Assistant Head: Director of Co-curricular and Outreach
Leighton Park School
Reading
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary is competitive and will depend on your skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Summer or Autumn Term 2019
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2019
Job overview
HMC Co-educational boarding and day school for students aged 11-18.
Assistant Head; Director of Co-Curricular and Outreach
For Summer Term or Autumn Term 2019 start
Leighton Park is a School that inspires achievement with values, character and community. Our students are civic with a strong commitment to community action, social service and outreach. Every student understands and is able to play a part in social justice and social entrepreneurship.
This is an important new management position created to oversee, strengthen and develop all aspects of the provision of co-curricular life in the School. You will be a member of the Extended Leadership Team and attend the Senior Leadership Team and Governors’ Committee meetings from time to time. You will work with, and report to the Deputy Head and be given a significant reduction in the teaching timetable (in any subject) along with a management allowance to reflect the importance and responsibilities of this role, as well as some administrative support.
Leighton Park School is set in over sixty acres of beautiful parkland near to the heart of Reading. Founded on Quaker values, Leighton Park offers a distinctive atmosphere where we aim to inspire and support each student to prepare for their future by reaching their potential academically and personally. We aim to appoint a candidate who will contribute and thrive in our vibrant community.
To apply, please complete the attached application form or download an application pack from our website and email it to apply@leightonpark.com. If you require further information, please call HR on 0118 987 9600.
Leighton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our recruitment process.
Closing date for applications: Midday, 22nd February 2019
Interviews will be held week commencing: 4th March 2019
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About Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School is a successful, forward looking independent (HMC) day and boarding school for approximately 500 pupils aged 11-18 set in 65 acres of magnificent parkland.
Leighton Park exists to form young people of real character and confidence, with a determined desire to change the world, reflecting the school’s Quaker values. In March 2021 we won the ISA Award for Outstanding Local Community Outreach for the involvement of our students, staff and parents in projects helping those less fortunate and putting our Quaker values into practice.
We are a school that inspires Achievement with Values, Character and Community and academic excellence is the consequence of our approach. Valuing breadth and depth, we are distinguished by excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), Music and Ethical Enterprise. The UK Government’s latest 16-18 league tables reveal Leighton Park to be the best performing School in Berkshire and in the top 1% of English schools. We are one of only eight schools to have always appeared in the top 100.
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