Senior Deputy Head
Blundell's Senior School
Devon
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 January 2018
Job overview
The Head and Governing Body of Blundell’s School invite applications for the position of Senior Deputy Head of the School.
Set in the beautiful Devon countryside, approximately 30 minutes from Exeter and 2 hours from London, Blundell’s is a beautiful co-educational boarding school in Tiverton.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, caring person with obvious leadership qualities to be responsible for the management and leadership of all aspects of pastoral supervision within the School. You will be required to demonstrate a strong fit with the ethos of Blundell’s as well as knowledge of and a commitment to best practice in relation to safeguarding children and young people. It is likely that the successful candidate would look to move to Headship in the future.
Deputising for the Head, you will be there to take the lead when required and work closely with, and line manage, Housemasters, Housemistresses and other key members of staff.
You will be educated to degree level, have proven leadership and management experience in a boarding environment as either a Houseparent or Head of year, have excellent judgement and be a clear thinker who is able to make decisions in a fair and reasoned way.
To download an application pack, including a full job description and person specification, please see our website www.blundells.org or for further information, please email recruitment@blundells.org
Closing date: 5th January 2018
Long-list Interviews: w/c 15th January 2018
Short-list Interviews: w/c 22nd January 2018
Blundell’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service
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About Blundell's Senior School
At Blundell’s we educate young men and women of consequence; young people who have the skills and the confidence to make a meaningful contribution to society. It is our privilege to welcome pupils to our school and then to walk beside them as they negotiate their journey into adulthood.
We are immensely fortunate to be situated in an idyllic location. Here on our 100-acre campus in the Devon hills, our pupils are supported and inspired by teachers dedicated to their success and well-being.
Blundell’s has been around for over 400 years. While we are tremendously proud of our history, we are also excited about innovation as we engage with what it means to be relevant in a world that is undergoing such upheaval and change.
This is a place where children thrive, and where they become ready to contribute to a world desperately in need of thoughtful, courageous, and compassionate leaders. This is a place where they will learn about themselves, where they have the opportunity to practise and rehearse the skills that they will need to live fulfilling lives, both now and in the future.
Mr Bart Wielenga, BCom, BEd
Head of Blundell's
Welcome from the Head | About us | Blundell's Senior School (blundells.org)
Values and vision
The main focus of Blundell’s School is on providing a rounded education. It encourages flexibility and articulation, while promoting academic qualities and service to the wider community. Strongly rooted in Christian values, it welcomes students of all faiths. With its own sports pitches, chapel and music studios, Blundell’s School is well-equipped to support its students’ strengths in music and sports.
“Pupils make extremely good progress from their starting points. Pupils throughout the school show highly positive attitudes to learning. Teachers’ high expectations as well as their establishment of a stimulating environment for learning in and around classrooms, encourage pupils to engage fully with tasks and achievements.”
“Pupils throughout the school demonstrate strong development of self-confidence and self-awareness, at levels appropriate to or, for many, beyond their age. Pupils showed their justifiable pride in their own and in others’ achievements, without appearing in the least arrogant or excessively competitive.”
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