Deputy Head of School
The Charter School East Dulwich
Southwark
- £73,715 - £80,472 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L19-23 (Inner London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 15 April 2021
Job overview
The Charter School East Dulwich is an outstanding, exhilarating, and innovative school that supports exceptional achievement and attainment for its learners, and continues to make a significant contribution to the lives of the families it serves.
We are seeking to appoint a highly effective and motivated professional to the position of Deputy Head of School from September.
We are a co-educational, inclusive secondary school in its fifth year of operation with pupils in Years 7 to 11 and a brand new Sixth Form opening in September 2021. Part of The Charter Schools
educational Trust, we work closely with our sister school, The Charter School North Dulwich, an outstanding 11-18 school with excellent KS4 and KS5 outcomes. Our Trust includes the Charles Dickens Research School and the London South Teaching School Alliance and we benefit from cross-Trust collaboration.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic and ambitious Deputy Head of School who appreciates and embraces collaboration. They will work closely with a newly appointed Head of School and our outstanding Executive Headteacher to deliver the vision of sustainable exceptional education for all students.
The full-time post will start from September 2021.
Applications are particularly welcome from black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in our senior leadership teams.
We are looking for a colleague who:
→ Demonstrates the knowledge, experience and ability for school leadership
→ Collaborates effectively across the secondary schools and wider trust
→ Applies the Trust’s values in pursuit of its mission
→ Has the highest expectations of colleagues, able to develop a strong staff team
→ Has the highest expectations of students, inspiring them within a well-disciplined and harmonious environment
→ Enables all students to achieve their potential, ensuring they leave school as rounded, resilient individuals, ready to take their places as active citizens in the wider world
→ Will lead on student behaviour, attitudes and personal development
→ Is committed to the highest standards of teaching and learning across the schools.
In return you will get:
→ To work alongside an outstanding team in an exceptional school and innovative Trust
→ To apply your skills in an environment that prioritises staff well-being, satisfaction and recognition
→ A professionally stimulating and collaborative working environment
→ To shape the future direction and development of the school
→ Outstanding professional development and support with strong progression opportunities
This is a unique opportunity to join our school at a pivotal and exciting point in its development.
To apply, please see attached documents or visit the vacancies section of The Charter School East Dulwich website www.chartereastdulwich.org.uk to download an application pack and job description.
Alternatively, please contact Wendy Andrews, Director of HR, email: WAndrews@tcset.org.uk or telephone 020 7346 6608.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 12.00 on Thursday 15th April 2021
Interviews will take place on Friday 23rd April 2021
The Charter Schools Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to receipt of a completed application form, satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Please note CVs are not accepted.
Attached documents
About The Charter School East Dulwich
The Charter School East Dulwich exists to inspire young people from across its diverse local community to develop the character and expertise they need to succeed in adult life - personally, economically and in good citizens. We teach our students to be curious, creative, courageous and caring. They will leave us happy in themselves, excited about their future and ambitious to achieve.
The Charter School East Dulwich provides a holistic education that allows all of our students to develop the character and expertise they need to succeed in life - personally, economically and as good citizens.
All students study at least to GCSE level. The School curriculum builds methodically on the foundations laid in primary school. It is coherently sequenced to provide all students with the opportunity to progress to the next stage of their education, be it academic, professional or vocational.
The curriculum is made ‘desirably difficult’ for all students. Every individual receives the right combination of support and challenge to achieve their personal best, irrespective of background or personal circumstance. The School makes generous provision for a range of enrichment activities through which students further develop the individual interests and aptitudes that allow them to flourish.
The curriculum explicitly encourages students to have confidence in themselves, care for each other and their environment, be curious about the world and have the courage and creativity to change it for the better.
Headteacher
Alison Harbottle
Ofsted
The Charter School East Dulwich's sibling school, The Charter School, has been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted since 2009.
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