Assistant Headteacher
Sydenham School
Sydenham School
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale points L16 – L20 (Agreed salary will depend upon the level of experience of the successful applicant)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 19 September 2018
Job overview
ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER x 2
Leadership Scale points L16 – L20
January 2019 start
(Agreed salary will depend upon the level of experience of the successful applicant)
The Governors of Sydenham School wish to appoint an experienced and talented senior leader to join our vibrant and wonderful school community.
Sydenham School is at a pivotal point on its journey to becoming an outstanding and world-class school. We are determined to reach this goal. We have the highest aspirations for all of our students and our school motto is ‘Aim High’. We are a diverse, comprehensive, inclusive school rooted in the local community. Sydenham School is a successful, oversubscribed 11-18 school.
Our last OFSTED Inspection in March 2017 confirmed that Sydenham is a ‘good’ school with the capacity to continue to improve. We are absolutely committed to providing the very best education for our students and we are seeking to appoint a strong candidate to this role who has the right skills set, values and attributes. You should share an unswerving commitment to raising standards across all areas of the school for all groups of students. You should be able to deliver on the full brief of an Assistant Headteacher. You will understand that your role will evolve over time.
Your track record to date should clearly evidence the impact that you have had as a senior leader in shaping whole school culture, as well as in continuously raising achievement.
The successful candidate will have responsibility for a number of key strategic whole school areas as well as be required to effectively carry out the full range of day-to-day operational duties. You will be expected to readily build positive relationships with students and to enjoy working alongside them and their families in order to ensure that they thrive and achieve. You should genuinely revel in working with young people. Outstanding learning and teaching lies at the heart of every successful school and we place a high premium on this. You will be required to teach as part of your role.
We are seeking to appoint a person who:
· Has an outstanding track record in educational leadership with proven success and demonstrable impact
· Is able to think strategically, analytically and creatively about learning and teaching and have the personal authority and communication skills to make a difference
· Has the vision, imagination and commitment to be part of a team that takes the school to ‘outstanding’ and beyond
· Is committed to the continuous improvement of people and systems.
We will only appoint the right candidate to join the Senior Leadership Team here at Sydenham School.
To apply, please complete and submit an application form with a supporting statement on no more than 2 pages of A4. You will need to state clearly how you meet the requirements described in the Job Description. Please include your educational philosophy and demonstrate how this has informed your work to date.
Do let us know which subject you would prefer to teach on your interview date.
An application pack can be downloaded from our website at:
www.sydenham.lewisham.sch.uk/current-vacancies
Alternatively, further details can be obtained from our HR Department: 0208 699 6731 ext 476
School visits can be arranged by contacting: Michelle Prestidge (Headteacher’s PA) 0208 699 6731 ext 422 by Friday 14th September 2018.
Please note that the deadline for applications is Thursday 19th September 2018 by 10 am.
The interviews will take place on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd October 2018.
(Please ensure you are available to attend on these dates).
The school is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity. We have a clear commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safeguarding is the ‘golden thread’ that runs through the school. The successful applicant will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure for the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as the Criminals Records Bureau).
Further information can be found at: www.gov.uk.
About Sydenham School
Dear Applicant
Thank you for your enquiry.
We are delighted that you are thinking of applying for this post at Sydenham School and hope that you submit an application. Sydenham School has been educating girls since 1917. We are a popular and oversubscribed school that is forward-looking and genuinely comprehensive with excellent standards and high expectations. Our last OFSTED Report stated ‘there is a sharp focus and additional drive to secure further improvements in the school’s performance so that students experience the best possible education at Sydenham School’.
Raising achievement is at the heart of all we do, based on clear educational values, well-qualified staff and strong traditions. Our students receive an excellent educational experience and we are ambitious for them. The quality of our learning and teaching combined with a strong curriculum enables students to achieve academic success and develop into confident, clear thinking young people with a sense of responsibility to others. In 2016 we moved into our tastefully refurbished Edwardian building and newly built state of the art STEM buildings.
However, we are equally committed to developing our students in the Arts, Humanities and Languages, so that they can develop their creative skills, critical awareness and confidence to thrive in the future. We believe that the vast majority of students can achieve highly regardless of their starting points.
We partner with Forest Hill Boys’ School to operate SFH6 - the Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form. This provides a wide range of opportunities and progression routes for students. This year 89% of our Sixth Form students went on to University, with over 70% progressing to the top research intensive universities including Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group. 100% went on to either University, training apprenticeships or employment.
Sydenham School enjoys a good reputation in the local community and we are outward facing in our work with other schools and providers. There is a clear commitment to the education of all of our students and we pride ourselves on being able to support students to develop their full potential whatever their backgrounds or needs.
Sydenham School is a superb place to work, with great students and a dedicated and committed staff team. Come and join us!
Emma Wijnberg
Headteacher
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