Assistant Headteacher (Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare)
Greatfields School
Barking and Dagenham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership 10-12 (Inner London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2017
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring or existing leader to make a genuine impact on our school community. We opened in September 2016 with 100 Year 7 students and will grow to a capacity of 1800 students, including a sixth form. We are located in the middle of the Gascoigne community in Barking, East London and are proud to serve this wonderful community.
We have some of the most extraordinary and aspirational students you will ever meet and the school is driven by their dreams, aspirations and ambitions. We would love you to join us in helping us to build a school which will drastically improve the life chances of our young people.
You will be joining a highly motivated and passionate group of staff who work tirelessly in the best interests of the students. We are looking to recruit an ambitious leader who is passionate about education and who shares our vision and ambitions for the young people of this community. The successful candidate will be forward thinking and strategic and will work alongside the Headteacher to provide challenge and support in order to help drive the school forward.
A detailed job description and person specification can be found in the job pack and on the school website. Feel free to contact Richard Paul, the Headteacher, on the e-mail address below if you would like more information or to visit the school and discuss the role in more detail before applying. Email your application form to office@greatfieldsschool.com
The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.
Closing date: Thursday 21st September 2017 at 12pm.
Attached documents
About Greatfields School
- Greatfields School
- Net Street, Barking
- Essex
- IG11 7QG
- United Kingdom
Greatfields School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, secondary free school, situated in the Gascoigne community in Barking, East London. The school opened in September 2016 with 120 Year 7 students, and aims to grow to a 10-form entry, 11-18 school with 1,800 pupils in purpose-built new accommodation. Greatfields School is a partner school within the multi-academy educational trust – Partnership Learning.
Although Greatfields School’s priority is maximising examination success, it believes school is not just about academic study. It actively encourages all students to enjoy school and to get involved in as wide a range of activities as possible. Attendance at after school clubs is exceptionally high, with half of the students regularly staying behind to attend a club every night.
Head of School
Richard Paul
Values and vision
Greatfields School’s mission is to provide the young people of the community with a first-class education and to equip them with the skills and knowledge they will need to achieve their future dreams. Greatfields School is built on three simple principles: high quality teaching and learning for all students; a culture of positive behaviour; high aspirations for all students.
The school believes its boundaries are clear and expectations are high, which enables students to reach their full potential. Positive relationships underpin everything that it does. Greatfields School believes it is creating a school which staff and students enjoy coming to every day. There is a high level of mutual respect between staff and students which ensures a positive and calm atmosphere throughout the building and in classrooms. It wants students to enjoy their time at school whilst at the same time striving hard to achieve their goals.
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