Headteacher and Dovercourt High School

Role:
Headteacher

Location:

Harwich and Dovercourt High School, Essex (Part of The Sigma Trust)

Package: L31-37 + Up to £8,000

Relocation Package Available

Are you an enthusiastic leader ready to promote high ambition for all students? Do you want to lead within a compassionate school community where every professional is dedicated to care, support, and excellence?

Rooted in our vision to empower young people to bethe BEST they can be academically,socially, and personally, Harwich and Dovercourt High School is at an exciting point in its rapid improvement journey. Guided by our core values
- Be Kind, Be Ready, Be Responsible - weequip every student to overcome challenges and achieve a fulfilling adult life.

Supported by The Sigma Trust
, a multi-academy trust with an outstanding reputation, you will have the backing, strategic resources, and collaboration needed to deliver transformational leadership.

In this strategic leadership role, you will bring your expertise to:

• Strategic Leadership: Provide clear, ambitious leadership to ensure the school continually drives forward in its improvement journey. Aligned to a 'no excuse' mindset to break down barriers and maximise success.
• Vision & Strategy Alignment: Ensure all school activities directly serve the vision, strategic direction, and ambitious priority outcomes set bythe CEO.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong partnerships with the Trust, pupils, staff,parents, and community partners to embed our core ethos across all school operations.
• Academic Focus: Establish and maintain an ambitious academic environment that raises standards and opportunities for every pupil.

We are seeking an exceptional professional with:

• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven track record in senior leadership roles within asecondary school setting across a range of portfolios including but not exhaustive to:
  Curriculum & Assessment and Pastoral Care.
• Vision & Strategy: Ability to articulate and execute a compelling strategy for sustainable educational improvement.
• Pedagogical Expertise: Deep understanding of effective teaching, learning methodologies, and curriculum innovation.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills toinspire, motivate, and unite teams.
• Resource Management: Demonstrated capability in resource allocation, financial oversight, and staff professional growth.
• Qualifications & Safeguarding: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS),relevant NPQ leadership qualifications (e.g., NPQH or equivalent), and anuncompromised commitment to child protection.

We believe in investing in our staffand fostering a culture of collaboration. We offer a competitive salary and acomprehensive package designed to support your professional and personal life.

A robust CPD training program that empowers you to flourish.

Unrivalled opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust, sharing ideas and building strong professional relationships.

A competitive salary and excellent pension scheme
.

A Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme for yourwell-being.

Exclusive perks like the Cycle to Work scheme
, discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets, and eligibility for a Blue Light Card.

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, allposts are subject to safer recruitment processes, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that wehave a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed toequal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics.

This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', wherewe believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating aworkplace which celebrates diversity.

Candidates must possess the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available for this role.