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Headteacher - Langley School

Employer
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Langley School
Salary
£75,735 - £87,732
Closing date
13 Nov 2019
Reference
SOLED000003636

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Job Details

Hours:

32.5 Hours per Week

Group 6 ISR Leadership Scale required for April 2020

L27 – L33 £75,735 - £87,732 (to rise wef 1 September 2019, pay award pending)

The Governing Body of Langley School, a Group 6 school with a truly diverse and comprehensive intake, is now looking for its next inspirational leader, to follow the retirement of our current Headteacher at Easter 2020, after eleven successful years.

Langley is a highly over-subscribed, successful, dynamic, popular, mainstream 11-16 school, supporting approximately 1000 children including 40 children with EHCPs. It is renowned for its holistic care for, and development of both students and staff and is highly regarded for its friendly atmosphere and students’ outstandingly good behaviour.

Governors look to appoint a dynamic Headteacher and our ideal candidate will:

• be an inspirational role model with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• be a successful senior leader with strong management, organisational and listening skills

• be able to recognise current strengths and maintain stability, whilst managing necessary change

• have an excellent understanding of effective strategies for raising attainment and achieving excellence

• inspire confidence and commitment amongst staff and students, to build on existing high expectations, aspirations and outcomes

• maintain outstanding provision for all in this well-rounded, fully inclusive school

• demonstrate commitment and resilience.

In return we can offer:

• the chance to nurture delightful and enthusiastic students

• robust encouragement, support and challenge from the Governing Body

• a welcoming, friendly environment, with a committed and dedicated team of staff

• an experienced, supportive and capable Senior Leadership Team

• clear values that inspire our pupils to achieve and succeed.

Our school’s fundamental principles focus on supporting, challenging and inspiring the whole Langley community ‘to be the best that we can be’. But these are not simply words on paper. Students, staff and governors genuinely give all they can, to bring those principles to life every day. Examinations are critically important, of course, and our students achieve superbly well in them, but we truly believe in developing young people to deal with the tests of their lifetime, not merely to endure a lifetime of tests. Everyone who visits us comments on the special ethos of our school – ‘the Langley way’.

Langley is a wonderful school to work at and learn in and as our most recent Ofsted report suggests: 'Pupils are thoroughly prepared for life in modern Britain' at our school, where the holistic approach to child-centred learning is valued as highly as the outcomes the students eventually achieve at the end of their time with us.

The Langley purpose - 'to be the best that we can be'

Why? So that our young people are exceptionally well educated

Why? To develop cognitive, social and emotional resilience and resourcefulness

Why? So that our young people are prepared not for a life of tests but for the tests of life

Why? So that everyone fulfils their potential, is courteous and considerate to others and supports their community.

Are you truly passionate about high-quality learning experiences for young people?

Are you driven by students making exceptional progress as people as well as learners?

Are you able to lead, inspire, support, challenge and enthuse colleagues as well as students to be the best that they can be and achieve amazing things together?

If you can answer YES to the above, then please do not hesitate to find out more about Langley.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and we have set aside the following dates:

Thursday 24 October 8.30am-9.30am

Tuesday 5 November 8.30am-9.30am

Friday 8 November 1.45pm-2.45pm

To arrange a visit, please telephone us on 0121 706 9771 or email Julie Hannah, Headteacher’s PA via s206jhannah@langley.solihull.sch.uk or Rosemary Cotton, Business Director on s206rcotton@langley.solihull.sch.uk

Please find attached a person specification, job description, a letter from our current Headteacher and the necessary application form. We look forward to receiving your application and assure you that it will receive full and thorough consideration from our Governing Body and advisers.

Closing date: Monday 11 November 2019 (12:00 midday)

Proposed interview dates: Thursday 5 December & Friday 6 December 2019.

Langley School staff, governors and students are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students and staff. Please note that Disclosure & Barring Service clearance at the appropriate level will be required for this post.

Supporting documents
Letter to Applicants
Job Description
Person Specification
Application Form
Recruitment Monitoring Form
Reference Contact Details

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About Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Solihull

Solihull is regarded as a popular and vibrant place to live in the UK. As one of the most prosperous towns in the Midlands, almost two thirds of our borough is designated as green belt. We have over 1,500 acres of parks across the borough, with 16 Green Flag Awards. Solihull is very well connected, with great transport links such as the M40, M42 and M6 all close by, and an excellent rail network, plus, of course, an international airport. We are home to the award-winning Touchwood Shopping Centre, National Exhibition Centre, Resorts World Birmingham, and the Resorts World Arena.

It is an exciting time for Solihull, although we are a relatively small local authority (c. 6000 employees), we still have ambitious plans including the development of UK Central and HS2.

Here at Solihull Council, we want to ensure that all our citizens have an equal chance to share in Solihull’s success. We do this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

We recognise that our employees are the key factor in achieving our vision and as such, we are always on the lookout for talented individuals, who want to make a real positive difference to people’s lives and can help us to continue building on our success.

Both Smarter Ways of Working and Employee Wellbeing are key Council Priorities.

The transition to Smarter Ways of Working has presented us with the opportunity to re-think how and where we work. With the option to access portable technology, dependent upon the requirements of the role, a lot of our people are not bound to a single workplace or traditional ways of working, with many choosing to spend a good proportion of their week working from home.

tomOur people told us that they value flexibility, and that choice enables them to have a better work-life balance, manage family responsibilities, enhance their personal wellbeing, and continue to deliver excellent outcomes for the residents of Solihull.

Our people are our number one asset, and our aim is to have a healthy, happy engaged and thriving workforce.

Wellbeing is at the heart of our employee offer and we are a bronze accredited West Midlands Combined Authority Thrive at Work employer.  This recognises our commitment and action in support of employee wellbeing; we are currently working towards silver accreditation.

Unpaid carers carry out a key role within our community and know that this can be challenging when combined with employment.  Our Carer’s Policy and the ongoing support we give to our employees has resulted in us winning Employer of the Year 2022 at the Carer Friendly Awards.

We will offer you:

  • A friendly, supportive and inclusive working environment;
  • Competitive salaries including, for those at the top of their scale, the opportunity to receive a non-consolidated lump sum;
  • A range of flexible working options;
  • Annual leave starting at 25 days and rising to 30 days after 5 years' service in addition to public holidays with an opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional days' holiday per year;
  • A generous flexitime scheme (available for most roles);
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme;
  • A wide range of learning and development opportunities;
  • A range of family friendly policies;
  • Employee benefits including subsidised travel passes, Cycle 2 Work Scheme, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and staff discounts.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who demonstrate they meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For roles eligible for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check this will be indicated in the advert and supporting recruitment documents.  Where the post involves working with children, other vulnerable groups or in a position of trust it is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Further guidance is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/945449/rehabilitation-of-offenders-guidance.pdf

Please note, where sufficient numbers of applications are received, we reserve the right to close a vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore advise that you submit your application as soon as possible.

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Solihull
West Midlands
B91 3QB
United Kingdom

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