Welcome to the Longdendale High School recruitment website. We hope the following pages will provide you the information you need in helping you to decide whether to apply or not.

We are a small, friendly 11 - 16, co-educational, fully comprehensive community school, serving the local community surrounding Hollingworth in Tameside. Our ambition is to be a world-class school and we have a growing reputation for excellence. Staff and students have firmly subscribed to our ASPRIE core values in which we strive for Achievement, Success, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect and Endeavour in all that we do.

We are oversubscribed in Year 7 with all of our year groups rapidly expanding and we expect this growth to continue. Most of our students go on to study at Ashton Sixth Form College with others attending Tameside, Clarendon Sixth Form College, Stockport or Manchester College.

We were last inspected in November 2015 and we were delighted with the ‘good’ judgement which was well deserved recognition for the progress we have made as a school. The outstanding grade, awarded for leadership and management, also demonstrated the talent amongst our staff to further accelerate the school in all areas.

This is a very exciting time in our development as we take on a system leadership role in becoming a founder member of the AspirePlus Educational Trust. We are looking to ensure that the vision of improvement for Longdendale is accelerated through the appointment of forward-thinking and enthusiastic staff who will be able to work in partnership with others and be committed to working hard to achieve success.

As a founder member of the AspirePlus Educational Trust, Longdendale’s leaders have a strong vision for ongoing improvement and a track record of success. We will invest in you and provide you with the best resourcing and a personal programme of professional development and improvement. All these opportunities will allow you to develop your own career in a challenging, innovative and highly supportive secondary environment.

The AspirePlus Educational Trust can guarantee all of our staff:

• High levels of support and challenge to maximise performance
• The very best CPD on offer from the Trust and from within our extensive partnerships
• A stimulating and friendly working environment where every member of staff is valued and makes a significant contribution to the school community
• Working with honest, aspirational students, who are full of character and have great potential

If you share our values, have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of an enthusiastic, dedicated and well-resourced team, committed to ensuring that students fulfil their potential, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Located within the borough of Tameside, Longdendale High School is located on the edge of the Peak District and is easily accessible from the motorway network.

Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Hannah Connell at Hays Education on 0151 242 5100 or by email: Hannah.Connell@hays.com.