Deputy Headteacher
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton
- Expired
- Salary:
- L18 to L22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Commencing 1 September 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2018
Job overview
Deputy Headteacher (L18 to L22, full time, commencing 1 Sept 2018)
Thank you for your interest in the position of Deputy Headteacher at Ermysted’s Grammar School. I hope you will find the information in the Applicant Information pack helpful and that you will be encouraged to apply for the post.
Ermysted’s Grammar School is an outstanding, heavily oversubscribed voluntary aided grammar school for boys. The school has a long and proud tradition of academic success and each year our senior pupils leave for the most-competitive courses. Many of our most-recent leavers are now studying at Russell Group universities or medical schools, including the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Regardless of their destination, however, we are proud of the achievements of all of our pupils and of the role the school has played in shaping their character and wider abilities.
The Applicant Information pack includes details of the role and the individual we seek, as well as information about the school. Further information and associated school policies can be found on our school website (www.ermysteds.co.uk). This is a significant appointment for the school. Ermysted’s is at an important stage of its development, with governors working on an ambitious plan to develop the school’s provision and performance even further and the Deputy Headteacher will play a central role in this next stage of development. This represents an exciting opportunity, therefore, for the right individual. As sole deputy, the position will carry with it a high level of responsibility and autonomy. In addition to advising the Headmaster and deputising in his absence, the successful candidate will play an active role in the strategic leadership and management of the school. A job description has been drafted (see pack) but the final document will be amended to reflect the skills and attributes of the successful candidate.
Details of how to apply can be found at the end of the Applicant Information pack. The closing date for receipt of applications is 12:00 pm (noon) on Monday, 19 February 2018. Interviews for short-listed candidates will be held on Tuesday, 27 February and, for candidates who progress to the final round, Wednesday, 28 February 2018. I hope that the document gives you a flavour of the role and what the school has to offer, but please feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss the opportunity further. Thank you for your interest and good luck if you choose to apply.
Attached documents
About Ermysted's Grammar School
The School
Ermysted’s Grammar School can trace its origins to the last decade of the 15th century, possibly as early as 1476 but certainly before 1492, as a chantry school founded by Peter Toller adjoining the Skipton Parish Church. It was refounded after the dissolution on a different site in 1548 by William Ermysted, Master of the Temple and Canon Residentiary of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and it moved to its present site in 1876. Throughout its history it has been an all boys’ school and only relatively recently, in 1989, was the boarding house closed, an inevitable consequence of the burgeoning demand for day boy places.
The pleasant market town of Skipton serves a large surrounding rural area, mainly in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, immediately to the North. A wide range of reasonably priced housing is available and Skipton, together with the immediate surroundings, is an appealing place to live, with large towns, such as Harrogate, Leeds, Bradford and Manchester relatively close and easily accessible. Communications are good.
The school occupies a green and wooded site about half a mile from the centre of Skipton on the main route from the town leading to the A65 and to Settle and the Lake District. The original 1876 stone buildings have been added to over the years to provide modern facilities with comfortable and effective accommodation for teaching and learning.
Academic record
Ermysted’s remains one of the top performing schools in the country and continues to offer its students an exciting and engaging curriculum across a broad range of subjects. Attainment at GCSE and A-Level is very high and consistently so. Outcomes are good for all groups of students and achievement is particularly high in the Sixth Form. The most-recent academic data is summarised on the school website.
Nearly all our Year 11 students continue into further education, with the vast majority remaining at Ermysted's in order to study for Advanced Level qualifications. In addition, a number of other boys (circa 30 in 2016-17) join the Sixth Form from other schools.
Around 95% of students eventually proceed to university each year and the destinations reflect the school’s academic pedigree – from a cohort of 113 students, currently 12 students hold offers from Oxford or Cambridge; and a further dozen students are applying for medicine. Each year a small number of students leave to take up apprenticeships or opt to take a gap year.
Safeguarding
Ermysted’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to undergo enhanced DBS clearance.
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