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    Assistant Headteacher - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council

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    Start date: 1 September 2024

    Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months

    King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

    Church Lane

    Handsworth

    Birmingham

    B20 2HL

    Telephone number:

    An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Senior Leadership Team at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy as an Assistant Headteacher for Student Welfare and Wellbeing. The post will start on the 1 September 2024 and is maternity cover for 12 months. We are looking for an inspirational and dynamic professional who is committed to making a difference to the life chances of all students. The Assistant Headteacher will be the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the Academy, providing a professional and proactive service for the students in a safe and healthy environment. This will support our students to fulfil their potential as individuals and enable them to be active participants in their own educational experience. The successful postholder will provide strategic direction and lead the continued development of student welfare and wellbeing, whilst in pursuit of the best possible experience for our students.

    English or Maths specialists preferred.

    The successful candidate will be fully supported in their career and professional development through a vast programme of CPD provided by the academy.

    King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is an 11-18 comprehensive school in the north-west of Birmingham. Our student intake is from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, making for a very harmonious and happy school. We truly believe that high aspirations can transform the life chances of our students; underpinned by our drive to develop in our students the universal values of Scholarship, Character and Community.

    About the Academy Trust:-

    The King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham, is a progressive charitable organisation which has supported excellence in education across the City since 1552. Our schools are diverse in nature but have a common purpose and commitment to achieving our mission of "making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK".

    Our Academy Trust currently consists of two independent schools, six selective, and five non selective academies. Our recent expansion into a wider diversity of local communities is enabling us to accelerate our strategies for improving the life chances of young people in Birmingham, whatever their background.

    The King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham ("the Academy Trust") was established in 2017 and is made up of the academies outlined above. The academies receive back office central support services including governance, from the Foundation Office (a central support services function), with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves.

    Our highly focused five-year strategy aims to build on our existing strengths and heritage and deliver our ambitious growth strategy which aims to bring in a further five academies over the next five years.

    Further details and application forms can be downloaded from the website.

    Applications can only be considered if they are on an Academy Trust application form. Completed application forms to be returned to Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

    This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

    Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

    Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

    An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.



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