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    Headteacher - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council

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    Start date: 1 September 2024

    Contract type: Permanent

    King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

    Church Lane

    Handsworth

    Birmingham

    B20 2HL

    Telephone number:

    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 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 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 (available to download from our website and submit to

      • Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 15 May 2024.

      • Interviews will be held on: 20 and 21 May 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.

      This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

      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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