Head
Heathfield School
Heathfield School
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2021
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2020
Job overview
The governors of Heathfield School are seeking an inspirational and dynamic Head for January 2021.
An established school of around 200 girls from 11 to 18, Heathfield attracts families nationally and internationally who want their daughters to be nurtured intellectually and personally in a community rich in heritage and rich in aspiration for their future. The new Head will have strong academic credentials, successful school leadership experience, have a passionate commitment to all girls’ education, have experience of boarding, successful experience of leading change, sympathy with the Christian traditions of the school and want to become a leader of a small, unique, close-knit community.
Potential candidates wishing to discuss the post are invited to contact either:
Sarah Evans at SarahEvans@rsacademics.com 07703603996; or
Camilla Oulton at CamillaOulton@rsacademics.com 07375 852560
Closing date for applications – 10.00am on Thursday 30 April 2020
Candidates should complete their application form electronically and email it to RSAcademics, together with a covering letter addressed to the Chair of the Governors, Mr Tom Cross Brown, which explains their reasons for applying. There is no need to submit a separate CV.
The application form and further details regarding the role can be downloaded from the RSAcademics website
Please email your completed application form and covering letter (both as PDF files please) to Julia Coffey, our Project Coordinator, at: applications@rsacademics.com
Julia can also be reached by calling our Head Office on 01858 383163.
Heathfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
About Heathfield School
Based in Ascot, Berkshire, Heathfield School is a Boarding and Day school for girls aged 11 – 18, founded by Eleanor Beatrice Wyatt in 1899. The School currently has 235 pupils including 136 boarders.
Headteacher
Ms Sarah Rollings
Values and Vision
The School’s motto is, “The Merit of One is the Honour of All”. The students at Heathfield School are encouraged to fulfil their goals, to have confidence and to be respectful of others. The girls are taught that they are equals in the world and can achieve anything they set their mind to. Parents should be a part of their children’s academic life. The girls will make friends for life and become a part of the local community.
Heathfield is a dynamic and busy day, weekly and full boarding community where girls thrive. We provide an environment where a girl’s childhood will be happy and secure; where every girl discovers her own unique passions and talents and accordingly, develops the confidence and self-belief to enable her to succeed.
In our latest Inspection, the school achieved ‘Excellent in all categories’. The inspectors found that: ‘the overall achievement of the pupils is excellent and represents the successful fulfilment of the school’s ambitious aims’. They also stated that ‘pupils are happy, articulate and confident’ and that ‘pupils grow into young people who make a difference to the world and live their lives boldly’.
Small class sizes and a teacher/pupil ratio of 4:1 ensure all pupils receive engaging teaching and individual attention. Our diverse range of co-curricular subjects and activities evolve every year to accommodate new trends and interests. This ‘have a go’ attitude is infectious and filters down from the upper year groups, which means that girls have the confidence to take risks. Pupils learn where their strengths and challenges lay and are enabled to improve on both.
Well-known for our prowess in the Arts, students enjoy participating in the wide range of Drama and Musical events that take place each term. Heathfield is the only school in the UK to benefit from a Creative Partnership with Falmouth School of Art and a unique collaboration with Parsons, Paris. Students also benefit from the close relationship with the world-famous London College of Fashion, and Heathfield’s biennial Fashion Show is now legendary.
The construction of our new Sixth Form Centre is now complete, facilitating our new Sixth Form programme which includes Mentorship, Leadership and Presentation skills.
Standing in beautiful surroundings just outside Ascot, the school is conveniently located being just 30 miles from central London, 9 miles from the M4 and 5 miles from the M3 motorways.
Entry is at 11, 13 or 16. Scholarships are awarded for Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport at all three entry points. The school holds termly open mornings. Please visit our website for details: heathfieldschool.net
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