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Deputy Head (Pastoral)

Deputy Head (Pastoral)

King Edward's School

Birmingham

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2023
Apply by:
23 May 2022

Job overview

King Edward’s School is seeking a highly qualified teacher and leader to take on the role of Deputy Head (Pastoral).  This is a permanent, full-time position from 1st January 2023.  The school teaches IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB experience is not essential).  The salary scale is significantly above the state sector. 

We seek an outstanding and imaginative pastoral leader who will foster and advance the distinctive ethos and culture of King Edward’s School, through the leadership and support of pupil welfare and behaviour in the broadest possible way.  They will report to the Chief Master, and work closely with the other two Deputy Heads – Academic and Upper School – and other members of the Senior Leadership Team – to lead and inspire the exceptional educational programme, which culminates in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, followed by the 220+ boys in the 6th Form.  Results are high, and all boys go on to study at first-rate universities.

The Deputy Head (Pastoral)’s priority will be to maintain and develop the outstanding wellbeing and pastoral care of our highly culturally diverse and ambitious pupils.  The development of our pastoral curriculum offers a unique opportunity to realise the strategic aims and vision of the School.

The Deputy Head (Pastoral) will:

• Be responsible to the Chief Master for the wellbeing and excellent behaviour of our pupils, founded on a strong sense of community and individual need

• Develop the structure, content and delivery of the pastoral curriculum

• Promote through example and encouragement, the highest standards of education

• Ensure the highest possible standards of safeguarding 

The successful candidate will lead and be responsible for the safeguarding of our pupils, and be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing more broadly to school strategy.  They will be a leader of the authority, compassion and understanding to command the respect of a highly talented and clever staff, and will wear that authority lightly and intelligently.  A creative and open-minded approach is essential, as is the practical wherewithal to develop structures and processes to deliver the pastoral excellence as a key element of the School’s vision and character.


About King Edward's School

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+44 121 472 1672

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King Edward’s School, Birmingham is driven by a shared belief in the transformative power of a broad, intellectually demanding and accessible education in a young, ethnically diverse city. It is also one of the most successful and significant boys’ schools in the country.

Founded in 1552 by Edward VI, King Edward’s School is the founding father of the King Edward VI Foundation and has always been a central institution in the city of Birmingham which it serves. It is located on a stunning 50-acre site in Edgbaston, which it shares with King Edward VI High School for Girls (KEHS), and educates around 900 day boys, aged 11 to 18.

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