Head of Junior School
Silcoates School
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- LPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2020
Job overview
Head of Junior School
Required for September 2020
Silcoates is a successful independent co-educational day school with a long and proud history. We achieve excellent academic results and offer a broad and stimulating variety of co-curricular activities. We are looking for a talented and dynamic individual to lead our Junior School team, in the challenging and rewarding role of Head of Junior School.
Silcoates is set in 50 acres of grounds in Wrenthorpe, near Wakefield, within easy reach of the M1 and M62, offering an all-through, fully co-educational day school experience for children from 3 to 18. Our Junior School is housed in its own buildings on the same campus, enjoying access to excellent facilities.
The role is a key part of our Senior Leadership Team and you should be a flexible and determined individual, able to lead and deliver change and adapt to a range of roles and requirements. Knowledge of a variety of roles and schools would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in education and be able to claim responsibility for whole school initiatives in the past. They must be able to show that they are an effective and experienced leader, who can help to promote and drive high standards of classroom practice, pastoral care and communication within the School and with parents. This is a wide-ranging role encompassing all areas of Junior School life and it is essential that the post holder is a strategic thinker, capable of winning the respect of the pupils, staff and parents.
Silcoates School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and DBS.
To apply, please visit our website: https://www.silcoates.org.uk/information/vacancies/ and download an application form. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Closing Date: Wednesday 26th February, 9am
Interview Date: Wednesday 4th March
Attached documents
About Silcoates School
Silcoates is a 3 to 18 school which seeks to bring out the very best in every pupil through instilling in them a love of learning and a willingness to seize every opportunity they are given. Whilst many of our pupils begin their life at Silcoates in the Junior School, others join aged 11 and 16 (and at many points in-between!). This continuity serves to embed the skills and qualities that make our pupils enthusiastic and effective learners. It also ensures that they develop strong and life-long friendships with their peers. New pupils to the School are given an especially warm welcome and they soon feel valued members of our community.
Whilst we are academically selective, the pupils have a broad range of abilities and needs and thus we have a curriculum that becomes increasingly flexible as pupils develop their own strengths and aptitudes. However, the most academic will succeed at Silcoates, with recent leavers obtaining places at Cambridge and Durham universities and medical school. The breadth and variety of our curriculum is matched by the range of activities on offer outside the classroom. Having all the School on one site enables the pupils in the Junior School to benefit from the vast array of facilities on offer, from the all-weather playing surfaces to the indoor swimming pool to the fully-equipped Drama Studio.
Sport and exercise are important features of life at Silcoates. Boys are introduced to our core sports of rugby, hockey and cricket in the Junior School and, due to our size, most have the opportunity to play for the School throughout their career; girls are equally as competitive in hockey and netball.
All pupils are given every encouragement to express themselves in the full range of artistic activities and push themselves way beyond their comfort zones through going on trips and expeditions abroad. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme is very well established and several pupils achieve Gold every year. ‘Grit’ and determination are also evident on our biennial expedition to Tanzania.
The principal accolade that many parents and former parents afford the School is that it is a warm and welcoming community and that their children make friendships here that last them a lifetime.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.