Headteacher
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Salary:
- £85,605 - £100,568
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2019
Job overview
Dorothy Stringer School is highly regarded and, as a result, is consistently over-subscribed. It is a school with a strong sense of belonging and identity. What we share as a school community is our strong sense of purpose and our shared values. School is not just about academic success. It is about developing a broad set of skills for our students so that they leave us with confidence to face a changing world. Our culture and values permeate daily life within our school – from our students’ attitude to learning and behaviour to our tutors knowing our students as individuals and being able to listen to them and inspire them to achieve.
We are large school with 1673 students on roll and over 200 staff. We are part of the Pavilion & Downs Teaching School Alliance and a PFI school.
Dorothy Stringer is set in a green site in the suburbs of Brighton with excellent transport links, with fantastic resources, including a 4G pitch.
We are totally committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to respecting and valuing difference within our school community.
As our new Head Teacher, you will have the passion and vision to take us even further on our journey. You will share our values and our aspirations. You will be able to balance professional leadership with compassion and understanding. You will inspire our school community with your enthusiasm and imagination and demonstrate the leadership required to take us forward towards outstanding provision. The Governing Body will expect a lot from you and we will ask for openness and honesty in your approach but in return, you will be supported from across the school community and encouraged to achieve and to develop as an individual - the same ethos that we have for our students.
If our vacancy excites and inspires you, then please do join one of our school visits to find out more about us and take the opportunity to ask our current Head about the role at Dorothy Stringer. See Application Pack for more details.
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
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About Dorothy Stringer School
Dorothy Stringer is a vibrant, stimulating and happy community where it is safe to learn and where everyone can excel both inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for our students’ progress and attainment and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning.
Today’s students face a world that is changing at an ever-increasing pace and we have a duty to prepare them for their adult lives. We value and promote self-discipline, creativity, independence, self-confidence and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
We work to ensure that all our students achieve their full academic potential. However, we believe that school is not just about academic success: we want our students to thrive and to develop holistically. We are immensely proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer outside the classroom in sport, performance, creativity and service.
We excel at nurturing our students in a safe and happy environment and believe that schools need to care for the emotional wellbeing of their students and understand their personal needs. We have created an atmosphere where students can be themselves and they are known and supported as individuals. Students take pride in our school and in their own achievement as well as in the achievement of others.
We are a community which is based on clear moral values and where there is a sense of belonging and identity. We work hard to develop partnerships with parents and carers and to secure their interest, support and commitment. We aim to be a community to which everyone wants to belong and where all feel respected and valued.
Matt Hillier | Headteacher
View Dorothy Stringer High School's Latest Ofsted Report
Dorothy Stringer School Values: https://dorothy-stringer.co.uk/school_values/
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