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Westborough High School

Stockhill Street, Off Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2JE, England

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Introduction:

Westborough High School is an 11- 16 High School with a roll of approximately 1100 students. It has a proud history having opened in 1961 as a technical school and transforming into the High School in 1970. Most recently we adopted a cooperative Trust status joining forces with Huddersfield University, Kirklees Council, Kirklees College and Heckmondwike Grammar School. This union has provided lots of opportunities for staff, pupils and the community with many staff for instance, pursuing higher education degree courses at the University.

Ethos:

The school has a simple philosophy; we want to prepare students to be life long, resilient learners and we strive to inspire students to aspire to success. We welcome students of all abilities and take pride in the achievements of all and have a history of securing high rates of progress. As well as the academic and vocational success we enjoy having a thriving extra-curricular offer. A wide range of clubs are on offer from badminton to drumming. Staff also participate in school concerts, displaying their musical talents!

The staff at Westborough are a team in the truest sense of the word. We work hard and enjoy what we do. We hope that you are inspired to apply to work at Westborough and look forward to welcoming you on to our team.

Location:

The school is situated close to the M1 and M62 motorway networks and our staff live far and wide. Many of them take advantage of the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, Sporting activities, rich wildlife, local historical sites, cosmopolitan shopping centres and the busy nightlife of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. The area therefore has lots to offer all staff regardless of their age and housing is affordable whether you are looking to set up home in a busy city or in a peaceful village.

CPD at Westborough:

At Westborough there is a relentless focus on teaching, learning and assessment driven by a comprehensive CPD programme. The CPD programme is designed to be responsive to the needs of the school. Quality assurance analysis informs the topics of CPD events to ensure the quality of learning taking place in school improves over time.

The CPD sessions have themes for school improvement. These rotate throughout the half term to ensure a balanced range of topics are covered:

  • Teaching, learning and assessment: targets key areas requiring further improvement at a whole school level. Previous focus areas have been improving questioning skills and providing pupils with effective feedback.
  • Behaviour and attendance: delivers statutory CPD such as safeguarding as well as providing the opportunity for good practice to be shared. External trainers are invited when appropriate for example Jason Bangbala delivery of sessions on positive behaviour management.
  • Pupil outcomes: allows regular opportunities for staff to analyse and reflect upon data entries and make plans for further improvements to pupil outcomes.
  • Department / collaborative time: CPD held in department areas responding to departmental level quality assurance and curriculum changes.
  • Pastoral time: an opportunity for year teams to meet and discuss form time initiatives as well as praise and concerns about individual pupils.

The CPD programme held at Westborough is one of the many strengths of the school. Follow up quality assurance shows significant improvements in areas that have been targeted by CPD sessions.

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Westborough High School

Westborough High School

Westborough High School is an 11- 16 High School with a roll of approximately 1100 students. It has a proud history having opened in 1961 as a technical school and transforming into the High School in 1970. We are a cooperative Trust with key Educational institutions in and around Huddersfield.

Stockhill Street, Off Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 2JE, England

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