Headteacher - Birmingham, United Kingdom - King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Description
Salary: £83, 031 - £119,921 (dependent on experience) + benefits + relocation
Contract Term: Full Time Post: Permanent
Closing Date: 4.30pm on Friday 10th May 2024
Job Starts: September 2024
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is a non- selective, comprehensive, thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls aged 11-18 with a large and expanding sixth form. There are extensive educational benefits from the new state of the art facilities and buildings. We are proud to be part of King Edward VI Foundation and we are committed to helping it deliver its mission to make Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK. We have sustained continuous improvement in order to secure fantastic outcomes for all our students. Attainment and progress at KS4 and KS5 are consistently above the national average. We are a highly values driven school, defined by our core values of commitment, opportunity, respect and excellence for all and in all that we do.
At our school, everyone matters equally. We are seeking to appoint an exceptional, highly aspirational and dynamic leader with extensive knowledge of the current educational agenda, and a strong proven track record of school improvement. Our new Headteacher will lead the whole- school team towards 'outstanding' by building on our current strengths.
Our ideal candidate will:
• Be a dynamic, inspirational leader with vision and drive
• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
• Have a proven track record of improving academic standards
• Be able to demonstrate the impact of their leadership of staff, students and the wider community
• Be able to think strategically, innovate and work collaboratively with Foundation colleagues and our external partners
• Be insistent on educational excellence
• Be able to inspire, challenge and empower our dedicated staff and students
• Have excellent leadership and management skills to further improve our very high standards in Teaching and Learning.
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy has a strong team spirit and a passion for creating an inclusive learning environment, which enables all students to exceed expectations. We promote exemplary relationships at all levels, and strive for outstanding outcomes. All staff and students are valued highly.
Regardless of their background or starting points, we expect all our students will achieve the highest academic standards. We also believe if we equip our students with the universal values of scholarship, character and community it will serve them well at university, in training, in the workplace and in their lives.
We are committed to the value of a broad and balanced curriculum, which is flexible and responsive to the needs of our students and well-matched to their aspirations. Finally, we are a technology rich school which provides all students with a 1:1 device at no cost to families to support with their learning both in lessons and at home.
This appointment is supported by ASCL's Leadership Appointment Service. If you feel inspired to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you would like to have an informal discussion please contact John Murphy on or email John.Murphy for further information.
If you would like to come and see the Academy in action please contact us by phone, our website, or via email at
If you wish to be part of our fantastic Learning Community,
please complete our application form and submit to
· Closing date for applications is: 4.30pm on 10th May
· Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 15th May.
· Interviews will be held on: 20th and 21st May.
· The post is available from September 2024.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to receipt of a completed application form, satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS Disclosure.