Head of College

Ofsted Award Outstanding
**L32-L38 - £94,898 to £109,922**
**Required for September 2023**

Arthur Mellows Village College is a vibrant, oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive, situated in a very pleasant rural village between Peterborough and Stamford. Ofsted graded the College as ‘Outstanding’ for a second time in December 2014. Behaviour is excellent and students are keen to learn, with 54% of students achieving a Grade 5+ in English and Maths, 80% a Grade 4+ and a Progress 8 score of +0.17. Arthur Mellows Village College is part of the Four Cs Multi-Academy Trust, which comprises one other secondary school and 4 primary schools, all located in the Peterborough area.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU**:

- The opportunity to join our Outstanding College of 1660 students aged 11-18, supported by a dynamic and creative team.
- An opportunity to see the huge potential that exists and the time to maintain an outstanding secondary education, building upon high standards already in place.
- Strong commitment to professional development. Supportive environment in which your talent and commitment will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.
- Keen, committed and well behaved students who are positive and active learners.
- A very successful and over-subscribed school.
- An experienced, dedicated and passionate Trust Leadership Team and Local Governing Committee, committed to providing support on all matters, who have student potential at the heart of all decision making.

**WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU**:

- Excellent interpersonal skills to enable motivation and management of all stakeholders, effectively shaping and delivering the College Improvement Plan, whilst recognising the importance of maintaining the College’s existing values, while instilling their own leadership and identity.
- Be a collaborative, highly visible leader, keen to engage actively in partnership with other Trust colleagues, developing initiatives that deliver real benefits for students, staff and the wider community.
- Be an outstanding teaching practitioner, able to set and achieve ambitious goals and continually seek to raise standards and promote our vision and values in a way that is relevant and inspirational.
- Be confident in making difficult decisions and ask challenging questions in order to seek the best possible outcome for our College as a whole.