Deputy Head Pastoral
New College School
Oxford
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 15 November 2017
Job overview
Applications are invited from graduates with appropriate qualifications for the post of Deputy Head Pastoral at New College School from September 2018.
The post offers the opportunity for a suitably experienced and well-qualified teacher to take a key role in the strategic and day-to-day running of a leading Oxford prep school. It is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic professional to make a strong and committed contribution. The Deputy Head Pastoral is a member of the senior leadership team which also consists of the Headmaster, Deputy Head Academic, Head of Pre-Prep, and Director of Music.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a mixture of strategic flair, administrative efficiency and personal qualities of integrity and sympathetic authority. He or she will have had some whole-school managerial experience and have the ability to inspire and motivate in a common cause. He or she will have an enthusiasm for the aims and ethos of the School and a willingness to represent those strongly in the immediate and wider community.
It is a pre-requisite of the post that the person appointed will be an outstanding teacher who has a proven track record of excellent relations with pupils, colleagues and parents and is able to set a clear example for high standards of learning, teaching, pastoral care and professional conduct. He or she will have a keen interest in, and be capable of contributing to, latest educational thinking and national discussions on children’s wellbeing and welfare. The post is not tied to a particular subject, but it is expected that the Deputy Head Pastoral will teach a reduced timetable in one or more of the subjects offered by the School.
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About New College School
New College School is an independent day school for boys aged 4-13. New College is one of Oxford’s oldest and best-known Colleges; the School is situated close to and is owned and governed by the College as an integral part of its operation. Some 20 of the School’s current pupils are the internationally-renowned New College choristers.
The School is a small and friendly community of some 160 pupils. There is one class in each year of the School and, in Year 8, pupils take the Prep School Baccalaureate and some will be selected for the Academic Scholarship class. Apart from its strong academic standing, the School’s complementary focus on music, the arts and sport is notable. All boys have the opportunity to develop their potential and a wide variety of talent emerges and is celebrated.
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