Deputy Head (Academic)
Cheam School
Newbury
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- For April or September 2018
- Apply by:
- 12 October 2017
Job overview
Deputy Head (Academic)
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic teacher willing to make a difference to the teaching and learning throughout the school and to join the senior management team at one of England’s leading prep schools.
This post will suit a current Head of Department or someone with similar experience who is looking to move up into management, or someone with Director of Studies or Academic Deputy Head experience, currently working at senior or junior level, who is looking to lead and shape the academic life at Cheam. Although Cheam is non-selective, it feeds many of England’s most academic schools, and the successful candidate will have the drive, determination, ability to think broadly and will inspire and lead both teachers and pupils to excel in all areas of teaching and learning.
We are looking for a fully qualified teacher who is a leader; who can communicate their thoughts and ideas. The successful candidate will be fully conversant with the landscape of learning facing children up to the age of 13 in the independent sector.
A generous package including accommodation is available for the successful candidate.
Closing date for applications: Friday, 13th October 2017.
Long list interviews: 18th October 2017.
Short list interviews: 6th/7th November 2017.
Job starts: April or September 2018.
For full details of this post, please contact the Headmaster’s Secretary:
hmsecretary@cheamschool.co.uk
About Cheam School
Cheam was founded in 1645 and is one of the oldest prep schools in the world. Cheam is a IAPS boarding and day school with some 310 pupils, boys and girls, in the prep school and approximately 80 in the Pre-Prep and Nursery. Cheam prides itself on its excellent all-round record academically, musically, artistically and on the sports field. On completing their life at Cheam, children move to the top Public Schools in England, including Eton, Wellington, Marlborough, Radley, Harrow, Bradfield, Sherborne and St Mary’s Calne. The school is non-selective yet achieves consistently high standards academically through an inspirational and dedicated team of teachers, throughout the Pre-Prep and Prep Schools.
Cheam School is situated in a stunning rural setting of 100 acres, ten minutes from Newbury and fifteen minutes from Basingstoke, just off the A339. It is surrounded by smaller towns and villages from which it draws many of its day pupils.
At Cheam children are prepared not only for the next stage but for life beyond. The school nurtures and develops intellectual, personal, physical, emotional, creative and empathetic core values and skills in each pupil. This is done through the creation of a happy, stimulating environment in which pupils experience a diverse range of opportunities and are encouraged to ‘give it a go’ and strive to give of their best in all they do.
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