Prep School Deputy Head (Academic)
Bishop's Stortford College
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- College Salary Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2024
Job overview
Bishop’s Stortford College Prep School is a vibrant and enjoyable place to work. It is among the finest prep schools in the country and has an enviable reputation for its academic excellence, innovative pedagogy, staff development, and holistic pastoral support. The Prep School aims to embody the Modern Face of Education in everything it does.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious candidate as the College seeks to appoint an inspirational and passionate Deputy Head (Academic) to join our thriving Prep School. As the Deputy Head (Academic), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the academic direction and excellence of the Prep School and the wider College environment.
Reporting directly to the Head of the Prep School, you will oversee all aspects of the academic programme, curriculum development, and pupil progress. This prestigious position requires a visionary leader with a passion for education, teaching and learning, a commitment to excellence, and the ability to inspire and empower pupils and staff.
Working under the newly appointed Head of the Prep School, this is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified, dynamic and energetic individual to make their mark on the academic and curriculum programmes of the College and build on the existing strong foundations. The successful candidate can expect inspirational teaching, supportive colleagues and a highly competitive salary.
The position becomes available from the start of the Autumn Term in September 2024, or as soon as the right candidate is available, and applicants are welcome to visit by appointment before an application to gain a complete understanding of the outstanding nature of this exciting opportunity.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the College’s Child Protection Policy is available on the website.
Bishop's Stortford College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; all employees are subject to a number of pre-employment and safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check. References and an online search will be undertaken prior to interview. To this end, robust Safeguarding processes and procedures are in place to support families, pupils, staff, and volunteers. In compliance with the sharing of information guidance/best practice, any concerns are passed to designated teachers, trained in Safeguarding.
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About Bishop's Stortford College
- Bishop's Stortford College
- School House, Maze Green Road, Bishops Stortford
- Hertfordshire
- CM23 2PQ
- United Kingdom
At Bishop’s Stortford College, we have built a wonderful, busy, cheerful, confident and highly successful community. Within this environment your child’s personal journey of discovery will begin the moment they join us.
Our school offers the whole package: breadth of opportunity, depth of academic enquiry, and quality of human values and skills.
Qualifications and Qualities
Academic qualifications are a prime focus for us, yet we know that qualifications alone will not suffice for a life fully lived. Human qualities of decency and kindness are also a large part of the ticket to success. Together, qualifications and qualities are what an education for today and tomorrow must deliver.
We provide specialist subject teachers throughout our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Schools and know that very good teachers at this very formative age have a very noticeable effect. We are selective based on academic ability, yet despite this, our value-added score is probably one of the best in the country. We are consistently in the top 7% nationally * meaning that our school makes the greatest difference.
Breadth and Balance
From whatever age your child joins us, life will be busy. They will be doing lots of different things, learning how to prioritise – to take charge of what they are doing and when. But even more importantly, your child will quickly find things they enjoy and become good at.
When they leave us, they will be well prepared for life beyond school, with a combination of abilities, some social, some academic and with choices – choices as to where to direct their efforts and enthusiasm. They will also have the confidence of knowing how to function in the new world that we are all going to embrace.
Community Spirit
We recognise the world your child will be entering and the skills they need. Learning to collaborate, to be a team player, to become friends with diverse, different people, will happen. Here there is a togetherness where none of us is as important as all of us.
The diversity of backgrounds, nationalities and ages of our pupils ensures horizons are expanded and everyone learns together and from each other.
We do not look like most schools of our type. We are different in some important ways. We are the modern face of independent education.
*based on three year average for A Level results
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