Additional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 32.50 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: L18 - L22 Number of Vacancies: 1The Role
We are looking to appoint an exceptional Senior Deputy Headteacher to join the Senior Leadership team here at Willenhall Academy, to Headteacher with the strategic leadership of the Academy. The post holder may also be responsible for a key focus area agreed locally and for implementing strategies that support that specialism.
Please read the supporting documentation carefully before completing and returning our application and equal opportunities form.
As a trust we offer:
Our academy
'Willenhall is a truly unique Academy, Its full of students, staff and parents who all want the school to become a place they all deserve. What I need is someone with experience of being part of a fast changing school, leading and mentoring people at all levels and passion for making things better for everyone then we are the academy for you.
If your someone who enjoys the challenge of leadership and wants to take the step to Headship in the future but would benefit from working under another Head Teacher first then this is the post for you'
Come and join our team
Quite aside from the opportunity to work with pupils whose energy, creativity and enthusiasm never fail to inspire, our academy is:
Committed to staff development through E-ACT's professional learning programme in partnership with leading training providers such as Ambition School Leadership.
Leading the way in your mental health through our very own Mental Health First Aid programme - we aim to train every teacher as a mental health first aider.
A leader in the education sector for outstanding employee benefits including a generous maternity policy and opportunities for flexible working.
A great place to live and work
Located just eight miles from Birmingham and six miles from Wolverhampton, Walsall is home to three E-ACT academies.
Part of the E-ACT family
We are an E-ACT academy and proud to be part of a community that includes over 18,000 pupils and 2,500 teaching and non-teaching professionals across the country. E-ACT multi-academy trust is responsible for 28 academies across the length and breadth of England. Our academies collaborate and share ideas with one another in ways that schools may not be able to. Most importantly, we all feel part of something much bigger as our responsibilities go far beyond the four walls of a single academy and extend to people and their communities across the country. We are always on the lookout for dynamic , motivated and enthusiastic people so we can continue to give every one of our pupils the opportunity to explore, solve, create and achieve.
In return we offer the chance to work with amazing people and inspirational pupils, as well as a great salary and sector-leading work-life balance arrangements.
E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Qualifications
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5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent |
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Degree in a relevant subject |
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Qualified Teacher Status |
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Senior leadership or management qualification (or willing to work towards) |
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Relevant safeguarding qualification and/or training |
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Skills
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Inspires confidence in all pupils, staff, parents, governors and the wider community in order to promote the school. |
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Leadership | |
Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development |
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Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning |
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Experience of successful management and leadership of diverse teams |
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Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
Experience of working within a successful safeguarding team |
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Support the work of colleagues and promote staff development and well being, with an understanding of its relevance to performance management |
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Knowledge of a creative range of pedagogic approaches to delivering your subject |
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Proven record of outstanding classroom practice |
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Related Documents
Safeguarding Information
E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way
Willenhall
Mids W
WV12 4BD
Regional Recruitment
recruit@e-act.org.uk