Head of Outdoor Education
The Leys School
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Starting Salary will be in the region £35 - £40 k per annum dependent on experience.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2022
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2022
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and hard-working Outdoor Education practitioner to lead this important area of the wider curriculum and school life. They will have the responsibility for driving achievement and participation forward in outdoor learning as well as developing an enjoyment of the outdoors among the pupil body. The post holder will deliver a variety of trips and lead the delivery of the programme of curricular and wider-curricular sessions and trips. They will also have overall responsibility for the delivery of Duke of Edinburgh within the school.
This is a permanent full-time position, though the nature of the role is such that flexible working hours are required in term time, at weekends and during school holidays. The working day includes provision of after school activities (16.30 – 18.15), which are offered in agreement with the Director of the Wider Curriculum.
The post holder is ultimately accountable to the Bursar and will be line managed by the Director of the Wider Curriculum.
Holiday and hours of work:
Paid holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum plus bank holidays, to be taken at times agreed with the Bursar.
Standard working hours are 37.5 hours Monday to Saturday, but the hours of work will be broadly determined by the requirements of the position.
Pre-employment checks:
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Other:
Free lunches are provided during term time. Free parking is available on the School Campus and the successful candidate will be entitled to use The Leys' sports facilities at times designated for the use of staff.
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information, or you wish to have an informal discussion, please contact the HR department on 01223 508955 or hr@theleys.net
For an application form please visit our website.
Applications should be submitted to the HR Department, The Leys School, Cambridge, CB27AD by 9am on 31st January 2022.
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 7th February 2022.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Before appointment to any role in the school, checks including an Enhanced DBS Check and workplace references will be undertaken in accordance with current statutory guidance. Evidence of eligibility to work in the UK required as applicable.
The Foundation is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that promotes and values diversity and celebrates the diverse voice of our community.
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About The Leys School
The first thing to say is that The Leys is the leading co-educational boarding and day school in Cambridge.
The second thing to say is that the above statement, whilst true, does not begin to convey what makes this such a special place.
The Leys is an inclusive and inspiring co-educational boarding and day school offering an incredible learning environment and pupil experience in Cambridge. Putting pupils at the heart of everything we do, our shared values create a strong, caring, and cohesive community. The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated, successful, and welcoming team of teaching and business professionals, committed to working together to combine their skills, experience, and insights to deliver an excellent education to our pupils.
The Leys is an extremely rewarding place to work. We hope you will take the time to look at our website, The Leys School, to find out more about us.
We are more than just a school. The Leys is a close-knit, engaged, friendly community in which pastoral care is seen as our top priority. I often say to visitors that we see ourselves as a big, small school: big enough to offer a huge range of opportunities, but small enough that we are able to get to know individuals, with all their individual strengths and unique characters, and able to encourage them to strive to be the best they can be. The confidence which our pupils gain from this encouraging family atmosphere is perhaps the greatest gift we can offer them – without it, they cannot hope to fulfil their potential in work and play.
Established in 1875, The Leys values its history, yet it blends traditional values – courtesy, kindness, tolerance, respect, decency – with a forward and outward-looking approach to education. Dedicated staff and superb facilities combine powerfully as we prepare young people for the challenges which lie ahead at university and beyond. Yet I have always believed that school is, or should be, about far more than merely “preparation for life”. Indeed, my ambition is that Leysians will be able to look back on their experiences here as amongst the most intrinsically rewarding, challenging and stimulating chapters of their developing lives.
Set in the centre of the beautiful and stimulating city of Cambridge, one of the world’s leading cultural and academic cities, our unique location allows our pupils unrivalled opportunities to achieve the exceptional. Our added-value in academic progress is highly impressive, and the range of creative, cultural and sporting opportunities is breathtaking. We are rightly proud of our pupils’ achievements, both in the classroom and outside it, but the greatest pride we have is in the pupils themselves. They are our greatest achievement.
I look forward to welcoming you.
Martin Priestley
Headmaster
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