Job Description
Thank you for your interest in the role of Headteacher at Brakenhale School. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitable individual to join our community and lead, motivate and inspire all our stakeholders at The Brakenhale School and ensure that our vision of increasing the life chances for our students continues, both within our school, and across Greenshaw Learning Trust.
The Brakenhale School is an 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive school situated on the southern side of Bracknell town centre. Our brand-new campus is now fully open and has created a fantastic environment in which our students can learn and flourish. Our core belief is 'Aim High, Be Kind and Take Responsibility' and it underpins everything that we do. This commitment to high standards and outstanding teaching has led us to become the school of choice for parents in Bracknell Forest and being an integral part of our local community is something that we value.
The Headteacher is responsible for managing the daily operation of the school, the supervision of all students and staff, and the school premises. They provide direction and leadership and are accountable for the financial and educational performance of the school.
The Headteacher will be line-managed by the Greenshaw Learning Trust (GLT) Director or Assistant Director of Secondary Education and will:
* demonstrate a passion for education and a desire to improve the life chances of all students.
* have the ability to build a culture of continuous learning and development throughout the school community.
* adapt rapidly to the challenge of building on the existing strengths of the school to achieve all round excellence in teaching and learning.
* assess their approach and style and challenge themselves to think differently about how to best align their leadership to the needs of the school.
* have the ability to empower their staff to trust in their vision.
* maintain and develop the school's ethos of diversity, inclusivity and equality of opportunity. and
* have experience as a senior leader with a proven track record of success.
* work collaboratively with other Headteachers and members of the Shared Service to deliver excellence.
For more information please view the recruitment pack.