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Contingent Commander

Contingent Commander

West Buckland School

Barnstaple, Devon

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Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
For appointment late August 2020
Apply by:
14 April 2020

Job overview

This is an outstanding opportunity for the successful candidate to lead and develop the WBS CCF and would suit a recently retired Commissioned Officer or a current CCF officer who has experience as OC of a CCF service Section, or perhaps be an existing Contingent Commander, eager for a fresh challenge.

The Contingent Commander reports directly to the Assistant Head Co-Curricular and leads the CCF on behalf of, and is accountable to, the Headmaster.

We seek to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and suitably qualified individual to:

• Be responsible for the day to day running of the CCF.

• Lead the continuing evolution of the CCF as a central activity in the co-curricular life of the school.

• Ensure that CCF weekends are coordinated with other extracurricular activities and entered into the school calendar

• Inspire and motivate the pupils and staff across all CCF Sections.

• Promote and co-ordinate the role of the CCF in our twice-yearly Field Day activities, and across the school year.

• Provide a disciplined organisation within the School, which enables students to exercise responsibility and leadership.

• Take an active role in promoting the benefits of outdoor education to students in and outside the CCF.

For further information on West Buckland School please visit the school website at www.westbuckland.com  

Please complete the TES application form, or schools application form, and return in line with the detail in the job specification document (both available on the school website).

Closing date for applications: 15th April 2020.

Applications can be emailed to recruitment@westbuckland.com
Emailed applications are welcomed, but please do not also post.

West Buckland School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. The post is defined as being within the scope of Regulated Activity. 

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About West Buckland School

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West Buckland School was founded in 1858 nine miles from the town of Barnstaple. It stands in nearly 100 acres of grounds, surrounded by farmland, near the western edge of Exmoor.  Its rural location is outstandingly beautiful.  A number of staff live in houses and flats on the campus; most have their own homes in the area.   

The school’s buildings and facilities have developed steadily throughout its history and recent developments include the outstanding Jonathan Edwards Sports Centre, and the award‐winning 150 Building,  a  major  £5m development  which  includes  the  Art  and  Design  Technology Departments and a Theatre.  The very ambitious programme to build Parker’s, a seventy bed Sixth Form boarding house, and The Michael Morpurgo Library, a state of the art building comprising study facilities, library and resource centre, opened in autumn 2015.   

The school is fully coeducational and has grown considerably in recent years.  In the Senior and Preparatory Schools there are over 500 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 including over 90 boarders, and 159 students in the Sixth Form, a record number.   There is strong demand for boarding places.  The school has its own Preparatory School, with pupils aged 4 to 11, which is on the same site. Attached to the Preparatory School is a thriving Nursery for children aged 3 and 4.   

Academic standards at the school are high, and for many years West Buckland has been one of the most consistently high performing schools in the South West at GCSE and A‐level. A‐level results typically exceed 70% A* to B and our GCSE students this year achieved 52.4% of passes at A* and A. There is considerable emphasis on extracurricular activities at the school, with a proud record in boys’ and girls’ games, Drama, Music, the Combined Cadet Force, Outdoor Education and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.   

Further information about the school may be found on our website: www.westbuckland.com

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