Assistant Headteacher: Behaviour and Inclusion
The Burgate School & Sixth Form
Hampshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- LDR Points 23-31 (£52,672 - £58,220)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2019
Job overview
Following the successful promotion of one of our Assistant Headteachers to a Vice Principal post, we are looking to appoint a highly motivated and ambitious colleague to join our Leadership Team, which currently consists of the Headteacher, one Deputy Headteacher, three Assistant Headteachers and the School Business Manager.
This is a very exciting opportunity for a well-qualified and suitably experienced leader who is able to demonstrate strategic leadership in student behaviour and inclusion. The core purpose of this position is to lead on behaviour within the school and to ensure that all students, regardless of background or ability, are well supported and able to thrive. This is a significant role for the school, because our expectations of ‘be safe’, ‘be respectful’ and ‘be ready to learn’ are paramount to the everyday learning experience of students at The Burgate. The successful applicant will be an outstanding colleague who can make a considerable contribution as an integral team member helping to shape the future of The Burgate.
Salary
This post will be paid on LDR, points 23 – 31 (currently £52,672 to £58,220). We anticipate a teaching load of approximately one third of a full-time teacher timetable.
Appointment Schedule
Closing Date Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Shortlisting Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Interviews Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 April 2019
We will acknowledge receipt of your application by email. We will contact you again, only, if your name appears on the short list and apologise in advance for not confirming back to you if you have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us by Friday 26 April your application to work at The Burgate has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Full details of the interview process will be sent to candidates with the invitation to interview.
General Information
The school is advertising this vacancy within the TES and applicants should submit a completed application online via the school’s website or TES. If you wish to submit any additional information along with your application please contact Miss Sarah Hewett, Head’s PA, either by e-mail at: shewett@burgate.hants.sch.uk or telephone 01425 652039. Your application should reach the Headteacher by Tuesday, 23 April 2019.
Visits
We are very proud of our school and welcome any visits or questions to share our vision and ethos. We are holding the following opportunities to visit the school ahead of the closing date:
Tuesday 26 March between 08:30 and 17:00
Wednesday 27 March between 08:30 and 15:00
Tuesday 2 April between 08:30 and 17:00.
Please contact Sarah Hewett, Head’s PA at: shewett@burgate.hants.sch.uk if you would like to book onto one of these visits.
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Safeguarding
The Burgate School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and all other relevant pre-employment checks including identity, satisfactory references and medical clearance. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Attached documents
About The Burgate School & Sixth Form
- The Burgate School & Sixth Form
- Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge
- Hampshire
- SP6 1EZ
- United Kingdom
The Burgate School and Sixth Form is a very successful and popular 11 – 18 mixed comprehensive school with an excellent reputation in the local community for very high educational standards.
We believe that Every Child Matters and we recognise all of our students as individuals, encouraging each to reach their full potential. Every member of staff is committed to raising standards of achievement and nurturing a culture of high expectations to drive success for each student. We want to support them in becoming independent learners, as well as confident and responsible young people.
At Burgate we achieve excellent examination results by setting aspirational targets for each child. Students work hard towards these targets assisted and encouraged by teachers who enthuse and motivate them in engaging and thought provoking lessons. Relatively small class sizes enable our teachers to focus on individuals to greater effect. We are relentless in our pursuit of the highest quality of learning and are proud of our continued outstanding results which are testament to this commitment.
With ‘Learning for Life’ as the school’s core philosophy, our hardworking, dedicated staff provide the best possible education in a safe, supportive and friendly environment where we offer a broad and balanced academic curriculum with a wide range of subjects offered at GCSE and A Level.
The Burgate is a school that expects both staff and students to strive to do their very best united by a common belief that everyone’s learning journey should be exciting and individual. Together with academic and intellectual accomplishment we believe that the happiness of a child is the true measure of success.
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