Assistant Head (Staff Development, Teaching and Learning)
Denstone College
Staffordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 12 March 2021
Job overview
Denstone College is looking to appoint an Assistant Head (Staff Development, Teaching and Learning) to continue the successful work of the current post holder from September 2021.
The post holder will oversee many aspects of teaching and learning across the College as well as leading Staff Development and training opportunities and systems in support of the Head's strategic vision for the College as a whole. The post holder will work closely with an experienced senior management team and will attend Governors' Education Committee meetings.
The successful candidate will be an experienced middle or senior leader with a proven track record of success, an outstanding classroom practitioner, have experience or empathy with the Independent School model of all-round education and a willingness to engage in extra-curricular activities. This post would suit someone with the ambition to move to headship in due course.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach a timetable of up to 18 periods per week in an appropriate subject (where each period is of 40 minutes duration) alongside their other duties.
Most full time teachers at Denstone also act as tutors within the College's thriving House system and are expected to contribute fully to the rich and diverse programme of activities and Sport enjoyed by pupils across all year groups.
Denstone College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please therefore note that offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS clearance.
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About Denstone College
Denstone College is an independent day and boarding school of more than 775 pupils aged 4-18. It has been educating boys since 1873 and girls since 1976, and offers a truly all-round educational experience. The high standard of pastoral and academic provision is remarkable, and this has been confirmed by the latest ISI inspection. A Level and GCSE results are usually in line with those of the very best all-round schools nationally.
In 2021, Denstone College opened ‘The Prep at Denstone’ on site – a fast-growing and academically exciting offering for our youngest learners. Continual investment in facilities – particularly academic, boarding and sporting – continue apace.
With a dedicated, talented and inspiring staff, fantastic facilities and as impressive a rural setting as you could find, we balance the pursuit of academic excellence with a broad co-curricular programme. Denstone College offers students more than 40 sports and activities.
Visit the website, www.denstonecollege.org for information on the College’s provision and to find out what it means to be a Denstonian.
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