Head of Federation
| Posting date: | 11 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2026 |
| Location: | Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9NU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 46687b97-d7bf-43a5-a02d-85bcfdc373d7 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
As Head of Federation, you will:
- Guide the strategic direction and development of the Federation in partnership with the Governing Body
- Ensure the Federation Improvement Plans support identified aspects for development through continuous evaluation
- Promote the Federation’s core visions and values – Compassion, Perseverance, Respect
- Work with the Governors to sustain effective teaching and learning throughout the Federation
- Ensure the Federation provides safe and secure environments for all staff and pupils
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning, targets and the standards achieved by pupils
- Determine a rich environment and a relevant curriculum to promote successful teaching and learning
- Set realistic but challenging targets for improvement of educational standards for all members of the Federation community
- Lead, motivate, support and challenge staff to secure continuous improvement and personal development
- Regularly review staffing structures, implement recruitment and induction, deploy and manage all staff, supervise performance management of staff and ensure
the Federation effectively promotes equal opportunities for staff and pupils
- Supervise and set annual budgets for each school in conjunction with the Federation School Business Manager
- Determine the effective and efficient use of the school buildings and its resources
- Manage, monitor and review the use of all available resources in order to promote the quality of education
What the school offers its staff
What We Can Offer You:
- A welcoming Federation with strong relationships at the heart of all we do
- Respectful and compassionate pupils, eager to learn and behave well
- A hardworking and passionate team of teachers and assistant teachers committed to improving outcomes for all pupils at the Federation
- A strong, effective and supportive Senior Leadership Team with a shared vision and clearly defined roles
- Efficient support from the office and premises teams at both sites with one site manager
- An ambitious and well-planned curriculum that goes beyond the academic and develops pupils personally through a set of carefully selected enrichment activities,
trips, ‘wows’, and events to allow every child to shine
- A pro-active and committed governing board who meet monthly and visit school regularly, and provide support to the Head of Federation and SLT
- Partnership and collaboration with The Chesil Collaboration, 7 maintained schools within Weymouth and Portland
- Active support from the local parish and Diocese within school and the community
- A good work-life balance in the heart of Wyke Regis situated on the Jurassic Coast, with the sea a few minutes away on three sides and the countryside on the
fourth.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
As Head of Federation, you will:
- Guide the strategic direction and development of the Federation in partnership with the Governing Body
- Ensure the Federation Improvement Plans support identified aspects for development through continuous evaluation
- Promote the Federation’s core visions and values – Compassion, Perseverance, Respect
- Work with the Governors to sustain effective teaching and learning throughout the Federation
- Ensure the Federation provides safe and secure environments for all staff and pupils
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning, targets and the standards achieved by pupils
- Determine a rich environment and a relevant curriculum to promote successful teaching and learning
- Set realistic but challenging targets for improvement of educational standards for all members of the Federation community
- Lead, motivate, support and challenge staff to secure continuous improvement and personal development
- Regularly review staffing structures, implement recruitment and induction, deploy and manage all staff, supervise performance management of staff and ensure
the Federation effectively promotes equal opportunities for staff and pupils
- Supervise and set annual budgets for each school in conjunction with the Federation School Business Manager
- Determine the effective and efficient use of the school buildings and its resources
- Manage, monitor and review the use of all available resources in order to promote the quality of education
What the school offers its staff
What We Can Offer You:
- A welcoming Federation with strong relationships at the heart of all we do
- Respectful and compassionate pupils, eager to learn and behave well
- A hardworking and passionate team of teachers and assistant teachers committed to improving outcomes for all pupils at the Federation
- A strong, effective and supportive Senior Leadership Team with a shared vision and clearly defined roles
- Efficient support from the office and premises teams at both sites with one site manager
- An ambitious and well-planned curriculum that goes beyond the academic and develops pupils personally through a set of carefully selected enrichment activities,
trips, ‘wows’, and events to allow every child to shine
- A pro-active and committed governing board who meet monthly and visit school regularly, and provide support to the Head of Federation and SLT
- Partnership and collaboration with The Chesil Collaboration, 7 maintained schools within Weymouth and Portland
- Active support from the local parish and Diocese within school and the community
- A good work-life balance in the heart of Wyke Regis situated on the Jurassic Coast, with the sea a few minutes away on three sides and the countryside on the
fourth.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.