Director of Estates and Services
Westonbirt School
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 May 2021
Job overview
The Director of Estates & Services (“DES”) is responsible for ensuring the school’s infrastructure and support services effectively contribute to the delivery of educational excellence.
The Director of Estates and Services will work closely with the Heads and the Wishford team to lead the work of the Estates and Support Services Teams at Westonbirt School, ensuring a high quality of delivery of services including Estates, Operational Compliance, Administration, IT, Security, Housekeeping, Transport, Health and Safety and Catering.
The Director of Estates and Services is a member of the Executive Leadership Team to ensure that the school meets its aims and objectives through the delivery of the School Development Plan and the strategic and effective use of resources.
The closing date for applications is 11am on Friday 21 May 2021. Candidates of interest may be contacted prior to the closing date, we therefore encouraged early application.
Employment is subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks.
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About Westonbirt School
Founded in 1928, Westonbirt School is a secondary school with a sixth form for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18. There are currently around 500 pupils enrolled at the school. It is situated on 210 acres of land in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The school has a thriving boarding community. Pupil numbers have grown rapidly since the transition to full co-education in September 2019. A whole site development masterplan is in place which has seen significant investment in new teaching spaces, boarding accommodation, sports facilities and infrastructure.
Headteacher
Natasha Dangerfield
Values and Vision
Westonbirt School aims to give every student an excellent education with high-quality teaching and a balanced curriculum. The school wants all pupils to have respect for themselves and be kind to others. The children are pushed to have personal development, as well as academic success. By working hard, they should achieve their goals. The pupils should develop into independent adults who want to be life-long learners.
ISI report - May 2019
“Throughout the school, pupils achieve highly across the wide range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities available to them... ...Pupils are aided in their learning by excellent teaching... ...School leaders have contributed to the success of the pupils by creating an ethos which supports and encourages staff in the pursuit of excellence.”
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