Head of Middle School
Forest School
E17 3PY
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 4 March 2018
Job overview
Applications are welcome from well-qualified men and women who are graduates with a proven record of excellence in the classroom and managerial experience in an academic school. Though it will be essential to have impressive experience and qualifications, the intention is to appoint the right person and not necessarily the person who best fits a pre-determined set of skills.
The Head of Middle School will be compassionate and caring, and will be an able communicator, with a positive, encouraging and collaborative style. Working closely with the 42 Middle School House Tutors, he/she will lead the good daily running of the Middle School and oversee the academic and pastoral welfare of all pupils in Years 9, 10 and 11, especially mindful of the transition for pupils to the Sixth Form. He/she will also co-ordinate 13+ Admissions with the Registrar (at 13+ we have about 100+ candidates sitting the exam).
This is a very important and demanding leadership role, of crucial importance to the well-being and good daily running of the School in setting and maintaining the highest standards in terms of academic work, pastoral care, commitment and discipline. It will require administrative, communication and people skills of the highest order and an ability and enthusiasm to know extremely well each pupil in the Middle School. The role requires good judgement and entails high-order communication skills, especially with parents in public or in personal meetings, on the telephone or by e-mail. He/she will command respect in balancing approach-ability with natural authority, through providing knowledge and leadership and by having a strong presence around the School as a whole.
The successful candidate must have an enthusiastic vision for this important new role, which has delegated autonomy in leading every aspect of the Middle School. It will be necessary to have excellent communication skills with an understanding of strategic leadership as well as an eye for detail in the more routine day-to-day issues.
Appointment Schedule
Closing date for applications: Sunday 4 March, Midnight
First round interview: Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Final interview: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment to this position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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