House Leader (teaching) from September 2024
Durrington High School
West Sussex
- £36,290 - £52,989 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- DMAT M1-UPR3 inclusive of £6,000 leadership allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 19 April 2024
Job overview
Durrington High School has a system of six houses; each with a House leader, deputy leader and full time non-teaching pastoral manager.
As one of our brilliant house leader team you will be responsible for a team of between 8-10 tutor groups (totalling around 220 students) in years 8-11, their form tutors and other staff linked to your house. House leaders are an integral part of our extended school leadership team, and are all expected to have a strong, visible presence and actively set the tone/expectations across the school community. Key to the house leader role is ensuring excellent attendance (we are well above national levels currently), ensuring students behave and represent our school well and ensure that all students receive the best possible wellbeing support.
As a house leader you will directly work with members of the SLT (up to Co-Headteacher level) and be supported by a team of highly experienced colleagues in specialist support roles. Every member of staff will have rich opportunities to grow and learn as they progress in the role.
Finally, the house leader role is an excellent stepping stone for someone wishing to progress into a senior leadership position.
If you
- are excited by this opportunity and keen to progress in whole school leadership;
- have a deep moral purpose and stand up to be counted when situations get challenging;
- are driven, inspired by and committed to the success of each and every student;
you are the right person to apply for this role. We welcome visits to the school in advance of any application so don’t hesitate to get in contact.
Applicants are required to complete the application form and return it, alongside a supporting statement (max. 2 pages A4) to agemel@durring.com or via post to Aggie Gemel, Durrington High School, The Boulevard, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1JX.
We welcome visits and/or telephone conversations pre-application. To book a call or arrange a visit please email agemel@durring.com (please note these would be arranged early in w/c 15 April, after the Easter holidays).
Closing date for applications is 9am, Friday 19th April
Durrington High School is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all our students. It is a core expectation of every member of staff to safeguard the wellbeing of every child and young person within the school. Staff are supported through regular training and are expected to adhere to the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times.
In addition to the statutory pre-employment checks, this appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, a safeguarding background check and interview.
Durrington Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome the unique contributions that everyone can bring to Durrington Multi Academy Trust in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expressions, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
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About Durrington High School
Working at Durrington
At Durrington we have worked hard to develop a culture in our school where teachers and leaders are looked after, supported and professionally enriched. We would love to hear from you if you think that you might want to play a part in the exciting Durrington journey! In an ever-changing educational landscape, we focus on clear priorities:
- Ensuring all staff are able to have a sensible work/life balance - this means that we constantly review what we do, so teachers and leaders are able to focus on their core purpose.
- An evidence informed approach to teaching and CPD - we don’t want our teachers wasting their time on low-impact, gimmicky approaches to teaching. We want them to shape their teaching around what research evidence says is most likely to work. As one of only 39 Research Schools in the country, we are at the forefront of ensuring everything we do is informed by research evidence.
- Developing and growing our own excellent leaders, who in turn are able to nurture their own high-performing teams.
- Appointing external candidates with shared values, who will thrive in our school.
Looking After Our Staff
At Durrington we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. As a result, we have put in place a number of strategies to alleviate the pressures on staff. These include:
- We have moved away from a ‘tick-box’ approach to teaching and have embraced a ‘tight but loose’ approach. We want teaching to be tight, in terms of focusing on sound, evidence-informed pedagogical principles, but loose in terms of how this is interpreted in classrooms by subject specialists.
- Each department has developed their own streamlined feedback and homework policies, aimed at reducing workload whilst optimising impact.
- Teachers are not expected to write lengthy reports for students, but to record a current and projected grade for students and a judgement grade for effort and homework. •
- Enhanced pay scales and rapid progression opportunities.
- Teacher non-contact time above the national average.
- We have just three data collection points for each year group in a year, informed by ongoing assessment of student progress.
- We do not grade lesson observations.
- Fortnightly joint planning CPD within curriculum teams saves a significant amount of time for individual teachers.
- INSET days are used for collaborative planning in curriculum teams.
- Teachers are not expected to keep lengthy ‘evidence files’ for appraisal.
- All staff are registered with Healthshield for a range of wellbeing and practical support services with benefits including a variety of treatments for musculoskeletal issues, 24/7 GP and Employee Assistance Programme.
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