Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning)
Gillotts School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2021
- Apply by:
- 28 April 2021
Job overview
The Governors wish to recruit a dynamic and inspirational teacher to the leadership team.
We are very proud to have recently been recognised as potentially outstanding by Ofsted, who said, ‘This is a school where pupils and staff thrive’. In 2019, our Progress 8 score put us in the top 10% of schools in the country. We are seeking a colleague to continue to drive developments in teaching and learning, to secure consistently high levels of achievement and progress.
You will inspire, motivate and challenge young people of all abilities to strive to be the best that they can be. In return, you’ll be able to develop your skills and expertise, working with a school that is committed to ongoing professional development.
Gillotts aims to maximise achievement through effective and inspiring teaching, so if you are passionate about these values and would like to play a key part in driving developments in this supportive and high-achieving school, we’d like to hear from you. Visits to the school, likely to be virtual at this time, are encouraged.
For further details of this exciting opportunity to join our supportive, forward looking and friendly team in a highly successful, happy and popular school, visit our website or email applications@gillotts.org.uk Please note a Gillotts application form must be completed in full, in all cases.
Closing date for applications: Noon, Wednesday 28 April 2021
Shortlisting will be completed by Friday 30 April 2021
Interviews will be held on Thursday 6 May 2021
Gillotts is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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About Gillotts School
Gillotts is a school that takes great pride in its unique identity. It is one of four mixed 11-16 schools in south-east Oxfordshire and its 900 students come from Henley and the surrounding villages. The school occupies a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames, which incorporates a Victorian house as well as extensive grounds, both of which contribute to the school’s special character.
Headteacher
Catharine Darnton
Values and vision
Gillotts places innovation in teaching and learning at the heart of its development. There is a strong pastoral focus too, recognising that students’ well-being is crucial to their learning. Academic standards at Gillotts are both high and improving. In 2023, 67% of students achieved the benchmark of grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against a national average of 45%.
Gillotts however also prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive community. Its motto – ‘non nobis solum’ – translates as ‘not by ourselves alone’ and the sense of teamwork, collaboration and cooperation underpins the life of the school.
Ofsted report
"Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils at the school. Pupils thrive because of the high quality teaching and care they receive. All pupils are supported to make exceptional progress. Pupils rise to this challenge and achieve highly."
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