Required for September 2008

DEPUTY HEADTEACHER: TEACHING AND LEARNING
Leadership Range L18-22

A new post of Deputy Headteacher has been created following the re-organisation of the Senior Leadership Team. 

The main focus of this post will be to develop existing strategies to further raise the quality of learning experienced by our pupils. Included in this post will be responsibility for our £50k CPD.

Hollingworth is a Foundation college which is situated in the Pennine Village of Milnrow, Rochdale very near to J21: M62.  We are a large, oversubscribed mixed 11-16 comprehensive which secured specialist status as the only Business and Enterprise College in Rochdale in September 2006.
 
We offer:

• A very supportive, experienced and committed Governing Body
• Extensive resources with excellent IT facilities
• Dedicated and comprehensive administrative support
• A very good Ofsted report (Dec 05):
  "Quality of teaching and learning is good"
  "Pupils make good progress and achieve good standards"
• A series of excellent PANDA / RAISE online reports
• Strong financial profile
• Established programmes of pastoral support and curricular development
• A hard working and dedicated Senior Leadership Team

We require an outstanding individual who:

• Can demonstrate a proven track record of success at a senior level
• Can exhibit a strong presence in and around the college
• Will be a role model with the highest of professional standards
• Is a strong, energetic and innovative leader with the vision and clear purpose to build on the college’s many strengths
• Can motivate and challenge others to improve performance
• Has successfully developed strategies to raise expectations, aspirations and levels of achievement

Unfortunately the RAISEline report is not available electronically please contact the college if you would like a copy of this.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced CRB check.

Click HERE to download the application pack. (Requires 7Zip, 817kb)

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd May at 12 noon