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Ashville College
North Yorkshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018 or April 2018 (for an exceptional candidate)
- Apply by:
- 10 March 2017
Job overview
The Governors invite applications for the post of Head of Ashville College. You will have the energy, ambition, vision and drive to maintain and build on the momentum of Ashville's current success. You will bring new and inspiring ideas to the role; will be experienced in and adept at leading and implementing change; and will have excellent leadership skills.
Founded in 1877, Ashville College is a leading HMC independent day and boarding school for 880 girls and boys aged 3 to 18 years, located on a 64-acre campus on the outskirts of Harrogate. A strong Methodist ethos and traditional values form the foundation of an Ashville education, creating a safe and supportive environment in which pupils can freely ask questions and explore as they learn. We believe that pupils of all ages achieve best academically when their studies are combined with their other interests and passions. An Ashville education is an all-round education, where freedom is given to discover and explore individual talents, whilst maintaining a commitment to achieving at the highest level academically.
Closing Date: 1pm, 10th March 2017
For further information and an application pack, please visit: www.ashville.co.uk
A leading independent day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 3 to 18
The College is committed to providing a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants for this post will be required to provide proof of identity at interview and will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check before starting work.
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About Ashville College
- Ashville College
- Senior School, Green Lane, Harrogate
- North Yorkshire
- HG2 9JP
- United Kingdom
Ashville College is a co-educational, independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 2–18. The college, set in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, comprises a pre-school, prep school and senior school with pupil numbers totaling around 870, 170 of whom are in the sixth form and 100 are boarders. The school is a registered charity, administered by Ashville College Trustees.
Ashville College was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Church. Expansion over the decades culminated in a merger with Elmfield College, Harrogate, in the 1930s, by which time Ashville was the largest private school in the north of England. The most significant development came in 1982 when the school become co-educational.
Head
Rhiannon J Wilkinson MA (Oxon), MEd
Values and vision
A strong Methodist ethos underpins the teaching, learning and life at Ashville College, where individuals are nurtured in a caring and supportive environment and an atmosphere of positive expectation is promoted. The school believes that academic potential is most likely to be fully realised when learning is interwoven into a daily life where pupils are given opportunities to explore and celebrate other talents and passions. An Ashville education emphasises the individual’s place within the wider community, upholding Christian values of openness and respect and imbuing a sense of social responsibility and belonging in pupils.
ISI
“Achievement in academic subjects and in a wide range of sport and activities is outstanding in the Pre-Prep and Junior School, and good, sometimes excellent, in the Senior School. Outcomes for children in the EYFS Reception classes are outstanding. This success is supported by a comprehensive and carefully planned curriculum, a wide range of activities at every level in the college, and by much good and outstanding teaching.”
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