Deputy Head (Academic)
Bancroft's
Redbridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2024
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the academic life of one of London’s most successful coeducational day schools. The Deputy Head (Academic) is appointed by the Governors and the Head and is responsible to the Head for the academic life of the school. The Deputy Head (Academic) will work closely with the Head, the Senior Deputy Head and the Assistant Heads in formulating school policy, contributing to strategic development and overseeing the day-to-day running of the school. We have recently implemented the phased-launched of a digital device scheme which will see all pupils in the Senior School have access to a personal device. We are also part way through a curriculum review and the new Deputy Head (Academic) will play a key role in shaping this. At this exciting stage in the School’s development, coupled with the start of our new Head, Alex Frazer, in September 2024, this role offers the successful applicant the opportunity to use their creativity and drive to have a significant impact on the educational experience of our own pupils and of those in our partnership schools. This role will be excellent preparation for Headship in due course.
We offer a generous benefits package, including a competitive salary, and have a commitment to supporting ongoing professional development for all of our staff.
Bancroft’s School creates a happy learning environment, where bright children are challenged and supported to become the best versions of themselves. Bancroft’s is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
For further details and an application pack, please visit http://www.bancrofts.org/about-us/employment-opportunities/ or email: hr@bancrofts.org
Closing date for applications: 10am on Monday 13th May 2024.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to Bancroft’s School on either Monday 20th May 2024 or Wednesday 22nd May 2024 for a full assessment day. The final shortlist of candidates will be invited back to Bancroft’s School for a final interview during the week commencing Monday 3rd June 2024.
Applications will be considered as they are received, so early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview early applicants should a suitable candidate apply.
Bancroft’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants are required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Bancroft’s may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their applications.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Bancroft’s is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
About Bancroft's
Located on the border between North-East London and Essex and backing on to Epping Forest, Bancroft’s is a co-educational independent day school for around 1200 pupils from 7 to 18.
Our pupils achieve outstanding academic outcomes. In 2023, 68% of our students achieved A-A at A Level and 74% of all entries were awarded the top grades of 9 or 8 at GCSE.
We strive to achieve so much more than just results. ‘Being Bancroft’s’ is the name which we give to our holistic approach to developing our pupils. This is a rounded educational framework running through the school which guides pupils to take full advantage of the huge range of different opportunities on offer at the school; whether immersed in academic research, being out on the sports fields, taking part in charitable activities, acting on the stage, playing music or attending some of our numerous clubs and societies, we want our pupils to challenge themselves and learn by taking part wholeheartedly in school life. All teachers are expected to contribute to the co-curricular life of the school beyond their subject specialism.
Bancroft’s is a warm, forward-looking, modern school; a centre of excellence for the twenty-first century. We have a very diverse intake of pupils, valuing inclusivity of pupils and staff of different ethnicities, religions, sexualities, genders, learning needs and strengths. We value inclusion for all it can bring to each of us at Bancroft’s as well as the school as a whole.
Professional development and training is a fundamental part of working at Bancroft’s. Our staff are supported and encouraged to continually reflect on their practice; together we want to ensure that each member of staff feels that they are being developed and able to help provide the very best educational and transformative experience for all our pupils.
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