Headteacher
Dorchester Middle School
Dorset
- Expired
- Salary:
- L21-L27 (£63,779 to £73,876)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2017
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2017
Job overview
Headteacher, Dorset
Dates: 30th January 2017 (midnight).
Required: 01 September 2017
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
The Governors are seeking to appoint an inspirational leader to our successful 9-13 Middle School Academy.
This position has become vacant due to the promotion of the previous Head Teacher. There has been an interim Executive Head Teacher in post while a new headteacher is recruited.
Dorchester Middle School is located in the attractive County Town of Dorchester which is sits some 8 miles from the Jurassic Coast in the glorious countryside of West Dorset. The school converted to an Academy in June 2012.
It is a large 9-13 Community Middle deemed Secondary School serving a diverse community and represents fully comprehensive education at its best. Most of our pupils feed into the very successful Thomas Hardye School which is on an adjacent site. Dorchester Middle School is very popular with parents and in March 2014 gained a grading of ‘Good’ during its Ofsted Inspection. It is part of the successful Dorchester Area Schools Partnership of local First, Middle and Upper schools who share resources, planning and expertise in order to enhance continuity across all stages of the childrens’ education.
This school of 600 plus pupils has very good accommodation, playing fields and grounds, and KS2 pupils also benefit from the specialist accommodation and resources provided for the KS3 curriculum.
Within the school there is also a Speech and Language base and a Physical and Sensory Disability base. Consequently, the school is in the highest band for supporting pupils with Education Health Care Plans, enabling the school to achieve a high level of inclusivity, which Ofsted recognised as a particular strength.
The Governors seek to appoint a Head Teacher who can provide enthusiastic and energetic leadership. With clear, strategic vision, you will display high calibre inter-personal and communication skills, complemented by your ability to motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community.
The successful applicant must have proven leadership skills and be able to build on the school’s present strengths in order to achieve an “Outstanding” rating from Ofsted in the near future. In addition, you should have the ability to deliver first class educational outcomes for all students, irrespective of their individual capabilities.
If you would like to discuss this post with the Chair or Governors, Mrs Joanna Taylor, and/or to arrange an informal visits to the school, please contact our Office Manager, Mrs D Shutts on 01305 265651 or via email dshutts@dmsschool.co.uk to arrange a convenient time.
An information pack and application form are available on our school website
Closing date for applications is Monday 30th January 2017 and interviews will be held on 7th and 8th February 2017.
Attached documents
About Dorchester Middle School
- Dorchester Middle School
- Queen's Avenue, Dorchester
- Dorset
- DT1 2HS
- United Kingdom
Dorchester Middle School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational middle deemed secondary situated in Dorchester, Dorset. It is an academy converter supported by a single-academy trust called Dorchester Middle School. Smaller than average in size for a secondary school or large for a middle school, the school will provide 600 places for middle school students between the ages of 9-13, when fully subscribed.
The school opened as an academy in June 2012, after its predecessor of the same name being awarded ‘good’ by Ofsted.
Headteacher
Caroline Dearden
Values and Vision
Dorchester Middle School is a place that provides students with a basis to succeed in later life, as shown by the motto “learn today for life tomorrow”. It is built on the belief that each child has their own unique strengths. Teaching and learning is based around inclusion, support, challenge and empowerment, to ensure that students achieve to their full ability. High expectations and aspirations help give students an incentive to work hard and leave the school as confident and well-rounded young people.
Ofsted
“This school is a successful learning community in which individual pupils are valued, encouraged and kept safe. Pupils are taught well and encouraged to achieve their best; they are therefore suitably prepared for their next schools. Because the school aims to give all pupils the best chances in life, there is effective support in place for vulnerable pupils and for those who find learning more difficult. [Pupils’] attitudes to learning are typically good and it is usual to see respectful behaviour around the school.”
View Dorchester Middle School's latest Ofsted report
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