Director of Pastoral
Heathfield School
Ascot
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or September 2019
- Apply by:
- 26 November 2018
Job overview
We seek a dynamic, child-centred and dedicated senior leader of pastoral care for our thriving girl’s boarding and day school, which achieved Excellent grades across the board in our recent ISI inspection report.
In this position, you will be responsible for ensuring that the pastoral care at Heathfield continues its excellence in line with the vision of our Headmistress. To succeed in this role, you should be committed to supporting children and young people and have substantial experience of leading a pastoral team.
We are a small boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18 years. We provide a happy and secure environment where our girls have the opportunity to discover their unique passions and talents and develop the self-belief and confidence to enable them to succeed. Life in the 21st Century demands spirit, resilience and adaptability; it is incumbent upon us to help equip them with both academic qualifications and life skills. We are ambitious for our girls and our bespoke approach enables them to succeed in many different areas.
If you feel you have the qualities to fulfil this pivotal role, then we warmly welcome your application.
For further information, please download the attached documents or visit www.heathfieldschool.net
To apply, please click on the apply link to send us your completed TES application form.
Closing date: Monday, 26th November 2018.
Interview date: w/c 3rd December 2018.
Heathfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Heathfield is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
About Heathfield School
Based in Ascot, Berkshire, Heathfield School is a Boarding and Day school for girls aged 11 – 18, founded by Eleanor Beatrice Wyatt in 1899. The School currently has 235 pupils including 136 boarders.
Headteacher
Ms Sarah Rollings
Values and Vision
The School’s motto is, “The Merit of One is the Honour of All”. The students at Heathfield School are encouraged to fulfil their goals, to have confidence and to be respectful of others. The girls are taught that they are equals in the world and can achieve anything they set their mind to. Parents should be a part of their children’s academic life. The girls will make friends for life and become a part of the local community.
Heathfield is a dynamic and busy day, weekly and full boarding community where girls thrive. We provide an environment where a girl’s childhood will be happy and secure; where every girl discovers her own unique passions and talents and accordingly, develops the confidence and self-belief to enable her to succeed.
In our latest Inspection, the school achieved ‘Excellent in all categories’. The inspectors found that: ‘the overall achievement of the pupils is excellent and represents the successful fulfilment of the school’s ambitious aims’. They also stated that ‘pupils are happy, articulate and confident’ and that ‘pupils grow into young people who make a difference to the world and live their lives boldly’.
Small class sizes and a teacher/pupil ratio of 4:1 ensure all pupils receive engaging teaching and individual attention. Our diverse range of co-curricular subjects and activities evolve every year to accommodate new trends and interests. This ‘have a go’ attitude is infectious and filters down from the upper year groups, which means that girls have the confidence to take risks. Pupils learn where their strengths and challenges lay and are enabled to improve on both.
Well-known for our prowess in the Arts, students enjoy participating in the wide range of Drama and Musical events that take place each term. Heathfield is the only school in the UK to benefit from a Creative Partnership with Falmouth School of Art and a unique collaboration with Parsons, Paris. Students also benefit from the close relationship with the world-famous London College of Fashion, and Heathfield’s biennial Fashion Show is now legendary.
The construction of our new Sixth Form Centre is now complete, facilitating our new Sixth Form programme which includes Mentorship, Leadership and Presentation skills.
Standing in beautiful surroundings just outside Ascot, the school is conveniently located being just 30 miles from central London, 9 miles from the M4 and 5 miles from the M3 motorways.
Entry is at 11, 13 or 16. Scholarships are awarded for Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport at all three entry points. The school holds termly open mornings. Please visit our website for details: heathfieldschool.net
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