations regarding personal and professional conduct of staff and the safeguarding of students:

·       To have total regard for the need to safeguards students' wellbeing, in accordance with statutory provisions.

·       To have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality.

·       To have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will also be taken through the School's vetting procedure.

Higham Lane School is also strongly committed to protecting personal data.  Our Privacy Notice, which can be found under the GDPR section on the School website, describes why and how we collect and use personal data and provides information about individuals’ rights.