Deputy Head (Academic)
Queen Margaret's School
North Yorkshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 4 June 2017
Job overview
Reporting to the Head, the Deputy Head (Academic) will be a member of the School’s Senior Leadership Team. He or she will be responsible for the day to day management of all aspects of academic life in the School and will provide appropriate support for staff, girls and parents as required especially with regard to academic choices and changes to external examination regimes.
The Deputy Head (Academic) will promote academic and intellectual development within the School so as to achieve, to the maximum extent possible, the School’s hopes for the girls as set out in its aims. The Deputy Head (Academic) will be responsible for the delivery of the highest quality of teaching and learning, for ensuring that there are effective mechanisms for monitoring and tracking in place, for designing the curriculum and for the production of an annual timetable for lessons.
The Deputy Head (Academic) will liaise with the Senior Deputy Head and the Enrichment Co-ordinator to consider the impact of the co-curricular programme and ensure that the School provides a complementary and diverse enrichment programme both intellectual, sporting, artistic and spiritual outside the classroom and that each individual girl is supported in taking advantage of that which is on offer in the way that best meets her needs, abilities and aspirations.
The Deputy Head (Academic) will promote independent research, responsibility and scholarship throughout the school. He or she will be able to communicate an enthusiasm for learning and the importance of a holistic approach to education, and will demonstrate full commitment to the school’s boarding and Christian ethos and individual tutorial system.
Qualifications and Experience
The Deputy Head (Academic) must
- hold a high quality university degree in a recognised academic discipline
- have a teaching qualification
- be an outstanding teacher
- have evidence of leadership experience in a variety of situations
- It would be advantageous if the Deputy Head (Academic) also had
- experience of working in an independent boarding school environment
- held academic leadership roles within a school
- experience of timetabling
- knowledge of information management systems for schools
Skills
The Deputy Head (Academic) must
- be keen to promote inspirational teaching
- have a keen and lively interest in teaching and learning developments
- have an interest in curriculum change and be inspired by academic challenge
- be an excellent listener and calm negotiator
- demonstrate leadership and personal responsibility by motivating others, showing drive and determination
- be adaptable and show good judgement
- demonstrate authority, respect and trustworthiness
- have excellent writing and proof-reading skills
- have high order IT skills
- have exceptionally high standards regarding accuracy, clarity and consistency of language
- support the ethos of a full boarding school and broad education
- have a clear sympathy with the advantages of single-sex education
- be able to promote academic excellence, and individual creativity
- be a confident and respected public speaker
- be able to exercise total discretion and uphold confidentiality, when appropriate
- be able to act as a critical friend, counsel and be supportive of colleagues
- have awareness of ISI inspection criteria
- have energy, drive, enthusiasm, a positive manner and a sense of humour
How Should You Apply?
If you are interested in this position please visit the vacancies section of our website http://www.queenmargarets.com/informing/vacancies/. Completed applications should be sent by email to ctonks@queenmargarets.com.
The closing date for applications is 12noon Monday 5 June 2017
Interviews are expected to take place during week 12 June 2017
Attached documents
About Queen Margaret's School
Queen Margaret’s is an independent school for independent girls. We are a school that encourages every girl to confidently pursue her interests; girls at QM are recognised for their willingness to try everything that life has to offer them.
Set in a stunning rural setting of 70 acres of parkland, Queen Margaret's enjoys close ties to York which is only six miles away as well as London, less than a two-hour train ride away. As the only all-girls full boarding school in the North of England, 75% of girls are full boarders while day boarders have beds at School and are encouraged to stay over for School events. The full boarding nature encourages busy weekends with a myriad of opportunities to look forward to at the end of each week. Queen Margaret’s provides an immense variety of activities, clubs and societies and other enrichment opportunities while never sacrificing the needs of the individual girl. As one parent noted, ‘Queen Margaret’s benefits from being run as if it were a large school but has all the benefits and familiarities you expect of a small school.’ The School was recently named as the top girls boarding and day school in Yorkshire by The Sunday Times and has also been awarded ‘Best School Food in the UK’ at the Tatler Awards, which reflects its holistic view of education where a reputation for academic excellence sits alongside exceptional pastoral care.
Academic Excellence
QM girls achieve excellence inside and outside the classroom and are interesting, well-informed and confident members of the community. The School offers a full range of subjects at (i)GCSE and A Level, and examination results are consistently excellent. In 2016 our girls achieved a 100% pass rate at A Level. The recent results report that 50% of entries gained the highly sought after A*-A grades and nearly 80% of entries gained A*-B grades. 30% of all girls taking A Level examinations in 2016 achieved three or more A*-A grades. GCSE results in 2016 were similarly impressive, with 98% of students achieving five or more A*-C grades, far outstripping the falling national average of 67%. 87% of all QM GCSE entries in 2016 gained A*-B grades, up from 81% in 2015.
A Thriving Boarding Community
QM is a community of people who care for each other and grow as individuals. Boarding is arranged by year group, with each under the care of well-qualified staff. Accommodation meets the needs of each age group: Year I girls live in a large, comfortable family house with its own garden and playground, while Upper Sixth girls live independently in picturesque cottages in the School grounds.
Sport
As well as representing QM, many girls are selected for regional and national sports teams. Exceptional facilities include an AstroTurf, sports hall, competition swimming pool, all-weather tennis courts, squash courts, a nine-hole golf course and a riding school adjacent to the main School campus. QM is home to some of the country’s top riders and has supported girls to become U18 National Champions. Main activities are lacrosse, hockey, tennis, netball, riding, rounders, swimming and athletics.
Creative and Performing Arts
The creative arts play a central role in life at QM. The purpose-built theatre and dance studio and modern art and technology facilities provide the ideal setting for every girl to discover and develop her talents.
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