Astra Vice Principal - Teacher Training and Assessment
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Buckinghamshire
- £56,506 - £62,333 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L12 - L16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 21 April 2021
Job overview
For September 2021 we want to appoint an aspirational, skilled and enthusiastic professional to lead the Astra SCITT and Assessment Only provision. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the quality of teacher recruitment and training in Buckinghamshire, so that children across the county benefit from the best teacher training and development. Strategic thinking, networking, planning and delivery will all be part of the role, which sits within the staff of Dr Challoner’s Grammar School.
This is an opportunity to join a highly successful organisation as we embark on the next stage of our development. The Astra SCITT, judged Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018, is a highly successful teacher training enterprise, training around 80 teachers a year, with placements in schools across the county. The school has also been designated as the Teaching School Hub for Buckinghamshire, and will be working closely with over 200 schools to provide superb training and development for teachers for the benefit of students.
We welcome applications from all sectors of education, not just those with a secondary background.
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Stephanie Rodgers, Principal of Astra Teaching School Hub – Buckinghamshire, by email: sro@challoners.org
Applications should be submitted by completing the application form in addition to the following written task, in no more than 750 words, as part of your application: 'What are the most important characteristics of an outstanding school led ITT partnership provision, and how would you address the main challenges to that provision in the current context?'
Please send your completed application form and written task to Alison McAloon, Head’s PA & HR Officer, by email: employment@challoners.org
Applications are welcome from candidates who would like to apply for both posts advertised. In this case, please complete both written tasks.
Closing date: Midday on Wednesday, 21 April 2021.
Please apply as soon as possible. Suitable shortlisted candidates may be called for interview before the closing date.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete relevant safeguarding and an enhanced DBS checks.
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About Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Chesham Road, Amersham
- Buckinghamshire
- HP6 5HA
- United Kingdom
Founded in 1624, Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is an academy grammar school based in Amersham, with 1370 students (of whom 450 are in the co-educational Sixth Form). We have around 160 teaching and support staff and draw our intake of 180 boys who join the school in Year 7 from the Chiltern area of Buckinghamshire. Boys take the Buckinghamshire Transfer Test.
Challoner’s was the third secondary school in the country to be judged Outstanding under Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework when inspected in November 2019, with the inspectors noting that the school has a culture of teamwork, loyalty and aspiration, and that staff feel exceptionally well supported.
We are proud to be the Teaching School Hub for Buckinghamshire, a function we fulfil through the Astra Teaching School Hub. Astra's status as a School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider (SCITT), training over 50 teachers each year, also ensures Challoner’s is at the cutting edge of curricular and pedagogical developments in education.
Our ethos is ‘Excellence with integrity’, underpinned by our core values of:
- Aspiration;
- Kindness;
- Resilience;
equipping our students to flourish in the future, whatever that may hold. We are committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Charter, by which we strive to create a safe environment for everyone, where kindness, respect and equity are visible characteristics amongst all members of the school community.
We believe that the learning habits developed by students are just as important as the knowledge and understanding they acquire during their time at school. An enthusiasm for learning permeates the school and drives a common desire to excel that is shared by students, staff and governors. DCGS is an active member of a number of organisations including the Association for Character Education and the International Boys Schools Coalition. We have hosted national conferences on learning as well as supporting many local schools. Professional development is given a high priority.
Staff often remark that Challoner’s is a great place to work. Recent feedback from staff includes:
- People really value each other
- There’s a great sense of community
- There’s always someone here to make you smile
- DCGS has allowed me to learn and develop so much
You’ll find a lot more information about the school on our website www.challoners.com (which we hope encapsulates that intangible ‘feel’ of the school), and about the Astra Teaching School Hub at www.astrahub.org. If you would like to know more, please feel free to contact us by phone or email.
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