Head of Boarding House
Keswick School
Cumbria
- £27,741 - £29,577 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- plus free lodging and utilities in a self-contained 3 bedroom flat, as well as full boarding during term-time
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 8 February 2022
Job overview
Keswick School has high expectations of all its pupils and has maintained high standards of academic achievement over many years. Pupils are friendly and well behaved and our staff ‘go the extra mile’ to support them.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Head of Boarding House on a full-time basis, working an average of 37 hours per week (compressed working year).
The Head of Lairthwaite Boarding is responsible for all aspects of boarding at Keswick School. The aim of the post is to efficiently manage the staffing, organisation and resources of the boarding house and ensure provisions for the safety, good discipline and pastoral well-being of all pupils.
Further information regarding Lairthwaite Boarding House can be found at www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk/boarding/welcome-to-boarding
Further details and an application form are available from the HR Officer, Mr Andrew Young, by email: andrewyoung@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk or from the School’s website www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk/our-school/vacancies
Closing date: 10am on Tuesday 8th February 2022
Keswick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and appropriate pre-employment checks.
Attached documents
About Keswick School
Keswick School, based in Cumbria, is a secondary coeducational school for children between the ages of 11 and 18. It has been converted to academy status. It has around 1,231 pupils enrolled currently at the school. Around 200 of these are in sixth form. It is both a day and boarding school.
Headteacher
Simon Jackson
Values and Vision
Keswick School values cooperation within the community. It encourages parents to be active in the children’s school life by joining the PTA. The school’s motto is “Levavi oculos”. The academy wants every pupil to have academic achievement. It also wants each child to become independent, long-life learners. Every pupil should aim to reach their goals by working hard. The school offers extra-curricular activities. These clubs range from astronomy, rock climbing, journalism and horse riding.
Ofsted report
“The excellent leadership of the headteacher, first-rate teaching, students’ excellent attitudes to learning and knowledgeable governance all combine to make Keswick School outstanding. Students make rapid progress. The sixth form is outstanding. A well above average proportion of students achieve the highest A Level grades and successfully find jobs or win places at the university of their choice. Teachers are highly knowledgeable and have tremendous enthusiasm for their subjects. Their high expectations and use of varied and interesting resources ensure students are challenged to achieve their best while really enjoying learning. In a few lessons students’ progress, although still good, is not quite as rapid because teachers’ questioning does not always challenge them to think deeply.”
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