Deputy Head
The Granville School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- The successful candidate will be paid according to their experience which is equated to the national pay scales. The Granville teachers’ supplement will also apply
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from April or September 2022
- Apply by:
- 12 November 2021
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative and dynamic Senior Leadership Team at an exceptionally high-achieving, independent girls’ prep school in the heart of Sevenoaks.
The Granville combines future-ready, forward-looking educational excellence with affectionately held traditions and a bespoke approach to both the academic and personal experiences of its pupils.
We are seeking an inspirational, creative and impactful school leader with a proven track record of innovative and effective pastoral care in the primary sector, to deliver a first-class pastoral programme. They will have a passion for the social, moral and cultural education of girls, ensuring they flourish in the modern world and ideally, experience of preparing girls for 11+ and independent senior school exams.
The postholder will be an outstanding and highly-approachable teacher with energy, creativity, vision and ambition, excellent leadership and management skills, a real interest in pastoral and curriculum issues and an enjoyment of all aspects of school life.
They will work closely with the Headmistress and Director of Studies, and the Senior Leadership Team comprising the Bursar, Heads of Middle School, EYFS and Marketing.
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About The Granville School
The Granville School leads the field in providing an independent pre-school education for girls and boys aged 3-4 and a prep education for girls aged 4-11 that is aspirational, future-facing, relevant and engenders success in all aspects of school life, while still upholding the best of prep school tradition.
Our pupils achieve excellent results without compromising the breadth of their education. From Pre-School upwards our pupils benefit from specialist, inspirational and expert teaching from practitioners who are leaders in their fields. We also enjoy an outstanding reputation for Drama, Art and Music and our impressive results, in a range of sports speak for themselves.
Despite being non-selective, boys from our pre-school move on to prestigious schools and Granville girls obtain outstanding results in the Kent 11+ grammar test and in entrance exams to sought-after senior schools. Our scholarship record is unrivalled locally. All pupils make excellent progress from their own starting point.
We attribute this success to our focus on the individual and our commitment to ensuring that every child learns, no matter where they are their personal learning journey. The individual attention we offer our pupils gives them confidence, self-belief and the courage to try new things and find their passion.
A Granville education develops our pupils into confident, kind and courteous members of the community who are resilient, ambitious and successful. Our younger pupils admire our senior pupils as strong role models who demonstrate leadership skills and undertake their responsibilities with commitment and care.
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