Head Teacher - Kings James School
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8EB |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | a5ed2a27-e6f8-4f74-a1bf-6da84850c2c5 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate a proven record of success working with secondary age children, have recent and substantial school leadership experience, either as an existing Headteacher, Assistant Head or Deputy Head, and be committed to providing the children with ahigh-qualityeducation and environment.You must exhibit confidence, empathy and a clear focus on continuing to build a healthy workplace culture to benefit the wellbeing of staff and pupils.
In addition, you will:
• Be a resilient and credible leader with a strong moral compass, able to inspire confidence during times of change.
• Hold deep understanding of school improvement, especially in relation to curriculum, behaviour, attendance, and outcomes for disadvantaged students.
• Have strong financial acumen and experience of leading structural or organisational change.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and bring people with them.
• Experience of leading a large secondary school, ideally within a federation or trust model.
• Strategic vision, coupled with a practical ability to deliver improvement and manage complexity.
What the school offers its staff
Our Opportunity:
King James’s School is part of a Federation with Boroughbridge High School which was formally established in January 2021. Formation of the Federation was the culmination of a period of over four years during which the two schools had worked increasingly closely. The partnership between the schools has enabled richer CPD through joint events, along with sharing of learning and expertise across the staff teams.
Our school is situated in the stunning market town of Knaresborough. The town is well connected to the A1 corridor and with easy reach of the Harrogate, York and Leeds.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a large, successful, oversubscribed North Yorkshire school. You will have the opportunity to develop and implement effective strategies, and provide settled, visible and values-led leadership to unite and energise staff, students and families alike. With a meticulous eye for detail, you must be able to support the diverse needs of pupils and staff to secure consistent outcomes for all pupils, whilst maintaining the ability to balance budgetary constraints.
We can offer you:
• An excellent opportunity to provide strategic leadership and direction whilst building upon the high standards already in place.
• An opportunity to see the huge potential that exists and the time to make our school outstanding in secondary education.
• A happy, caring and supportive school, with well-behaved children who respect each other and have a thirst for learning.
• A Governing Body that is committed to providing support on all matters, including more sensitive or difficult issues - this includes the wellbeing of all staff members – and who are experienced, committed and passionate about our school and ensuring our children reach their potential.
• Support from the Governing Board, our dedicated staff team, the Boroughbridge High School Headteacher and from theYorkshire Schools Alliance.
• An ambitious curriculum, which aims to give every pupil a love for learning and enriching opportunities.
• A range of staff benefits, including discounts across major UK brands, childcare vouchers, wellbeing initiatives, free on-site parking, salary sacrifice schemes, and access to Health Assured employee assistance programme.
• If you feel ready to be our next Headteacher and you can bring your experience, enthusiasm, commitment and energy to deliver our vision of excellence for our passionate pupils and motivated staff,we would love to hear from you.
Further details about the role
For further information on this exciting opportunity, please visit our dedicated recruitment microsite: https://nyresourcing.co.uk/king-james-school-headteacher/
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and approved references.
About You:
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate a proven record of success working with secondary age children, have recent and substantial school leadership experience, either as an existing Headteacher, Assistant Head or Deputy Head, and be committed to providing the children with ahigh-qualityeducation and environment.You must exhibit confidence, empathy and a clear focus on continuing to build a healthy workplace culture to benefit the wellbeing of staff and pupils.
In addition, you will:
• Be a resilient and credible leader with a strong moral compass, able to inspire confidence during times of change.
• Hold deep understanding of school improvement, especially in relation to curriculum, behaviour, attendance, and outcomes for disadvantaged students.
• Have strong financial acumen and experience of leading structural or organisational change.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and bring people with them.
• Experience of leading a large secondary school, ideally within a federation or trust model.
• Strategic vision, coupled with a practical ability to deliver improvement and manage complexity.
What the school offers its staff
Our Opportunity:
King James’s School is part of a Federation with Boroughbridge High School which was formally established in January 2021. Formation of the Federation was the culmination of a period of over four years during which the two schools had worked increasingly closely. The partnership between the schools has enabled richer CPD through joint events, along with sharing of learning and expertise across the staff teams.
Our school is situated in the stunning market town of Knaresborough. The town is well connected to the A1 corridor and with easy reach of the Harrogate, York and Leeds.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a large, successful, oversubscribed North Yorkshire school. You will have the opportunity to develop and implement effective strategies, and provide settled, visible and values-led leadership to unite and energise staff, students and families alike. With a meticulous eye for detail, you must be able to support the diverse needs of pupils and staff to secure consistent outcomes for all pupils, whilst maintaining the ability to balance budgetary constraints.
We can offer you:
• An excellent opportunity to provide strategic leadership and direction whilst building upon the high standards already in place.
• An opportunity to see the huge potential that exists and the time to make our school outstanding in secondary education.
• A happy, caring and supportive school, with well-behaved children who respect each other and have a thirst for learning.
• A Governing Body that is committed to providing support on all matters, including more sensitive or difficult issues - this includes the wellbeing of all staff members – and who are experienced, committed and passionate about our school and ensuring our children reach their potential.
• Support from the Governing Board, our dedicated staff team, the Boroughbridge High School Headteacher and from theYorkshire Schools Alliance.
• An ambitious curriculum, which aims to give every pupil a love for learning and enriching opportunities.
• A range of staff benefits, including discounts across major UK brands, childcare vouchers, wellbeing initiatives, free on-site parking, salary sacrifice schemes, and access to Health Assured employee assistance programme.
• If you feel ready to be our next Headteacher and you can bring your experience, enthusiasm, commitment and energy to deliver our vision of excellence for our passionate pupils and motivated staff,we would love to hear from you.
Further details about the role
For further information on this exciting opportunity, please visit our dedicated recruitment microsite: https://nyresourcing.co.uk/king-james-school-headteacher/
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and approved references.