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Head Teacher - Archway School
Stroud
School: Archway School (Secondary)
Address: Paganhill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Title: Head Teacher - Archway School
Grade: Leadership Group
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 11/05/2025
Interview Date: 22/05/2025
Start Date: 01/01/2026
Headteacher
Salary range: Group 6 - L27-L33 (£94,332-£109, 272)
Required 1st January 2026 or earlier
The governors of Archway School are looking to appoint a passionate and inspirational leader who will share our vision and ambition for Archway and its community continuing to focus on opportunities for improving outcomes for all students. Our vision is ‘To be a welcoming, inclusive school at the heart of the community where we value the individual and encourage all to aspire, achieve and enjoy’.
Archway is a maintained, co-educational comprehensive school of around 1000 students aged between 11 and 18 years old. The school is in Stroud, a lively market town, nestled among the hills of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
We are looking for an inspiring, ambitious leader with:
• the vision and drive to take Archway to the next phase of its development
• a commitment to inclusive comprehensive education
• a desire to promote our values of Aspire – Achieve – Enjoy
• excellent communication skills
• the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• a secure knowledge of safeguarding
• an awareness of current and future educational developments
• a strong knowledge of school finance
We can offer:
• an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in a thriving school
• a supportive and forward-thinking leadership team, committed to innovation and educational research and excellence
• a supportive governing body who are highly ambitious for the school
• wellbeing at the forefront of our support for you
• supportive staff
• positive relationships
Please read the application pack for further information. This can be found on our website www.archwayschool.net - or contact governorsvs@gloucestershire.gov.uk
We encourage candidates to visit Archway, if possible. Visits can be arranged by emailing Zoe Field, Headteachers’ PA at zoefield@archwayschool.net
Application should be made using the GCC Headteacher application form and accompanied by a letter of application (maximum 2 sides of A4) which should be submitted to governorsvs@gloucestershire.gov.uk by midnight on 11th May 2025. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd May 2025.
Archway School is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from people with protected characteristics such as age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
As part of our due diligence for safer recruitment, the school may carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues which may need to be explored at interview. The searches would be made on open-source information and may include, but will not be limited to, the main social networking sites, including Instagram and Facebook.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. All appointments are subject to appropriate vetting, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. References will be called prior to interview.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please click on the website link to the right of this advert - click on School Information and then on Vacancies to apply.
Closing date for applications: 11-05-2025
Salary: Leadership Group
Hours Per Week: Full Time
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