Assistant Headteacher – Safeguarding and Student Wellbeing
The Hurst School
Hampshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale Points L12 – L16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 3 October 2022
Job overview
I am seeking a strong Senior Leader to strategically lead on Safeguarding and Student Wellbeing within the school. The candidate should have extensive Safeguarding knowledge and experience, alongside a passion about the wellbeing of students. This is clearly an important area as the school is proactive in supporting the mental health of our young people. This is an exciting time to be joining the school and this post offers a real opportunity to be part of the school’s transformation and challenge agenda.
The Hurst School is a semi-rural school between Basingstoke and Newbury. It has over 1000 students aged 11- 16. The school had an OFSTED rating of “Good” in March 2019.
The person appointed will indisputably need to be:
- Willing to share our values of Respect, Commitment, Ambition, Community and Excellence.
- An energetic and innovative leader with a passion to transform lives through education.
- A strategic leader driven to achieve success for all our students, through consistently reviewing and improving practice, closing gaps and removing barriers to success.
- A leader who is strongly self-motivated and able to complete and deliver projects with tangible outcomes.
- Absolutely committed to collaborative working within the senior team and to developing and supporting colleagues to improve their own practice.
This is a great time to join our school and we hope this opportunity is one that appeals to you.
Closing Date: 12pm, Monday 3 October 2022.
Interview Date: Monday 10 October/11 October 2022.
This school and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Check as well as other relevant pre-employment checks.
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About The Hurst School
The Hurst School is a successful and highly regarded school of 1000 students aged 11-16, situated within easy driving distance of Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke. The school enjoys a semi-rural location and sits on a large site with green surroundings.
The school has a strong ethos and is driven by its values of ambition, commitment, respect, excellence and community. It was last rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2019.
Our aim is to provide an excellent education for all our students; an education which brings out the best in them and prepares them for success in life and the world of work. This is echoed in our vision: ‘Building minds and character for future life success, preparing and inspiring our students for a rapidly changing world’, by developing confidence, resilience and independence alongside a love of learning.
Our curriculum is designed to provide young people with the core knowledge and cultural capital needed both for further academic study, while enabling them to develop as citizens and engage effectively in the world beyond school. The curriculum is designed to be balanced and rigorous, in order to maximise students’ knowledge, as well as their personal development.
The principle of education with character is delivered through the curriculum at every opportunity. Everything students learn in school, alongside the taught curriculum, is seen as part of the whole curriculum. This includes the approach to spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, as well as the extra-curricular provision. Our personal learning programme includes opportunities to get involved in these extra-curricular activities such as sports, music, drama and trips, creating an environment to inspire and develop students beyond the classroom.
Working with the wider community we pride ourselves on the friendliness of the school and the close relationships between staff and pupils as well as the care and guidance that we provide. Employees of The Hurst also benefit from free on-site parking, an on-site nursery and an on-site gym.
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