Head of Prep
Clayesmore School
Dorset
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 February 2019
Job overview
Clayesmore Preparatory School
Clayesmore seeks a successful, passionate and dynamic leader with a creative vision. This role presents a wonderful opportunity to join a forward-thinking and busy Dorset boarding and day school.
Prep and Senior pupils share the same idyllic setting in beautiful Dorset countryside. Filled with warmth, it is a family school to its core, something that is treasured, nurtured and respected as is our commitment to bringing out the very best in each and every pupil.
The Prep School has its own distinct identity within the school grounds and its own accommodation both for teaching and boarding. The Prep and Senior schools share comprehensive sports facilities including extensive playing fields, the chapel, dining room and music school.
The successful candidate will be a qualified teacher with energy and enthusiasm; they will have had experience as part of a school leadership team, understand the business of running a school and have the personality to engage and inspire the Prep School community. The candidate will wish to embrace the ethos of Clayesmore, love the excitement of leading a prep school with an enviable reputation and be a fundamental part of our ongoing whole school development plans.
For a confidential conversation about the role, contact: Richard Stevenson rs@headspaceacademics.com (07722 022390)
For further information, visit: https://www.clayesmore.com/employment/ or https://headspaceacademics.com
Closing date: 12 noon, 26 February 2019
First stage interviews: 8 and 12 March 2019
Second stage interviews: 18 and 19 March 2019
Clayesmore is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s and young people’s welfare and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
About Clayesmore School
- Clayesmore School
- Iwerne Minster, Blandford, Blandford Forum
- Dorset
- DT11 8LL
- United Kingdom
Clayesmore is a thriving boarding and day school where prep and senior schools nestle side-by-side in an idyllic setting. Filled with warmth, this co-educational school aims to develop the unique gifts of every pupil, encourage an enduring love of learning and build the confidence to adapt to an ever-changing world.
According to The Good Schools Guide, there’s ‘never a dull moment’ at Clayesmore.
Clayesmore’s ‘all through’ provision means that pupils can step up to senior school, soothed by familiarity, but with a change in staff, timetables and buildings that signifies a new stage in their education. It also means siblings can go to school together - an added advantage, particularly for busy parents.
Clayesmore Senior School has been deemed ‘excellent’ across the board following their most recent ISI inspection. A wide range of activity, both in and out of the classroom, gives the school a real buzz and provides a wealth of opportunity. Academic results for a mixed ability school are impressive at all levels and the highly regarded learning support department offers individual attention, exam strategies and effective study skills - in fact The Good Schools Guide described Clayesmore as ‘caring, happy and successful across all-ability levels’.
When you add to the mix welcoming boarding accommodation, nurturing pastoral care and boundless opportunities to shine, it’s clear that Clayesmore offers a winning combination. A 2.8m Business School and girls’ boarding house have recently been completed and the D&T department is currently being extended. Clayesmore’s range of A-level subjects is also expanding and it now offers Psychology and Photography, as well as new BTECs. Exam results are impressive for a mixed ability intake meaning it is the norm for leavers to get into the university of their choice.
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