This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an inspirational and aspirational leader to join Blaise High School and further contribute to the life chances of our young people in the school and across the Trust. The school is on a rapid trajectory of improvement that will be sustained over many years and is a chance to be part of something very special. Blaise High School has made significant and rapid progress since becoming a part of Greenshaw Learning Trust.
The successful applicant for this role will play a major part in taking the school to the next level and supporting it in becoming a school in the top 1% nationally. This role will support your career development and equip you for a further promotion within the Academy and our Trust.
Key areas which the successful candidate will take the strategic lead on:
● An overall picture of ensuring students are ready for learning, ensuring that barriers to this are removed, be those barriers through choice or circumstance.
● Line management of Assistant Headteacher(s)
● Strategic lead and line management of the Pastoral Team
● Sustaining and improving key systems, including: Behaviour, Rewards, Attendance, Safeguarding and Mountain Rescue.
● Strategic development of a pioneering ‘Mountain Rescue’ approach in which all children and families are supported to climb their own personal mountain to the very best universities or careers of their choosing, regardless of barriers.
● Safeguarding
● Community engagement
● Alternative Provision.
● Working and developing relationships with external provision to support students and families, including building partnerships with other schools.
● Communicating expectations and clarity of procedures to all stakeholders
● Supporting the school in gaining the Character Education Mark, strategically leading all areas that are impactful upon this
● Ensuring the school is meeting statutory requirements within its behaviour processes
● Identifying, planning for and implementing strategies to support all aspects of the school culture in order to raise the aspirations and build belonging of students, and ensure all students believe in their potential to study and succeed at one of the country’s very best universities.
● Ensuring all aspects of school culture are aligned, and students, parents, and staff are clear on the ‘why’ behind everything we do, engendering a sense of belonging amongst the community.
● Developing a culture that is characterised by warmth and rigour, ensuring all staff understand what ‘warm – strict’ means and how they can implement it on a day to day basis.
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