Trust Secondary Headteacher - Whitby School - North Yorkshire

The Trust; Pocklington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Pocklington is seeking an experienced Headteacher to lead Whitby School. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in educational leadership, community engagement, and a commitment to safeguarding. This role involves maximizing academic progress and creating a supportive environment for students. The organization values high aspirations and community involvement, making it an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a headteacher or leadership role in an educational setting.
• Strong ability to forge relationships with parents, staff, and the community.
• Demonstrated commitment to safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Lead teaching and learning to maximize academic progress.
• Create an ambitious and collaborative curriculum.
• Ensure sustainable raising of academic standards.
• Foster a warm and caring school environment.
• Enrich the lives of community members through diverse opportunities.

Skills

Leadership in education

Community engagement

Curriculum development

Academic progress monitoring

Safeguarding practices

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Leadership qualification (e.g., NPQH)

Job description

Trust Secondary Headteacher - Whitby School - North Yorkshire

• Posting date: 28 September 2025
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 06 October 2025
• Location: Pocklington, Not recorded, YO42 2LL
• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 1d11e408-7d2c-4ef0-b5fc-8cd76e9b037f

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Headteacher who can forge constructive relationships beyond the school, working in partnership with parents, carers and the local community and develop and communicate a shared educational vision that expresses the core values of the Trust, is responsive to the needs of the local community, and motivates and inspires others.

• Teaching: The Headteacher will lead teaching and learning, to maximise academic progress - to develop within our pupils the skills they need to learn and an unquestionable thirst for knowledge.
• Ethos: The Headteacher will create through collaboration, an ambitious, sequenced, interlaced Trust curriculum, to open our child's hearts to the wonders of our world and to maximise learning.
• Achievement: The Headteacher is responsible for ensuring the continued and sustainable raising of academic progress and standards. Using Trust data and national benchmarks to monitor, evaluate and improve the quality of leadership and teaching, to help our children excel.
• Care: The Headteacher will create a warm, welcoming and caring community, with every child known as an individual. A place where our children can thrive, have fun, benefit from great teaching and personalised tuition.
• Holistic: The Headteacher will enrich the lives of every member of our community - making the most of their individual talents and providing a wealth of enrichment opportunities within the formal curriculum and beyond the end of the school day.

What the school offers its staff

Whitby School is steeped in history and traditions where the values embrace the high aspirations and opportunities we will create for the pupils and students and is a school truly proud of the community it serves. We are seeking a headteacher who will lead on school improvement whilst acting as a servant leader engaging with parents, carers, the wider community and colleagues from across our Trust and school family.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.