Deputy Head Academic
Haberdashers' Boys' School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023 or January 2024
- Apply by:
- 9 June 2023
Job overview
Following the appointment of the current Deputy Head Academic, Robert Sykes, to the Headship of Habs Boys, we are seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to help lead one of the country’s most successful and dynamic schools.
The successful candidate will play a leading part in shaping and developing the academic life of this highly regarded School. They will report to the Headmaster and be a member of an energetic and supportive Senior Leadership Team, playing a key role in whole school strategic and operational leadership.
Applicants should be a good honours graduate of a leading university, have experience of leading and managing in a successful school environment and be willing to be fully involved in all aspects of the school’s busy life. A track record of outstanding teaching is essential, but no specific specialist subject is sought. A willingness to contribute to the school’s extensive co-curricular programme is also required.
The post would suit an ambitious candidate aspiring for a future headship.
Start date:
We are committed to recruiting the highest calibre candidate, with a start date of September 2023 or January 2024. However, applications from candidates who may have longer notice to serve are encouraged to apply.
Applications:
You will be able to apply for the role via the school’s website www.habsboys.org.uk, using the portal MyNewTerm. Curriculum Vitae are not accepted.
Applications must be received no later than closing date.
Closing date: 8am, Friday 9 June 2023.
We intend to hold first round interviews for this post on 15 June 2023.
Final round interviews are expected be held 20 June 2023.
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Attached documents
About Haberdashers' Boys' School
Haberdashers' Boys' School is a large independent school located in the village of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1690, the all-through school educates around 1,200 boys aged 5-18, all of whom are day pupils.
The School has a selective admissions policy, with prospective students for the senior school expected to pass entrance exams across a range of subjects. The best-performing boys are interviewed to ascertain their suitability for a place at the School. Entrance to the pre-prep and prep departments is also selective, with assessed playgroup sessions and exams used depending on the boy’s age.
Headmaster
Robert Sykes
Values and vision
Haberdashers' Boys' School maintains rigorous academic standards, in order to allow talented students to achieve their full potential. The School has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to keep its pupils engaged and interested throughout their time at Habs. It achieves this through the attendance of high-profile speakers and a strong investment in co-curricular activities such as sporting events and school trips, all supported by an array of extensive modern facilities.
Teaching staff
The members of the School's teaching staff are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and reflect the diversity within Habs. All are well qualified and have strong subject knowledge with a deep sense of commitment to the welfare of the boys and to help them achieve their very best. There is a strong sense of community within the common rooms, which are harmonious and dynamic places where staff work hard in a collaborative and purposeful atmosphere. There is a growing international dimension to the work of staff with regular visits overseas and links with the best schools across the globe.
Support for staff at every stage of their career is exceptional, with one of the foremost and forward-thinking professional development plans in the country. Pedagogy and teacher development takes a collaborative approach which is both voluntary and open-minded. Many teaching staff attend Learning Lunches where their peers will demonstrate new developments or ideas with which they have been experimenting. In addition, teachers can request specific training which is often run in well attended Twilight Training sessions at the end of a school day. The School operates an ‘open door’ approach with teachers regularly observing and learning from each other.
To find out more about teaching and learning at Haberdashers', view our video here: https://vimeo.com/260062004
ISI report
“The School fulfils its aim to provide an outstanding educational experience and enable pupils to perform to the highest level of their ability. Pupils make excellent progress and demonstrate exceptional achievement in their levels of attainment and co-curricular activities.”
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