Headteacher

Westborough High School; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Westborough High School is seeking a Headteacher who is passionate about education, inspirational in their leadership and ambitious for every child. The new Headteacher will combine high expectations with compassion, providing strategic leadership, energy and determination needed to take Westborough forward whilst retaining the strong relationships and inclusive culture that characterise our school.

We are looking for an experienced secondary school leader who has a track record of senior

Qualifications

• Successful track record of senior leadership and school improvement.
• Ambitious for children and young people, committed to securing excellent outcomes.
• Strong understanding of curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment.
• Able to articulate a compelling vision and translate it into sustainable improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education vision

Communication

Job description

We are seekinga Headteacher who is passionate about education, inspirational in theirleadership and ambitious for every child.

Our new Headteacher will combine highexpectations with compassion, providing the strategic leadership, energy anddetermination needed to take Westborough forward whilst retaining the strongrelationships and inclusive culture that characterise our school.

We are looking for an experienced secondary school leader who:

• Has asuccessful track record of senior leadership and school improvement.
• Isambitious for children and young people and committed to securingexcellent outcomes for all.
• Has astrong understanding of curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment.
• Canarticulate a compelling vision and turn it into clear, sustainableimprovement.
• Leadswith integrity, resilience, warmth and credibility.
• Caninspire people, develop leadership capacity and create a strong sense ofcollective responsibility.
• Setshigh expectations while creating a culture in which staff feel valued andsupported.
• Buildsstrong, trusting relationships and works effectively with governors,families and partners.
• Has the strategic and organisational capability to lead a complex secondaryschool, including effective management of people, resources and finances.
• Has anuncompromising commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and equality.

Above all, we are looking for someone who will beambitious for Westborough and its young people, who values what is alreadystrong and has the courage and determination to make it even better.