Head of School
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Join our passionate and committed team at a lovely one-form entry school with two specialist SEN-D provisions. Queens Manor is at the heart of the local community, with well-developed local links within Hammersmith & Fulham. We are a school which has undergone rapid change and are looking for new dynamic team members to join us and continue this journey to excellence. We strive to engage and inspire our pupils and develop in them a real love for their learning – what we call delivering an Education with Character. Our focus is on building firm foundations for learning so that our pupils have a good grasp of the skills and knowledge they need to make a successful transition to secondary school. We strive to remain at the forefront of educational research and are always looking for ways to evolve our academic offering. Across our school, we have clear structures and systems in place to ensure our children are supported both emotionally and academically. We set high expectations for our staff, as well as our pupils, who seek to spark our children’s curiosity every day and are always on hand to provide guidance and words of encouragement. Queens Manor Primary recently joined one of the largest and most successful trusts in the UK, United learning and we can provide staff with unparalleled professional development opportunities. Queen’s Manor Primary School is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Job description
Queens Manor joined United Learning in November 2022 and since then has been through a period of significant challenge. They are part of our wider West London Cluster of 5 schools and work under the direction of an Executive Principal. We are looking for a Head of School to bring about further rapid improvements to the school with their support.
As Head of School, you will have the opportunity to lead the school on its continued journey of improvement, ensuring they provide children with an inspirational learning environment and the very best opportunities right through their education. To support you to drive improvements you will have access to the support of a highly experienced Executive Principal and the educational expertise, specialist finance, HR and technology business partners that United Learning offers to all its schools.
We are looking for a leader, who believes that extraordinary academic success is possible and can draw together a team that delivers it. As a confident leader you will have the ability to motivate others and command respect in staff and pupils alike. The school needs a leader with a clear vision, an understanding of the local community and the focus to drive forward improvement at the school.
United Learning is deeply committed to the progress, success and safeguarding of all children and young people. We believe in serving local communities through creating excellent schools which provide outstanding education and support all the children of the area. Our leaders are central not only to the leadership of their school but also to the collective leadership of the Group. As a Group, we aim to offer more by working together than any single school could on its own: we aim to support and develop leaders, provide excellent professional development for all staff and offer broader experiences for children and young people.
United Learning values diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard we would not only welcome applications from professionals of minority ethnic origin, but from majority ethnic professionals who share our commitment.
If you are looking for an exciting and highly rewarding role within a Group that offers excellent professional development, and if you have a strong commitment to improving the lives of all young people, we encourage you to visit us.
Further information
To arrange an informal discussion about the role or arrange an informal visit to the school, please contact Karen Matthews, Regional Director via email: karen.matthews@unitedlearning.org.uk
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