Assistant Headteacher - Director of Sixth Form
Croxley Danes School
Hertfordshire
- £52,568 - £57,890 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L9 - L13 (Fringe Area)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2021
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2021
Job overview
Due to the expansion of our school we are seeking to appoint a positive and forward-thinking Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team in the post of Director of Sixth Form. Successful candidates will offer creativity and imagination with the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire staff and students; combining professional integrity with high expectations of their self and others.
We are looking to recruit an individual with experience of Sixth Form Leadership in advance of receiving our first cohort of Year 12 students in September 2022. This post holder will be responsible for developing our post-16 offer, ensuring that we can offer the right pathway for every student and help them secure the next stage of their education.
We can offer:
- Talented students and staff
- A competitive salary: a five point scale from L9-13 (Fringe Area)
- A low teaching load
- Admission arrangements favourable to children of staff
- A positive working environment within an extremely well-resourced school
- The support of a highly professional and committed staff team and the opportunity to expand your professional networks beyond the Trust through our external partnerships
- The opportunity to develop your career within an expanding multi academy trust with a track record of excellent student attainment and achievement
- Exceptional professional development opportunities both within the Trust and across the Teaching School Alliance
We would like you to have:
Qualifications
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Evidence of continuing and recent professional development relevant to senior leadership
Knowledge & Experience
- Substantial and successful track record of teaching 11 to 18 including A Level
- A proven track record in Sixth Form leadership or as a member of a Sixth Form Leadership team
- Understanding of current educational issues
- Understanding of effective pedagogy
- Understanding of how data can be used to drive up standards through intelligent intervention programmes
Personal qualities
- Ability to lead by example, take responsibility and to be accountable
- Ability to inspire others to follow through strong communication skills, good influencing skills and clear thinking
- Ability to hold people to account effectively
- Proven solution-provider
- Intellectual curiosity
- Passion for education in its widest sense
- Drive, sense of purpose, commitment and perseverance
- Well-developed emotional intelligence
- Excellent interpersonal and persuasive skills
- Flexibility and sensitivity to the needs of individuals
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
- Enthusiasm, common sense and good humour
- Willingness to reflect on and evaluate performance within the context of a team
- Outstanding classroom practitioner who inspires and is respected by students
- High levels of resilience and optimism
- A natural aptitude to model the Trust’s core behaviours – ‘We display transparency, kindness and respect in all our interactions with others, and support each other in all our endeavours. We are tenacious in our desire to make the difference together’.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Tours of the School Site
To arrange a tour, please contact Dawn Gamble, (Recruitment Manager) at recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk
How to make an application:
- The Appointment Brief contains a job description and a wealth of information to inform your application. To apply please complete the Danes Educational Trust Leadership Application Form which can be downloaded from the school website
- Please submit your application form with a letter of application (of no more than two sides of A4, minimum font size 11) detailing:
- How your skills, knowledge and experience match the school’s requirements for the Assistant Headteacher post of Director of Sixth Form
- Your strategy for developing our sixth form over the next 3 years
- Completed applications to be emailed to Dawn Gamble, Recruitment Manager, by 9.00am on Monday 10th May 2021. Please email to recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk
- Interviews will take place across two days: 14th and 17th May 2021
Website: www.croxleydanes.org.uk. / www.daneseducationaltrust.org.uk
School Address: Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire WD3 3LR
E-mail: recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk
Danes Educational Trust Address: C/o St Clement Danes School, Chenies Road, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire WD3 6EW
Tel: Dawn Gamble 01923 589699 / 07917 035962
Attached documents
About Croxley Danes School
- Croxley Danes School
- Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth
- Hertfordshire
- WD3 3LR
- United Kingdom
Thank you for your interest in Croxley Danes School.
This is an extremely exciting time to join Croxley Danes School as in September 2020, the school opened its brand-new permanent accommodation at Baldwins Lane in Croxley Green, including a building with a capacity for over 1200 students. The permanent site for the school comprises 12.3 hectares. This far surpasses the need for a six-form entry school, therefore the space afforded to the students on site is, compared to other local schools, second to none. Furthermore, the permanent school building has been meticulously designed to ensure both students and staff experience a first-class learning environment. More details about (and images of) the permanent site can be found here
Danes Educational Trust currently comprises nine schools: St Clement Danes School, Croxley Danes School, Chancellor’s School, Onslow St Audrey’s School, De Havilland Primary School, Elstree Screen Arts Academy, Ascot Road Primary School, Jupiter Primary School and Lanchester Primary School. Dr Josephine Valentine OBE is the CEO of the Danes Educational Trust. She was Headteacher of St Clement Danes School for 20 years. She is a National Leader in Education, a DfE Advisor and has oversight of all nine schools. If appointed, you will benefit from working within an established, outstanding Trust whilst also contributing to the education of the first cohorts of students in a new school at an exciting stage in its development.
We are heavily over-subscribed with 840 students across Years 7-11 who are aspirational, confident and have excellent attitudes to learning. They are extremely proud of being the first cohorts of students in a brand-new school and excited about the future. Staff overwhelmingly report that they are delightful to teach and fun to have in the classroom. Their behaviour is excellent.
We look for talented and committed people and work hard to keep them, helping them to reach their full potential. In return we offer exceptional CPD opportunities.
You should possess excellent communication and organisational skills, be hard working, flexible and professional. You should have high expectations of students, colleagues and yourself, displaying energy and enthusiasm in and out of the classroom, contributing to the school’s overall success. A willingness to contribute to other areas of school life would be welcome.
The staff team is a happy and stable one; the students are capable, conscientious and self-motivated learners. Have a look at our website's news pages to get a taste of the student experience or follow us on Twitter @croxleydanes.
The school is close to beautiful countryside - Google images of the Chess Valley for a taste - and on the Metropolitan line into London. A few minutes from Jct 18 of the M25, the school is close to towns regularly voted as some of the best places in the UK to live and raise a family and, although an affluent part of the country, there is plenty of affordable housing in nearby Watford and its surroundings.
I want Croxley Danes School to be outstanding and a strong part of the local community. If you share our commitment to educational excellence, we want to hear from you. If you choose to apply for a job with the Trust, you will join a happy, successful team whilst making a wise investment in your future career.
If you would like to organise a visit to the school or if you would like to discuss any position in more detail then please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk.
Danes Educational Trust
The Trust’s core values are:
• We value joy in working, teaching and learning together
• We encourage everyone within our Trust to feel optimistic about the future and how they can shape it
• We support all individuals in developing resilience to enable them to respond to change and grow as a result
• We value and support the wellbeing of all individuals who learn and work in our schools
• We provide equality of opportunity and experience for all
• We provide a safe and secure learning environment for all
Please visit the rest of our website to learn more about our vision, our schools and the opportunities which exist to work within our trust.
Websites – www.daneseducationaltrust.org.uk
Current vacancies across Danes Educational Trust.
Mr S Thompson
Headteacher
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