Junior School Deputy Head
St Edmund's School
CT2 8HU
- £47,509 - £52,473 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2021
- Apply by:
- 5 March 2021
Job overview
Dear Colleague,
• Are you keen to progress your career with the drive, ambition and resilience to go the extra mile to help our school to become a world-class learning provider?
• Can you develop outstanding teaching and learning in colleagues?
• Do you want to work as a member of a team with supportive colleagues?
• Could you add ‘something special’ to our school family?
• Do you want to work in partnership with the newly appointed Head?
Thank you for your interest in the post of Deputy Head at St Edmund’s Junior School. Whilst the Junior School educates children from Years 3 to 8, it is part of the wider St Edmund’s School family, educating children from 3 years old to 18. This role is a tremendous opportunity for a dedicated and ambitious individual to develop as a senior leader, and is suited to a leader who has experience of making an impact and raising standards across their school, whether in the state or independent sector. You will be working in partnership with the newly appointed Head who has a clear vision for the school and is looking for the right person to join the team.
Are you the person we are looking for?
• Are you an excellent classroom practitioner who enjoys leading, supporting, challenging and inspiring others, with an enthusiasm for ensuring that every child achieves their full potential?
• Are you committed, through your love of teaching, to provide a curriculum that is skillfully balanced with academic rigour, creativity and challenge in order to meet the needs of all children?
• Do you have excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to strengthen parent and community partnerships and to motivate and influence staff?
• Are you or do you aspire to be an innovative and inspirational leader, strategic thinker and creative problem solver?
What will we offer?
• A reduced teaching timetable
• Well behaved, hardworking and enthusiastic children
• Supportive colleagues
• Good professional development tailored to fit your needs
• Partnership with the Head teacher
If you are ready to take the next step in your career, then come and see us in action and find out more about what this role can offer.
Visits to the school/TEAMS meetings prior to application are strongly encouraged and will be warmly welcomed, provided that all visitors follow our COVID-19 protocols.
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About St Edmund's School
St Edmund's School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school with c. 570 pupils from the ages of 3 to 18. The Pre-Prep, Junior, and Senior Schools are on the same green field site and are closely integrated using the same Chapel, music and art facilities, dining hall, science laboratories and sports hall. The broad age range enhances the mutually supportive, family atmosphere that defines the school, where every pupil and staff member is known and valued.
Principal
Edward O'Connor
Values and Vision
Pupils are encouraged to aim for and achieve the very highest standards of which they are capable in order that they may grow into fine, young people. The school is a caring and disciplined community, informed by Christian principles, and is committed to providing a broad education which will ensure that pupils are both happy and successful. The crucial importance of developing compassionate and decent human relationships is emphasised alongside the nurturing of individual interests and talents.
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