Headteacher at Shaftesbury School

Shaftesbury School is a popular 11-18 mixed academy, set in the beautiful and historic Dorset town of Shaftesbury. There are currently 960 students on our roll with a Sixth Form of 216 students. Our values and ethos focus on developing a love of learning and high achievement, both personally and academically, which stems from our vision – aspiration, action, achievement.

This is a great opportunity to join and lead a fantastic school community with a very dedicated and hardworking staff team, excellent facilities and wonderful students in a beautiful part of the world. We were judged as ‘good’ with outstanding features in our latest Ofsted inspection in May 2017. The last SIAMS inspection was also graded as ‘good’. Shaftesbury School is one of only 38 state boarding schools in the country, which provides accommodation for over 100 boarders. We have boarders from many corners of the globe including Spain, Germany and Hong Kong, enriching our learning environment through their diverse cultures, faiths and traditions. We are a great, local community school with an international outlook.

The school is part of the Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust, which has 5000 students in 17 schools – 4 secondary and 13 primary - serving north Dorset and south Somerset. At the heart of the trust is the desire to work in partnership, to collaborate with others and to be outward facing for the benefit of children and staff. The schools have extensive links beyond the immediate area and are keen to extend these further including leading the North Dorset Teaching School Alliance. Each school has a special and distinct identity to reflect the needs of its local community.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who:

• Provide inspirational, strategic and professional leadership and management

• Is an excellent leader and teacher

• Has a passion for education

• Is able to inspire and motivate our learners and staff

• Has high expectations to enable students to be the best that they can be

• Is able to promote high standards of behaviour, mutual respect and care for all

• Is a team player with the desire to learn and lead

• Is sympathetic to our Christian values

• Is committed to partnership, collaboration and sharing

We can provide you:

• Supportive, experienced school team of staff and governors

• Great leadership opportunities to develop your career

• An attractive location

• The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s future development

• Training and leadership development

• The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust

• Support and collaboration with other schools across the Trust.

• The expertise available from a National Teaching School

• The opportunity to be involved in the North Dorset Teaching School Alliance

The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Visits to the School are warmly welcomed but we understand the current challenges with that – virtual options are available.

Closing date:   09.00am, Tuesday 13 October 2020.

Interviews:  Wednesday 21- Thursday 22 October 2020

Start Date:  1st January 2021 (or Spring 2021 subject to resignation dates)

Salary range:  Pay Range is L26 – L32 (£78,025 - £90,379). Shaftesbury is a Group 6 School. The Trust operates the National Leadership Pay Scale.

Remuneration Package:  The Trust currently participates in the DfE Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teaching staff.

Other benefits include; Cycle to Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Program  A contribution towards relocation costs may be negotiated.

Please feel free to contact Steve Hillier, CEO of Sherborne Area Schools Trust, Steve.hillier@sast.org.uk for an informal conversation before applying.

If you would like to visit the school and trust prior to submitting an application, please contact Claire Cooper, Head’s PA: claire.cooper@shaftesburyschool.co.uk or Kirsty Heap, Head of Operations: kirsty.heap@sast.org.uk   Visits can be arranged, subject to social distancing requirements.

Offers of employment are subject to Enhanced DBS checks and references.

To apply please click *Apply now* (blue button) or download the teaching staff application form (under supporting documents) and send to hr@shaftesburyschool.co.uk

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