The Senior Leadership Team, Governors and The Heath Family Trust are seeking to appoint a talented, innovative and ambitious strategic leader to join our strong senior leadership team. We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, articulate and dedicated to bringing positive outcomes for young people in our school community. This is a great opportunity to build or extend a leadership profile towards headship, in a school that has shown continuous, sustained improvement in all performance indicators and at all tiers of the school. Sir William Stanier is a Good school (OFSTED March 2015) that is on a clear journey to being Outstanding.

Candidates should:

Have a proven track record of school improvement at Senior Leadership level
Be experienced in the leadership of curriculum and assessment at Senior Leadership level and understand how to manage the current landscape in this portfolio
Understand and be able to articulate how they have used effective whole school Self-Evaluation to raise standards and levels of achievement
Be an effective system leader with a clear understanding of process
Be able to show how they have used performance management and accountability systems to improve performance
Have proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire others
Have a clear commitment to continuous school improvement
Have a high level of data literacy to analyse trends across the school and initiate effective responses
Be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
Have an up to date knowledge of the emerging issues in school leadership

For an application pack, please visit www.sws.cheshire.sch.uk or email: admin@sws.cheshire.sch.uk

Informal school visit/meeting with the Principal: Wednesday 6th May, Friday 8th May, Monday 11th May 2015.
Closing date: 12.30pm on Wednesday, 13th May 2015.
Interview date: Wednesday, 20th and Thursday, 21st May 2015.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment screening including an Enhanced check via the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Sir William Stanier Community School
The Heath Family (North West)
Coronation Street, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 4EB
www.sws.cheshire.sch.uk