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Head of College

Head of College

Bishop's Stortford College

Hertfordshire

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
20 March 2019

Job overview

The Governing Council is seeking to appoint a new Head of College who will succeed Jeremy Gladwin, upon his retirement after nine years of exceptional service.

Bishop’s Stortford College is a co-educational day and boarding school educating 1174 children aged 4 to 18. The College has three schools – the pre-prep, prep and senior schools – each with its own Head. The Head of Bishop’s Stortford College is both the Head of the Senior School as well as having overarching responsibility for the educational provision of the three schools.

The College is in fine health, and is poised for its next phase of development. This is a chance to work with a relatively new chair of governors and a high performing leadership team to set and deliver the strategic priorities for the College. In doing so the Head will create and sustain an ethos and culture which provides an inclusive and supportive environment enabling staff to work creatively and effectively and maximises the potential of the College. It is also hoped that the College will continue to be a significant contributor to the social fabric of the local community which it serves.

The role demands a strategic thinker who has vision and an inclusive leadership style. It will be critical that the person works collaboratively and is an exceptional communicator. The Council is looking for someone who will have the clarity of thought, resilience and personality needed to ensure the College continues on the upward trajectory it has enjoyed in recent years.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Bishop’s Stortford College on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference CAXNB.

Applications should be received by 09:00 on Wednesday 20 March 2019.

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About Bishop's Stortford College

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At Bishop’s Stortford College, we have built a wonderful, busy, cheerful, confident and highly successful community. Within this environment your child’s personal journey of discovery will begin the moment they join us.

Our school offers the whole package: breadth of opportunity, depth of academic enquiry, and quality of human values and skills.

Qualifications and Qualities

Academic qualifications are a prime focus for us, yet we know that qualifications alone will not suffice for a life fully lived. Human qualities of decency and kindness are also a large part of the ticket to success. Together, qualifications and qualities are what an education for today and tomorrow must deliver.

We provide specialist subject teachers throughout our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Schools and know that very good teachers at this very formative age have a very noticeable effect. We are selective based on academic ability, yet despite this, our value-added score is probably one of the best in the country. We are consistently in the top 7% nationally * meaning that our school makes the greatest difference.

Breadth and Balance

From whatever age your child joins us, life will be busy. They will be doing lots of different things, learning how to prioritise – to take charge of what they are doing and when. But even more importantly, your child will quickly find things they enjoy and become good at.

When they leave us, they will be well prepared for life beyond school, with a combination of abilities, some social, some academic and with choices – choices as to where to direct their efforts and enthusiasm. They will also have the confidence of knowing how to function in the new world that we are all going to embrace.

Community Spirit

We recognise the world your child will be entering and the skills they need. Learning to collaborate, to be a team player, to become friends with diverse, different people, will happen. Here there is a togetherness where none of us is as important as all of us.

The diversity of backgrounds, nationalities and ages of our pupils ensures horizons are expanded and everyone learns together and from each other.

We do not look like most schools of our type. We are different in some important ways. We are the modern face of independent education.

*based on three year average for A Level results

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