Head of Sixth Form (Maths or English Specialist)

HEAD OF SIXTH FORM (Maths or English specialist preferred)

Required for September 2018

(TLR 1A £7,699)

If you want to be the best, then you should probably join us

Raine’s Foundation School is a successful Voluntary Aided Church of England School in Bethnal Green. We are looking for an ambitious leader who will further develop the sixth form to become outstanding. This is an exciting opportunity to take the sixth form from Good to Outstanding and into a purpose built Sixth Form Centre.

We have a relentless ambition to deliver continuing success to the young people we serve. Our approach is based on very simple principles: clear systems and extremely high expectations. We focus on the development of our students, their values and ultimately their academic success. We maximise the impact of teaching by providing clear leadership, minimising bureaucracy and effective support that have tangible results on the quality of teaching and outcomes for our students

The Role

This exciting and challenging post requires an enthusiastic, hardworking, conscientious and energetic individual, who has experience of a high expectation environment preferably in an outstanding sixth form.

You will need to be ambitious, innovative and dynamic. You will also need to have the ability and tenacity to ensure that students achieve our ambitious goals. 

The priorities of the role are to lead on:

• Providing      professional leadership and management of the sixth form facility 
• Assisting      the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher’s in the overall management and      development of A Levels and the sixth form provision as a whole

· Ensuring high quality teaching and learning is delivered to all students

· Developing systems and procedures to efficiently challenge underachieving students

· Developing meaningful partnership with parents/carers and local schools.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to lead a high status sixth form. If you think you can transform the post-16 opportunities for the community we serve then we would like to hear from you.

Raine’s Foundation School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged as are conversations with the Head teacher, Mr Rob Hullett.

Please contact Alison Deady, PA to the Head teacher, for an information pack or down load from the school website www.rainesfoundation.org.uk 

Further details and an application pack are available from the school office to which completed forms should be returned:

Closing date: Wednesday 18th April 2018 at noon

Interviews  WB: 23rd April 2018