Salary: L21 - L27 (Inner London) Location: Southfields, Wandsworth, SW18 Contract Type: Full Time Contract Term: Permanent
We are an expanding, heavily oversubscribed 11-18 Church of England academy (NOR 974 including 196 in Sixth Form) with an overtly Christian ethos, serving the local community of Southfields in Wandsworth. We are at an exciting stage as we seek to appoint a second Deputy Headteacher to take overall responsibility for the Quality of Education - Teaching, Learning and Staff Professionalism.
We were judged ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted inspection (Jan 2018). The arrival of a new Headteacher in April 2019 has further emboldened our staff to drive school improvement further. We will be increasing our PAN from 150 to 180, with a £4m expansion of the site already underway.
You will be responsible for:
If you believe you have what it takes to be part of a school community that continues to move forward, delivering the very best education for all our young people, then we would like to hear from you.
In the first instance, please contact Liam Dowds, our Emmaus Leadership Advising Consultant who is assisting us with this recruitment, in complete confidence on 01737 652 043 or ldowds@emmausleadership.me for an application pack.
We very much look forward to welcoming you.
Our school is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. DBS check required.
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