Head of Sixth Form

Bloxham School is seeking to appoint a Head of Sixth Form.

The role of the Head of Sixth Form at Bloxham School will be held by a dynamic individual who actively and creatively supports The School’s values and ethos that every Sixth Form student will be given the opportunities to fully develop their body, mind and soul. The post holder will be central to preparing Bloxham students to face the world. Developing student skills and abilities so that they are able to take every opportunity for success, whatever that may be.

The Head of Sixth Form will be responsible for ensuring high standards and expectations of the students, helping them to achieve to a high standard in all areas of school life. It is an important and pivotal role and relies upon excellence, diligence, resilience, creativity and communication. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with a wide variety of individuals and groups, including; students, teaching staff, parents, Senior Leaders, employers, support staff, Housemasters/Housemistress and Tutors.

The Head of Sixth Form is a member of the extended Senior Leadership team and is expected to carry out senior leadership duties in line with the gravitas of this position. This would be an excellent position for someone with higher ambitions of school leadership.

The Head of Sixth Form is responsible for the academic attainment and progress of each Sixth Form student and, working with the Deputy Head – Curriculum, will devise and undertake regular monitoring, tracking and intervention. Where necessary fully utilising the House staff and Tutor teams.

Pastoral responsibility for individual students lies with Housemasters/Housemistress team but response to year group wide pastoral and disciplinary issues lies with the Heads of Sixth Form. Under the overall leadership of The Deputy Head.

The Head of Sixth Form will line manage the Head of Careers and oversee University admissions and, working with the Housemasters/Housemistress, will lead and guide the work of the team of Sixth Form Tutors.

The Head of Sixth Form at Bloxham School has the responsibility to inspire academic ambition and success amongst all Sixth Form students and to guide their personal development during these formative years. There is great opportunity for the right individual to work in an autonomous way and to plan the direction of a growing Sixth Form body and to develop the student experience. Working in close collaboration with all colleagues they will be a key communicator with a wide variety of stakeholders. The Head of Sixth Form will lead by example, be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the Christian values and ethos of the School.

Bloxham School aims to educate the whole student so whilst the primary role is to oversee the academic progress of the students this sits alongside a number of other aspects:

Promoting a passion for learning amongst the Sixth Form and promoting broad educational opportunities for them whilst challenging each student to be their best.

• Support and guiding students in all aspects of their future such as; Higher Education, UCAS applications and workplace learning.
• Working to encourage Sixth Form participation in the co-curricular programme.
• Develop a culture of leadership within the Sixth Form population.
• Market and communicate the merits of a Sixth Form education at Bloxham School.

We would wish all Bloxham students to leave the Sixth Form with certain characteristics and the Head of Sixth Form may measure the impact of their role and of success against these:

• Students are able to think independently and to engage actively and knowledgeably with the world in which they enter.
• Students are confident young people who have a broad range of skills as well as specialising in areas of interest.
• Students will know themselves through participation in a wide and broad range of opportunities, develop socially, spiritually, emotionally and have a strong set of values.
• Students have the ambition and skills to take positions of responsibility and develop the wisdom to make the right decisions when in positions of leadership.
• Students have the resilience to appreciate failure as an opportunity and the imagination to ensure success in the future.

The Head of Sixth form reports to the Deputy Head (Curriculum) in all academic matters and the Deputy Head (Pastoral) in all pastoral matters. The Head of Sixth form attends wider SLT meetings, Heads of Year and Housemaster/mistress meetings (as required).

A detailed job description can be found in the applicant information pack.

Candidates would be welcome from any academic subject.

Working Hours: Full Time. Suitable non-contact time would be preserved to allow the successful candidate to perform the duties of Head of Sixth Form.

Interview Date: Monday 8th February 2021