Head of Year
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Essex
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR2B (Fringe)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024 or January 2025
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2024
Job overview
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a popular and successful oversubscribed girls’ Catholic School with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is committed to providing an excellent education and we are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us: the school’s 2023 Progress 8 score was +1.04.
We are looking to appoint a well-qualified Head of Year to provide professional leadership and management of a year group, in order to secure high achievement, excellent attendance and exceptional pastoral care of all students. The teaching hours for this post will per fortnight initially. We welcome applicants from all subject specialisms. The specific year group will be assigned according to the skills and attributes of the successful candidate, including the potential for Sixth Form.
We will offer you:
- A school in which the behaviour and attitudes of students were judged Outstanding by Ofsted 2023
- Ongoing CPD, including potential for National Professional Qualifications in Leadership
- A supportive department and Senior Leadership Team
- Effective PPA allocation to allow for a better work/life balance
- Administrative support
- Pension Scheme
- Free onsite Parking
- Opportunities for staff socialising
- Excellent location with direct rail links to London Liverpool Street on the Elizabeth Line
- Access to an Employee wellbeing programme including counselling and mentoring
Our ideal candidate will:
- Be a highly competent teacher
- Be able to inspire and motivate staff and students
- Have a passion for their subject which is evident in their day-to-day teaching
- Be committed to providing pastoral support that leads to exceptional outcomes for students
- Play a full and active role in the life of the school
Application Form and further details are available from Mrs Miranda Freeman via email at mfreeman@buchs.co.uk or click the Quick Apply button to complete an online application.
Closing date: Sunday 2nd June 2024, but applications will be considered as and when received.
Interviews: As soon as can be arranged.
BUCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all its employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
- Queen's Road, Brentwood
- Essex
- CM14 4EX
- United Kingdom
Develop your career by joining a school which truly invests in all its staff.
Brentwood Ursuline is a successful, exceptional school which treasures its historic buildings and traditions, but which combines this with recent investment that has enabled us to continue providing an excellent educational environment to both staff and students.
Brentwood Ursuline is a high-achieving, well-regarded and oversubscribed secondary school. In 2023, Key Stage 4 students achieved exceptionally well with 83% of students securing a GCSE grade of 4 or above in both English and Maths. Additionally, our Progress 8 score was +1.07, making us the top performing comprehensive school in Essex. Students at KS5 continue to secure excellent outcomes at both A Level and in Level 3 vocational subjects. Students have access to an extensive extra-curricular programme which all staff are encouraged to participate in.
Every member of the teaching staff is provided with an induction programme to support and enhance teaching and learning and have access to excellent programmes of professional development overseen by a dedicated member of SLT. We currently have seven members of staff enrolled on National Professional Qualifications at different levels and we run a secondment to SLT each year.
We have an excellent record of internal career progression and promotion for our staff – for example 2 recent AHT posts were filled internally and we pro-actively seek to advertise vacancies internally.
Further details of vacancies and the school are available from the Headteacher’s PA, Mrs Freeman, either by email: mfreeman@buchs.co.uk , telephone number 01277 238005 or via the school’s website www.brentwoodursuline.co.uk
What our staff say about us:
"A traditional, yet aspirational environment rooted in a Catholic ethos: Brentwood Ursuline strives to educate students who are independent, creative and morally sound. Fundamentally, the girls want to succeed for themselves, support one another and enrich their knowledge. Teaching English and Drama here has allowed me to challenge not only the resilient and hard-working pupils, but also my own practice; ensuring these young women reach their potential. "
"I started working at BUCHS at the start of this academic year as a teacher of Maths. Staff are friendly and helpful and this enabled me to settle quickly into my role. BUCHS has a clear ethos and students, regardless of their background, work with the teachers to ensure they can be the best that they can be. Many events take place at BUCHS and the highlight so far has been the whole school Sponsored Walk which enabled me to get to know the students in my form far more quickly than I would have done if this event hadn't take place!"
About Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic state secondary for girls aged 11-16 with a co-educational Sixth Form, situated in Brentwood, Essex. In 2012 it became an academy; the Bishop, the chair of governors and the Diocesan directors are the trustees.
The school was founded in 1900 by Mother Clare, the first Superior of the Brentwood Ursulines. It was established as two schools – St Philomena’s, for poorer children, and St Mary’s – which merged in 1918. As the school grew, new buildings were added. Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School now has nearly 1,200 pupils, of which 190 are sixth-form students.
Headteacher
Dr Richard Wilkin
Values and vision
The motto of the school is "Duty" and its mission is to create a Christian environment in which each student can grow in personality, relationships and skill. The school aims to support pupils to reach their full potential, while ensuring that they are pleasing themselves and God.
Ofsted report
In 2023 Ofsted described us as a good school in which "pupils develop strong levels of self-motivation in their learning" and achieve "exceptionally well" and also as a school which has "effective strategies, valued by staff, to support staff well-being". Quality of Education and Behaviour and attitudes were graded Outstanding.
View Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School’s 2023 Ofsted report
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