Headteacher, Heworth Grange - Consilium Academies

Headteacher, Heworth Grange School

Consilium Academies Trust

Salary: L31-L37

Contract: Full time, permanent

Location: Gateshead, North East

Start date: 1^st September 2024

The closing date for application is: Monday 22^nd April at 9:00am

Consilium Academies is looking to recruit a transformational leader as Headteacher for Heworth Grange School, to build on the school's existing successes and to embed and progress its vision.

Heworth Grange is proud to be part of Consilium Academies Multi-Academy Trust As part of Consilium, we are dedicated to working towards the Consilium mission of providing an inclusive partnership with our community where lives are enriched by providing care, experience and opportunity, and where every student benefits from the same opportunities to succeed.

We are guided by four key drivers.

• Every child- No Excuses
• High Expectations
• Engaging Learning
• No Islands

We want to do everything in our power to ensure that the students at Heworth Grange leave school with the academic qualifications and personal skills to become happy and successful adults in their own right. We want our students to develop a life-long love of learning and to have the confidence to make a difference in their community as positive, proactive citizens within our society.

Do you want to lead a school where there are no barriers put in place to prevent children from being successful and where ceilings are never placed on potential or opportunity?

Heworth Grange School are looking to recruit a Headteacher to join our motivated team in an Academy that is committed to offering a warm, friendly and purposeful setting for all our students to flourish.

We are looking for a transformational leader, with the skills and experience to build on the existing successes, to embed and progress the vision and someone who is continually reflective and outward looking to improve practice.

You will need to:

• Lead by example and inspire the confidence of students, parents and colleagues through enthusiasm and commitment to the role.
• Provide a professional vision and leadership for the school which secures its success and improvement.
• Ensuring high quality education for all its pupils and demonstrating a passion for continual improvement and achievement.

If you feel you share our values, have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team, committed to ensuring that students fulfil their potential, then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate will present the best possible example of professional standards to colleagues.

To find out more and register your interest for the role, please visit

If you have any questions about the role, or would like a confidential and informal chat please do not hesitate to get in touch by contacting Helen Stevenson at Satis Education on 07729 024631 or via email at

• The closing date for applications is: Monday 22nd April 2024
• Interviews will take place on: Thursday 25th and 26th April

Safeguarding

Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education, Consilium Academies is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Consilium Academies might want to explore with you. Further information on online searches can be found in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.

Please note: If you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We are unable to provide feedback on individual applications. Applications received after the closing time stated will not be considered