Salary:
GROUP 6: ISR 26-33
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01/09/2025
Apply by:
14 February 2025
Job overview
Following the announcement by the current Headteacher, that he will be retiring at the end of this academic year, the Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced leader who shares the schools’ vision and values, and who can inspire both staff and students to achieve their full potential, guiding our school into an exciting new era.
Governors, staff and students are looking for an inspiring Headteacher with:
1. an active, Christian commitment, able to develop further the excellent standards and Christian ethos of the school
2. a clear educational philosophy and vision which focuses on learning and teaching to deliver high attainment and progress
3. a passion to ensure that all children and adults are able to flourish through extensive opportunities for personal development and spiritual growth
4. a desire to maintain and enhance the existing strengths of the school through a commitment to collaboration and professional growth
The recruitment and application pack can be obtained from the school website: Vacancies - Saint Aidan's.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.
About Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Cartgate, Preesall, Poulton-le-Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 0NP
United Kingdom
+44 1253 810504
Our School
Saint Aidan’s is a successful and popular 11-16 co-educational Church of England school with 840 students situated in a very pleasant part of the Fylde in Lancashire. We draw our students from a wide area which includes the rural area of Over Wyre, as well as a number of areas on the edge of Blackpool and Fleetwood. The school is within easy reach of the cities of Lancaster and Preston and the town of Blackpool.
Our students achieve very well, and there is a real will in the school to improve even further. In 2024 our students’ Progress 8 scores were higher than those in any other Fylde and Wyre school, and our GCSE results are consistently above local and national averages.
The school’s commitment to learning extends to staff as well as students; there is a well-developed structure of support for new members of staff and a culture of “lifelong learning” among our teaching and associate staff. Our in-house CPD programme is important to us and we are continually looking to develop innovative approaches to teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the use of modern technology and collaborative learning. All teaching staff have access to a Microsoft laptop, and all of our classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards or touch displays. Individual tablet and laptop devices are used by students in the classroom.
The school was inspected by Ofsted in October 2013 and was found to be a Good school with Outstanding Behaviour and Safety. This was confirmed by a short inspection in July 2018 and again in June 2023. Our 2023 report states, “Pupils enjoy coming to school” and, “Staff appreciate leaders’ consideration of their workload and well-being.” An inspection by SIAMS in October 2024 states, “Inspired by the Christian vision, a highly nurturing culture permeates throughout the school. Caring and loving relationships ensure that students and staff know they will be listened to and their voices heard.”
The school is full or nearly full in all year groups, and is regularly oversubscribed for entry into Year 7. The majority of our students travel to us by bus and choose Saint Aidan’s over schools nearer their homes because of our individual care for students, our calm and purposeful atmosphere, our high academic standards and our Christian ethos.
As a church school we have a strong emphasis on the provision of a stimulating, secure and caring environment within which all members of our community can develop their potential to the full. Relationships within the school community are characterised by mutual respect; this creates a safe environment where young people can grow and develop, and where learning is valued. There is a strong “vertical” pastoral structure, built around forms that contain students from all five year groups. Our collective worship draws staff and students together and encourages them to explore life’s big issues. The school’s ethos is distinctively Christian but is also inclusive of those of other faiths or none. This gives us a great responsibility as for many of our children Saint Aidan’s provides their only experience of worshipping and growing within a Christian community.
We work closely with our local primary schools, sixth forms, FE providers and universities. Students can participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities and educational visits in this country and further afield. All staff are encouraged to contribute to this programme.
Our school ‘motto’ is taken from John 10 v 10 - ”I have come that they may have life in all its fullness”. All we do at Saint Aidan’s is aimed at making this a reality for our students and staff.
Our commitment to staff
Our offer includes:
1. In house CPD programme tailored to each member of staff
2. Opportunities for professional development within and beyond our school
3. A positive, collaborative working atmosphere for staff and students
4. Beautiful location with a well-maintained site and buildings
5. Personal use of a Microsoft Surface laptop as well as a PC / interactive whiteboard / touch screen in each classroom
6. Large Staff Room with free refreshments
7. Free use of the brand new on-site gym
8. Free on-site parking
9. Regular staff social events
10. Many opportunities for overseas visits
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