Are you passionate about inspiring and supporting students to achieve their full potential both academically and personally, and eager to find an opportunity to accomplish this impact on a school wide basis? If so, we want to hear from you.
Please email tfinch@northgate.suffolk.sch.uk for any further queries
Package DescriptionBeing an employee of Northgate High School allows you access to an Employee Benefits scheme saving you money on many High Street brands, a cycle to work scheme, use of the sports facilities, library and free parking. Hot meals are available on-site during term time. We also offer entry into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Leadership Range L12 to L16 (£61,882-68,400)
FTE 1.0fte
Main ResponsibilitiesFollowing a strategic review of the senior leadership staffing structure, an opportunity has arisen for an inspirational professional to take the lead within our dynamic senior leadership team to plan, monitor and evaluate all aspects of Northgate’s Sixth Form provision. Holding responsibility and oversight for recruitment, you will be determined to forge positive, engaging and relevant links with other secondary providers in the area to ensure that our Sixth Form is the preferred A-level provider for post-16 students in Ipswich.
You must be an excellent practitioner with the ability to model outstanding professional practice to others and lead a team of able and willing colleagues who deliver excellent teaching and pastoral care whilst fostering aspiration, enrichment and extended support for our Sixth Form students.
The Ideal CandidateRequired from September 2024 an outstanding professional with evidence of successful leadership in a secondary school setting. You will have a genuine commitment to collaboration and teamwork, recognising that working together enables the best outcomes for our students. Exceptional interpersonal skills and a warm professional rapport and empathy for students’ needs will help you to work effectively alongside a diverse range of young people. Equally, the ability to engage and harness the support of parents/carers in our quest to ensure that our Sixth Form offers outstanding educational and enriching opportunities to our students will be key. You will also need excellent communication skills suitable for a range of audiences, a capacity to manage a significant workload and determination, resilience and tenacity are requisite personal characteristics.
About the school/organisationNorthgate High School is an 11-18 school situated on the edge of Ipswich. Our school is an impressive site, with purpose-built centres maintained and equipped to the highest standards, including recent investment in technology.
We embrace three core values of Respect, Determination and Teamwork. These values are fundamental to the calm and positive learning environment that we strive to achieve at all levels across the school.
Following Ofsted’s 2019 inspection, we remain a ‘Good’ school. Ofsted noted that “pupils enjoy coming to this school” and that “the Sixth form is a vibrant learning community, where every student is valued as an individual.
The ethos at Northgate is underpinned by our genuine desire to support the wellbeing of every student and staff member ensuring that they can realise their full potential. We value our staff highly and, if you join us, you will be working in a school that is committed to staff wellbeing, offers a first class professional development programme carefully linked to the School Improvement Plan and Performance Objectives. This means that our CPD programme strengthens the link between personal autonomy and our aims as a school. We maintain positive links with other local schools and universities.
Along with the extensive CPD programme we offer a competitive pension scheme and benefit package which is available to all staff.
