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Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning)

Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning)

The Boswells School

Essex

  • Expired
Salary:
L12 - L16 (£58,105- £64,225)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Easter or September 2023 start
Apply by:
6 February 2023

Job overview

Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning)


L12 - L16 (£58,105- £64,225)


Required for an Easter or September 2023 start


The Boswells School is looking to appoint an outstanding Assistant Headteacher to lead and further develop our teaching and learning provision.


The Boswells School is an 11-18, very successful, popular and oversubscribed school in the Springfield area of Chelmsford, Essex. The school has a long standing reputation for achieving high levels of academic excellence and was judged to be ‘Good’ in all areas by OFSTED in February 2017. This role is crucial to the continued progress of the school towards outstanding.


You will be joining a school with enthusiastic and dedicated leaders at senior and middle leadership levels and a commitment to the professional development and well-being of staff.


This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated colleague to develop their career and enclosed with this letter is a job description for the role. This post is an excellent opportunity for a current middle or senior leader to develop their leadership and management skills. If you believe that you have the necessary, drive and are seeking an opportunity to develop your leadership skills then I look forward to receiving your application.


As well as completing the application form, I would like you to provide a letter of application that covers the following areas:


• Your previous leadership experience and the skills and qualities you will bring to the role.

• How you would develop teaching and learning at The Boswells School to make it truly outstanding.


Please ensure that your letter covers the areas listed above as well as any other information you feel is relevant to your application.


The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 6th February and interviews will take place on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th February.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to: 

  • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people; 
  • Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued; 
  • The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.  


As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) as these groups are currently underrepresented in our trust. 

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. 

Attached documents

About The Boswells School

The Boswells School is an extremely popular, academically successful, over-subscribed 11-18 school in Chelmsford.

We are an exciting, dynamic and forward thinking school community whose sole focus is the success of each of our students. We are extremely proud of our academic success and have a deserved reputation as an excellent school. Our innovative approaches to teaching and learning ensure that more students than ever are achieving high levels of academic success.

Academic Achievement

We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students. 2019 was another superb year for The Boswells School with our GCSE and A Level results making us one of the highest performing non-selective secondary schools in Essex. In 2019, 55% of our A Level students achieved A* to B grades, 88% of our A Level students achieved A* to C grades, 83% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Eniglish and 71% of our GCSE students achieved a Good pass (Grade 4+) in Maths.

The percentage of students who achieved the expected levels of progress in English and Mathematics was significantly above the national average as was the percentage of students who achieved more than expected progress in these areas.

Working at The Boswells School

Staff at the school are highly committed to ensure our students achieve the best
possible outcomes. There is a strong sense of teamwork amongst teachers and support staff which underpins the outstanding work that takes place in the school.

Chief among our priorities are ensuring students are challenged and supported to achieve their very best in the time they have with us, and our research-informed approach to the principles of challenge and aspiration are reflected in our curriculum of excellence and our day-to-day practice and staff are well-supported in their core roles to achieve these aims.

At The Boswells School, we pride ourselves on provision of high quality training for staff, with every opportunity for career development. We strongly believe in the principle of lifelong learning are committed to sharing and developing best practice across the school and within the Trust, with many of our own in-house CPD led ‘by staff, for staff’. We have developed a strong culture of aspiration for all, and this is reflected in the uptake of our CPD sessions and contributions to our Teaching & Learning newsletter.

Many of our staff have the opportunity to take advantage of opportunities outside of the school, which is cascaded effectively back to share within teams.

Ethos and Values

At The Boswells School, our aim is ‘to provide an outstanding education for all our students’. We expect our students to aspire for excellence in everything that they do.

To achieve this aim, every member of our school community adheres to those ‘beliefs’ that are incredibly important to us as a school:

  • High quality teaching and learning
    We believe outstanding teaching and learning should take place in every lesson.
  • Exemplary behaviour
    We have the highest expectations of our students and we reward hard work and effort. Our students take pride in being part of our community.
  • High achievement
    We believe students, regardless of their ability, should make excellent progress. Our rigorous and detailed tracking systems allow us to ensure that all students are meeting our high expectations.
  • Aspiration
    We believe that all students should be given the opportunity to follow a career pathway that is relevant to them after The Boswells School. We expect all our students to aspire for excellent academic achievement, regardless of ability.
  • Personalised curriculum
    We believe in the importance of helping our students achieve their future ambitions through a curriculum pathway that suits their individual beliefs.
  • Developing character
    We believe in the importance of helping our students develop into independent, confident citizens. We offer a range of school trips, sporting clubs and teams, performing arts clubs, STEM as well as other extracurricular clubs and enrichment activities to help support and complement the learning that goes on in the classroom.


We hope that you find this additional information about our approach useful. If you would like to discuss any aspect of our school with our Headteacher, Mr Stephen Mansell, please do not hesitate to contact him at the school on 01245 264451. Similarly, please contact the school should you wish to visit us prior to submission of your application.

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