Assistant Headteacher
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Kent
- £61,882 - £68,399 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L12-L16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2024
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
2 x Vacancies (1 x Teaching and Learning and 1 x Personal Development)
Salary Grade: L12-L16 (£61,882 - £68,399 per annum)
Start date: Sept 2024
Contract type: Permanent
Job Overview
We are delighted to begin the process of appointing two Assistant Headteachers to support the continuous improvement of our school. Oakwood Park Grammar School is a thriving selective school in the heart of Maidstone. We are highly ambitious for our learners and staff.
We want to recruit two outstanding Assistant Headteachers, with the experience, skills and attributes to work as part of our senior leadership group. Candidates are welcome to apply for either role dependent on their experience and skills.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Be a focused and driven colleague, with a proven track record at either middle leadership or senior leadership level
- Be a keen, hands on member of the SLG and a highly visible presence across the school
- Have the skills and ability to motivate and inspire students and colleagues
At OPGS, we aim to:
- Provide our students with ‘an exceptional learning experience’
- Encourage all students to strive towards academic and personal excellence and serve their school community
- Ensure that staff are happy and enjoy working in our school; staff wellbeing is a key priority
If you are interested in finding out more about Oakwood and our great community, we encourage you to book an informal tour of the school and/or arrange a telephone conversation with Mrs Craig. Please email Mrs J Nichol, PA to Headteacher on jnichol@opgs.org
To apply, please visit www.opgs.org and download the Assistant Headteacher Application Pack. Applications will only be accepted on the school application form; CVs and other forms are not acceptable. The closing date is noon on Thursday 18th April 2024. Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd April and Wednesday 24th April.
The position is subject to a DBS enhanced disclosure check. In line with ‘keeping children safe in education’ and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates.
About Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park Grammar School is a five-form entry (usually 160 in each year) Boys’ Grammar School of currently 1095 students. We have a co-educational Sixth Form of 311 students. Entry at 11 to the school is through the Kent Test (11+) where students sit three papers in Mathematics, English and Reasoning.
We have been on the site since 1959 and we share an attractive campus with two schools (St Augustine Academy and St Simon Stock) and a college of Further Education (Mid-Kent College). This gives the site a unique feel with over four thousand students.
Our teaching and support staff are dedicated and hardworking and very loyal to the school.
Oakwood Park Grammar School has a wealth of extra-curricular activities for its students. Sport is very strong with national success in football, alongside rugby, cricket, basketball and athletics. We also cater for rowing, fencing, table tennis and climbing. Music and Drama are also popular with an annual production. We also have other extra-curricular activities such as robotics, debating and chess.
Academic standards are high at both GCSE and A Level. In the Sixth Form, on average, well over half of our students who apply to universities will secure offers from prestigious Russell Group universities and we regularly send students to Oxbridge colleges.
In 2019 we were graded Good overall by Ofsted but did achieve Outstanding for our Behaviour and our Sixth Form provision.
We are a welcoming, open school with a clear focus on developing staff, with teaching and learning at the heart of our professional development.
Headteacher
Kevin Moody
Values and vision
The aim of the school is underpinned by the mission statemen to create “An Exceptional Learning Experience”. This can be seen in the school’s high academic standards and an impressive array of extra-curricular activities.
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