Deputy Head Strategy and Operations (Lead Deputy Head)
The Cavendish School
Camden
- Expired
- Salary:
- The salary offered is flexible and will reflect an applicant’s experience and potential.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 10 January 2023
Job overview
The Cavendish School
31 Inverness Street, London, NW1 7HB
Current roll size: c.215
A small, inclusive independent school in Camden Town for girls aged 3 to 11.
We seek to appoint a highly motivated, inspirational and determined leader in the role of Deputy Head Strategy and Operations (Lead Deputy Head) to join the staff of our unique, friendly and highly regarded IAPS School from September 2023. The successful candidate will work together with the Head and other senior leaders to ensure that the school provides an excellent education and offers outstanding pastoral support for all its pupils. They will be expected to support a culture that enables all pupils and staff to excel.
The new Deputy Head Strategy and Operations will deputise for the Head in her absence and carry responsibility for the operational running of the school. They will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team, playing a key role in whole-school strategic planning. They should feel passionate about staff and pupil development and be innovative in their approach to leading whole-school initiatives. One of our school aims is to foster a life-long love of learning and this aim underpins all that we do. Being an all girls’ school, we are committed to ensuring that our girls remain grounded whilst developing the skills to go out into the world and make a difference to others. We are seeking to appoint a candidate who continues to shape and strengthen this vision.
Please return your completed application form together with a cover letter by email to Mrs Kerry Dignan at hrcomp@cavendish-school.co.uk
Visits by prior arrangement to the school are welcomed and encouraged and will give you an opportunity to meet informally with our Head. To find out more about our school, please do visit our website here. However, to find out more about our fabulous girls and staff please visit follow us on Instagram here.
The closing date for applications is 10th January, although applications will be processed as they are received.
1st stage interviews will take place on Wednesday 18th January, with 2nd stage interviews taking place on Tuesday 24th January. References will be requested for candidates invited for interview prior to the 1st stage date.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Online and social media checks will be carried out for shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
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About The Cavendish School
The Cavendish School is a friendly, independent London prep school for girls aged 3 to 11. The school welcomes approximately 230 pupils from a rich mix of nationalities, cultures and faiths and enjoys charitable status.
Situated in Camden, near Regent’s Park, the School was founded in 1875 and moved from Cavendish Square to its current site in 1970. Our spacious, airy classrooms and gardens, including a dedicated early years setting and an astroturf court, were recently augmented by a state-of-the-art building to include new classrooms and a 200-seater multi-use auditorium. We have a purpose-built, well equipped gym, and our own kiln on site. Our kitchens provide healthy and delicious lunches for girls and staff, who enjoy meals together.
Our inclusive ethos has created an exceptional, well-balanced and lively school, dedicated to making a positive difference in the community. Within this nurturing environment where kindness, difference and respect are paramount, high standards are enabled and celebrated. All children are encouraged to achieve their maximum potential and work is always carefully calibrated to the individual child’s needs. This, combined with small class sizes, high adult-pupil ratios and committed and enthusiastic staff, enables personalised learning in a happy and productive atmosphere.
Central to the philosophy of The Cavendish School is the belief in providing girls with the best pastoral care combined with outstanding teaching. A broad, balanced curriculum is enriched with arts, languages, music and sport delivered by expert specialist teachers. The school is not selective at entry, but is academically ambitious for each and every pupil, and achieves remarkable results across all subjects.
Great success has been achieved over recent years in preparing pupils for their next school and The Cavendish School is dedicated to helping find the right senior school for each, with girls achieving offers (and music and academic scholarships) from a wide range of top state and independent senior schools at 11+, including: City of London School for Girls, Channing School, South Hampstead High School, Henrietta Barnet, Camden School for Girls, Francis Holland School, Godolphin & Latymer, Highgate School, North London Collegiate School, St Paul’s Girls’ School.
In its most recent Independent Schools Inspection, the School was judged ‘excellent’ in every category, ranging from the quality of the pupils’ learning to their moral, social and cultural development. The report noted that ‘children are extremely happy and confident in their work and play’, whilst praising the ‘excellent’ teaching and the ‘high-quality, well-qualified staff.’ The School underwent a Regulatory Compliance Inspection in March 2019 in which all standards were met (which is the maximum rating).
Our Head Mrs Lombard believes that:
“Happy children are happy learners. Visitors to our School often comment on the evident delight and visible engagement of our pupils during their lessons and at play.”
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