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Deputy Head, Academic

Deputy Head, Academic

Ashville College

North Yorkshire

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1 January 2017
Apply by:
6 June 2016

Job overview

Ashville College, Harrogate, is looking to appoint a Deputy Head (Academic) to continue the successful work of the current post holder who moves to a new Post in January 2017.

The post-holder will oversee all aspects of academic strategy and teaching and learning within the Senior School and the Sixth Form and will contribute to the development of educational provision and transition throughout the College in support of the Headmaster’s strategic vision for the College as a whole.  The post holder will work closely with an experienced senior leadership team at senior and college level and will attend all Governors’ meetings.

The successful candidate will be an experienced middle or senior leader with a proven track record of success, an outstanding classroom practitioner, have experience or empathy with the independent school model of all-round education and a willingness to engage in extra-curricular activities.  In addition the successful candidate will be committed to ongoing school improvement, able to work collaboratively as well as take a lead, have the drive and energy to see projects and initiatives to successful completion and will have the ability to manage sensitively staff, pupils and parents. This post would suit someone with the ambition to move to headship in due course.

The successful candidate will also be able to identify with and support the College’s Methodist values, which promote the ethos of each individual pupil being of equal value and that all should strive to become the best version of themselves.

Founded in 1877, Ashville College is an HMC co-educational 3-18 boarding and day school of 868 pupils located on the outskirts of Harrogate in a 64 acre campus.  Ashville College is associated to the Methodist Independent Schools’ Trust (MIST).

An application form, role and job descriptions are available to download from www.ashville.co.uk.

Deadline for applications is Tuesday 7th June at 12 noon.
Interviews will take place from Monday 13th June.

(Candidates will have an opportunity to meet staff and tour the College before interview.)

Please return your completed application form together with a two page letter of application, addressed to the Headmaster, detailing your relevant experience, outlining why you have applied and suggesting how you would approach the role and what you would seek to achieve. Please also include a full CV.

Mrs Jean Chalton, HR Manager
Ashville College, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 9JP or via email to hr@ashville.co.uk

Ashville College, Harrogate is committed to providing a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants for this post will be required to provide proof of identity at interview if called, and the successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check before starting work.

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About Ashville College

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  • Ashville College
  • Senior School, Green Lane, Harrogate
  • North Yorkshire
  • HG2 9JP
  • United Kingdom
+44 1423 566358

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Ashville College is a co-educational, independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 2–18. The college, set in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, comprises a pre-school, prep school and senior school with pupil numbers totaling around 870, 170 of whom are in the sixth form and 100 are boarders. The school is a registered charity, administered by Ashville College Trustees.

Ashville College was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Church. Expansion over the decades culminated in a merger with Elmfield College, Harrogate, in the 1930s, by which time Ashville was the largest private school in the north of England.   The most significant development came in 1982 when the school become co-educational.

Head

Rhiannon J Wilkinson MA (Oxon), MEd

Values and vision

A strong Methodist ethos underpins the teaching, learning and life at Ashville College, where individuals are nurtured in a caring and supportive environment and an atmosphere of positive expectation is promoted.   The school believes that academic potential is most likely to be fully realised when learning is interwoven into a daily life where pupils are given opportunities to explore and celebrate other talents and passions. An Ashville education emphasises the individual’s place within the wider community, upholding Christian values of openness and respect and imbuing a sense of social responsibility and belonging in pupils.

ISI

“Achievement in academic subjects and in a wide range of sport and activities is outstanding in the Pre-Prep and Junior School, and good, sometimes excellent, in the Senior School. Outcomes for children in the EYFS Reception classes are outstanding. This success is supported by a comprehensive and carefully planned curriculum, a wide range of activities at every level in the college, and by much good and outstanding teaching.”

View Ashville College’s latest ISI report

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