Overview
Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn. We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board. We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels. Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team. We believe that we are stronger together - all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.
Woodside Primary School – context
If you are inspired by inclusive leadership, motivated by improvement and committed to ensuring every child succeeds, we would love to hear from you. At Woodside Primary School, our values of Care, Aspire and Achieve guide our daily practice, decision-making and ambition for every child and adult within our community. Woodside is a school with a strong sense of purpose. We are proud to serve a diverse community and to offer a breadth of provision that reflects our unwavering commitment to inclusion, early intervention and high expectations for all. Whether through our SEND Base, Time for Twos provision, Nursery or mainstream classes, we work tirelessly to ensure that every child feels safe, valued and supported to belong, to aspire and to achieve their very best. This is an exciting and important moment in Woodside\'s journey. The school is on a clear and focused improvement pathway, underpinned by growing capacity, strong Trust support and a shared determination to secure the highest standards. Our next Head of School will play a pivotal role in building on this momentum - leading with care, setting ambitious expectations and ensuring that all pupils and staff are able to thrive. We are seeking a leader who believes, as we do, that great schools are built on strong relationships, inclusive practice and an uncompromising focus on teaching and learning. Someone who leads with integrity, champions our values and is driven by the moral purpose of making a difference to children\'s lives. If you share our belief that schools should be places where everyone is cared for, encouraged to aspire, and supported to achieve, I warmly invite you to consider joining us at Woodside Primary School.
Role opportunity
This is a permanent post, you will be working 32.5 per week on a 52 week per annum contract. Woodside Primary School is seeking an exceptional Head of School to join us at a pivotal point in our journey. Working closely with an experienced Executive Headteacher and as part of The Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust, you will help shape the next stage of rapid and sustainable school improvement.
What the role will involve
* Lead the quality of education, ensuring ambitious curriculum design and consistently strong teaching
* Use assessment intelligently to raise standards and secure progress from all starting points
* Develop, support and challenge staff so they can aspire, achieve and thrive professionally
* Embed high expectations for behaviour, attitudes and personal development, underpinned by care and consistency
* Ensure safeguarding, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of all decision-making
* Build strong relationships so pupils, staff and families feel they belong
What makes Woodside unique
* Our SEND Base provides specialist expertise and targeted support, ensuring pupils with additional needs are cared for, included and supported to achieve and thrive
* Our Time for Twos provision reflects our commitment to early intervention and family support, enabling children to feel safe, valued and ready to learn from the very start
* Our well-established Nursery provides a nurturing yet aspirational early years experience, laying strong foundations for future learning and success
* As Head of School, you will provide visible, confident and values-driven leadership on a day-to-day basis, working in close partnership with the Executive Headteacher and Trust leaders
* An experienced senior leader with a proven track record of school improvement
* Highly knowledgeable about the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework
* Deeply committed to inclusion, equity and safeguarding
* A leader who balances care with challenge
* Energised by working collaboratively within a MAT structure
Qualifications and style
This role would suit an ambitious deputy or assistant headteacher ready for headship, or an experienced Head of School seeking a new and purposeful challenge. The ideal candidate will balance care with challenge, lead with integrity, and champion our values while being driven by the moral purpose of making a difference to children\'s lives.
Application and contact
If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch - we would be very happy to meet with you!
Additional details
Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn. We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board. We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels. Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team. We believe that we are stronger together - all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family. If you are inspired by inclusive leadership, motivated by improvement and committed to ensuring every child succeeds, we would love to hear from you. This is a permanent post, you will be working 32.5 per week on a 52 week per annum contract.
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