Assistant Head
Queen Elizabeth's School
Barnet
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 18 March 2019
Job overview
Assistant Head
Required for September 2019
One of the country’s leading academic schools, Queen Elizabeth’s Barnet blends a distinctive heritage and proud traditions with an innovative, forward-looking approach to providing a state education like no other to 1,250 boys aged 11-18.
The School now seeks to appoint an exceptional teacher and leader to the post of Assistant Head. The specific areas of responsibility will be tailored to the strengths and interests of the successful candidate but, working with the Headmaster and his three Deputy Heads, this individual will shape the strategic direction and coherent development of QE’s academic, pastoral and extensive co-curricular provision. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a substantial portfolio and would be excellent preparation for further career progression in a few years’ time.
The appointed candidate will blend a track record of successful leadership experience, the capacity to manage a complex and wide-ranging remit and the strategic skills to develop and deliver an inspiring vision for his or her areas of responsibility. Outstanding communication skills and the personal authority to build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents, Old Elizabethans and other stakeholders are essential, as is a deep commitment to the School’s aims and ethos.
The closing date for applications is 0830 hours (GMT) on Monday 18 March 2019. Further details and an application form are available from our website: https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/recruitment/
Queen Elizabeth’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Queen Elizabeth's School
In 1573 Elizabeth I issued a Charter “for the establishment of the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth in Barnet for the education, bringing up and instruction of boys in Grammar and other learning and the same to continue for ever.” Today QE remains a non-denominational, non-fee-paying, selective School with a mission of producing confident, able and responsible young men and, as such, continues to reflect the essential tenets of our Tudor Charter. The School has a reputation for academic excellence and our expectations are high: QE boys excel at A Level and go on to places at leading universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
To understand the factors behind our success, it is important to grasp two essential characteristics of the School. Firstly, QE is a meritocracy. We offer open access, welcoming boys on academic merit, irrespective of parental income, residential location or religious background. The resultant ability range and broad cultural mix of our pupils provide an optimum educational environment in which to prepare boys for life in the 21st Century.
Secondly, it should be clearly understood that, in line with our stated mission above, our aspirations at Queen Elizabeth’s School extend well beyond examination results. A broad range of enriching extra-curricular activities is offered in areas such as Sport, Music and Drama, and we expect all boys to participate in the corporate life of the School and to go on to make a serious contribution to society.
We purposely combine old and new in pursuit of delivering the best possible education for our boys. Our ambitious curriculum is progressive, yet does not lose sight of traditional academic values. And as an ancient School supported by foundation and charitable trusts, we are able to offer excellent, modern facilities on a superb 30-acre landscaped site. The School is situated a short distance from its original Tudor building and borders on Hertfordshire’s green belt. Excellent public and private transport links provide easy access to the School.
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