The Deanery Church of England High School
An Education for Life
The Deanery Church of England High School
An Education for Life
An Education for Life
An Education for Life
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in this post at The Deanery Church of England High School. I hope the attached documentation will provide you with the information you need and that you will feel encouraged to apply for the post.
The Deanery is an 11-18 Church of England school at the heart of the local community in Wigan. We are a successful and significantly oversubscribed school of around 1450 pupils with a thriving Sixth Form. Serving the Diocese of Liverpool and the parishes of the Wigan Deanery, we aim to provide an education for life, enabling all of our community to flourish and live life to the full. We live by our Christian values of Faith, Hope, Love, Wisdom, Courage and Integrity and our mantra Work Hard, Be Kind, Make a Difference.
As a school, we nurture young people in body, mind and spirit, recognising that there is a spiritual dimension to the fullness of life. We see all young people as individuals, recognising their unique God-given talents, potential and purpose and seeking to nurture these through a rich, deep and horizon-broadening curriculum. We promote a culture of academic excellence and the highest expectations, set firmly within a guiding framework of lived and visible Christian values, beliefs and practices.
We are passionate about excellence in education and aim to give pupils the very best start in life with the firm belief that excellent teaching transforms lives.
We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs.
At The Deanery, we believe that a traditional ethos and common-sense approach to the curriculum and behaviour works best in promoting pupils’ progress, both academically and socially. Therefore, we insist upon:
We have dedicated and highly motivated teaching and support staff, who are committed to the continual improvement of the school. We place a very high value on managing staff workload and wellbeing, as recognised by the NASUWT’s Valued Worker Scheme.
The Deanery enjoys a magnificent new £27m building. We have outstanding facilities, including advanced science laboratories, state of the art purpose-built curriculum suites, a sixth form centre, 4G all-weather pitches, activity studio and a fully equipped technology suite. Learning here has never been more exciting.
Please take a look at our website to get a fuller picture of our school and what we aim to achieve. On it you will be able to see our prospectus, details of our curriculum offer and the wide-ranging opportunities available to pupils.
We expect all colleagues to support our ethos, whatever their own personal faith position may be. Our aim is simply to serve our local community by providing an outstanding education to children of all faiths and none. We emphasise our Christian distinctiveness through regular acts of worship, but more importantly by valuing and caring for every member of our community.
The Deanery is a very welcoming and close-knit community and a great place to work! If you share our vision and would like to be a part of this dynamic and successful school, I would encourage you to apply for the post. Alternatively, you can send us your CV to add to our talent pool for any future vacancies that may be of interest to you.
Mr M Wood
Headteacher
To arrange an informal, confidential discussion regarding these roles, please contact Liz Hayden at Satis Education on 07706 333575 or email Liz@satiseducation.co.uk
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