Associate Headteacher

FRAMWELLGATE SCHOOL DURHAM

ASSOCIATE HEADTEACHER

Full Time (Temporary for 2 years)

Salary – L25-L29 (£79,945-£88,166)

Required from September 2023

We wish to appoint a highly motivated Associate Headteacher who will bring knowledge, experience, and leadership to a successful, dynamic, and expanding leadership team and lead the school on a day-to-day basis. Framwellgate School Durham is an 11-18 non-selective secondary school and Single Academy Trust.  The school roll has increased by 35% over the last five years, and we have more than 1300 students who attend the school. The curriculum is now more academic and knowledge rich, teaching is research informed, outcomes have improved, and we have invested heavily in CPD and training. Our Sixth Form, almost unviable five years ago, has grown and now has some of the best outcomes in the area.

The school is part of the DfE’s School Rebuilding Programme and will be rebuilt on the same site by the end of 2025.  We are also discussing a further expansion in the roll and the further development of the Excel Academy Partnership.  To ensure these developments are successful we plan to expand the senior leadership team, appointing a temporary associate headteacher to lead the day-to-day running of the school and at least one Deputy Headteacher as we move from one Deputy Head to three. Applications are therefore invited for the Associate Headteacher post.

In the summer of 2025, once the building has been completed and the Multi-Academy Trust established, we envisage a permanent structure being agreed.

The successful candidate will bring energy, enthusiasm, and demonstrable success from their current leadership role.  We are looking for someone with high standards, values which chime with ours, and real emotional intelligence.

Queries and applications should be submitted to Executive Assistant, Fiona Thompson at Thompson.f@framdurham.com  Please note that this job has been advertised during the Easter holidays, to allow potential candidates time to think about the role and draft an application.  All queries and visit requests will be responded to on our return to school on Monday 17^th April 2023.

Key Dates

The following time has been allocated for those wishing to visit the school: Wednesday 19^th April at 9am (please let Fiona know by email should you wish to attend)

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 25^th April 2023 (9.00am)

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 3^rd May 2023

Framwellgate School Durham is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and barred list check plus a section 128 check will be required for this post, together with completion of a pre-employment health questionnaire.

The Excel Academy Partnership

at Framwellgate School Durham

Newton Drive

Durham

DH1 5BQ

Tel: (0191) 3866628

Email: Thompson.f@framdurham.com