Head of School - Puddletown, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

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Description

Organisation

External
Location
Puddletown
Reference

REC/23/0031

Occupational group
Teaching

Salary details

Leadership Scale L1
L22 (£64,226 £74,284)
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Contact
Robyn Symes
Contact

telephone

Closing Date
09 February :00 PM

Head of School at St Mary's CE Middle School

Salary Group 4:
(L16 -22); £64,226 - £74,284
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Start date: 1st
September 2023
This is an opportunity to lead a thriving and successful middle school within the Wessex Multi-Academy Trust.

The Wessex MAT is made up of a family of 12 schools based in West Dorset. We cover the full age range from nursery through to post-16 and we are fiercely inclusive. Although we work together closely and collaboratively we do not believe in cloning schools or working to a formula. Schools retain a unique position in their local community pursuing common values and aspirations. We encourage innovation and we want staff to feel confident about testing boundaries. That is the route towards great schools for all.

Our mantra is 'learning is everything'.

What goes on in the classroom is the most important part of our work and everyone who works for Wessex MAT, in whatever role or capacity, contributes towards that vision.

That is why we put so much time and effort into continuous professional development.

Everyone is expected to be involved in some form of learning or development, which may or may not lead to formal qualifications.

We are ambitious to become both an educator and employer of choice. Therefore, we work hard to create the best possible working conditions where staff feel supported and valued.

Richard Branson said that we should, 'train people well enough so they can leave for any job they want, but treat them well enough so they don't want to'.

That is something that resonates with our own philosophy.

St Mary's Middle School is located on a green field site in the centre of Puddletown. It is in a magnificent setting at the heart of the community, making the most of the environment.

We fully expect St Mary's to be judged 'good' again at its next inspection because it is an effective school.

It has a complex communication base and caters for the full range of children living in the local community. It is a popular school with 480
pupils on roll aged between 9-13.

The school's strong values permeate its community, curriculum and pastoral identity and we are looking for someone with a positive and confident outlook who will embrace and strengthen that philosophy and can build on that legacy and further establish the school as a driving force within the MAT.

Wessex MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment._