A new school. A growing provision.

An extraordinary opportunity to lead what comes next.

At Wellfield Academy, we are entering an exciting new chapter. With a brand-new school rebuild underway, a newly opened SEND provision (Endeavour Thrive), and a community with ambition for its young people, we are looking for an exceptional Headteacher to lead us into the future.

This is an opportunity to do more than lead a school. It is an opportunity to help build one.

Our new school will provide an inspiring environment in which pupils and staff can thrive. Alongside this investment, our newly opened SEND provision, Endeavour Thrive, represents our commitment to ensuring that children with additional needs can flourish as valued members of our school community.

We are proud to be part of Endeavour Learning Trust, a growing, well-established, highly respected and thriving Trust in the North West, currently spanning South Ribble, West Lancashire and North Sefton.

We are looking for an inspirational, compassionate and ambitious leader who can bring people together around a compelling vision for Wellfield Academy; someone who believes deeply in the potential of every child and who has the courage, energy and determination to turn ambition into reality.

You will have the opportunity to shape the next chapter of our curriculum, culture and community; to develop and inspire our staff; to champion high expectations and genuine inclusion; and to ensure that our new learning environment becomes the exceptional school our children deserve.

If you are inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of our school, we would love to hear from you.

Visits to Wellfield Academy are warmly encouraged. Come and meet our pupils and staff, see the exciting plans for our new school and experience for yourself the opportunity that awaits our next Headteacher.

ABOUT WELLFIELD ACADEMY

Wellfield Academy is an ambitious, growing and thriving school. At our school, students experience increasingly strong teaching, excellent pastoral care and a genuine belief that every child can succeed. The successful candidate will join us at an incredibly exciting time for the school. We are one of just a small number of schools nationally to be chosen for the Department for Education’s Schools Rebuilding Project, which will see us move into a brand-new state of the art school in the coming years. In addition, our growing reputation in the local community has secured a significant increase in the number of students attending Wellfield. The number of families choosing Wellfield as their first-choice secondary school has more than trebled in the past three years and we are excited to welcome more staff into the Wellfield family as a result.

As a school situated in the heart of Leyland, one of our many strengths is our community spirit and family feel. Each student is known as an individual and supported by key staff, as well as being challenged to be the best they can be. At Wellfield, we believe that every child should be treated as we would want our own children to be. As a result, our students feel safe and valued in an environment where we find the right balance between support and challenge. Our mantra is ‘Nothing but the Best’ and this permeates everything that we do for every student and every member of staff. Our family ethos is tangible: we work as a team, and we want the best for everyone.

We are dedicated to developing students who are aspirational, inclusive of one another and rooted in their community. We are extremely passionate about ensuring the successful development of each individual child within an ambitious learning environment. Our students behave well, and they thrive in our warm and inclusive environment. We are proud of our significant improvement over recent years, and we will continue to provide the very best for each and every one of our students. However, we are also staunch in our commitment to doing this in a way which protects the wellbeing of our staff and our students. Our commitment to reducing workload is non-negotiable. We seek to thrive; individually, together, in our classrooms, staffrooms, schools and right across the Trust.

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