Head of Silcoates School
Silcoates School
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- L30 – L36
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 28 February 2017
Job overview
Silcoates School is an independent, coeducational day school for pupils aged 3-18, located on a 50 acre campus on the outskirts of the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Founded in 1820, the school prides itself on offering all pupils a supportive, inclusive, challenging and understanding environment within which each pupil can realise their full potential.
Staff are expected to promote the highest standards of learning and best practice, and our pupils are encouraged to embrace the many opportunities available to them during their time at school.
"Pupils are confident, tolerant, enthusiastic and committed to all aspects of their school life." ISI Inspection Report - November 2016
The Governors of Silcoates School are seeking to recruit an inspirational and energetic Headmaster or Headmistress to lead the school, building upon the recent very positive ISI Inspection report and the school's strong financial performance over the past few years.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to shape the school's future, with the support of an engaged Board of Governors and a proactive Senior Management Team, whilst maintaining the schools aims, values, traditions and ethos.
Candidates should have strong academic qualifications and demonstrable leadership and management successes, and shall currently be in an existing Head or Deputy Head position.
Closing Date for Applications is 4pm on 28 February 2017
For further information and a full Candidate briefing and application pack, please contact Matthew Johnson at hr@silcoates.org.uk. Alternatively, to arrange an informal conversation with one of the school's Governors, please contact Mr Johnson on 01924 291614.
Silcoates School is an equal opportunities employer. This appointment will be subject to appropriate enhanced safeguarding checks via the DBS service, previous employers and satisfactory references.
Silcoates School is a member of HMC, ISBA and AGBIS
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.
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