Senior Deputy Head (Academic) Prep School
Haberdashers' Boys' School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023 or January 2024
- Apply by:
- 15 June 2023
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced, inspirational, and impactful school leader for this exciting new role. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an excellent understanding of teaching, learning and curriculum in the primary phase, a track record of developing and supporting outstanding teachers and support staff, and of implementing whole school initiatives. Strong organisation skills, effective communication, emotional intelligence, a positive outlook, and a proactive and creative approach to problem solving are critical.
We are looking for a role model for students and colleagues, a leader who will deliver a holistic world-class education for our bright students by ensuring teacher practice, development and self-reflection are exceptional, that students are challenged and excited by an educational provision that is innovative, inspirational, and future-focussed.
The Senior Deputy Head (Academic) leads many daily aspects of the Prep School, including the calendar and assigning cover when required. As a member of a collegial Prep Leadership Team (PLT) comprising the Head of Prep, Head of Pre-Prep, Deputy Head Pastoral and Assistant Head Co-curricular, Timetable and Data, the Senior Deputy Head (Academic) also supports the strategic leadership and development of the school and will regularly deputise for the Head.
The post would suit an ambitious candidate aspiring for headship in a few years’ time.
Further information about Habs Boys Prep School can be found on our website.
Closing date: Thursday 15 June 2023
First round interviews will be held w/c 19 June 2023.
Final interviews will be held in school w/c 26 June 2023.
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Website: www.habsboys.org.uk
Attached documents
About Haberdashers' Boys' School
Haberdashers' Boys' School is a large independent school located in the village of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1690, the all-through school educates around 1,200 boys aged 5-18, all of whom are day pupils.
The School has a selective admissions policy, with prospective students for the senior school expected to pass entrance exams across a range of subjects. The best-performing boys are interviewed to ascertain their suitability for a place at the School. Entrance to the pre-prep and prep departments is also selective, with assessed playgroup sessions and exams used depending on the boy’s age.
Headmaster
Robert Sykes
Values and vision
Haberdashers' Boys' School maintains rigorous academic standards, in order to allow talented students to achieve their full potential. The School has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to keep its pupils engaged and interested throughout their time at Habs. It achieves this through the attendance of high-profile speakers and a strong investment in co-curricular activities such as sporting events and school trips, all supported by an array of extensive modern facilities.
Teaching staff
The members of the School's teaching staff are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and reflect the diversity within Habs. All are well qualified and have strong subject knowledge with a deep sense of commitment to the welfare of the boys and to help them achieve their very best. There is a strong sense of community within the common rooms, which are harmonious and dynamic places where staff work hard in a collaborative and purposeful atmosphere. There is a growing international dimension to the work of staff with regular visits overseas and links with the best schools across the globe.
Support for staff at every stage of their career is exceptional, with one of the foremost and forward-thinking professional development plans in the country. Pedagogy and teacher development takes a collaborative approach which is both voluntary and open-minded. Many teaching staff attend Learning Lunches where their peers will demonstrate new developments or ideas with which they have been experimenting. In addition, teachers can request specific training which is often run in well attended Twilight Training sessions at the end of a school day. The School operates an ‘open door’ approach with teachers regularly observing and learning from each other.
To find out more about teaching and learning at Haberdashers', view our video here: https://vimeo.com/260062004
ISI report
“The School fulfils its aim to provide an outstanding educational experience and enable pupils to perform to the highest level of their ability. Pupils make excellent progress and demonstrate exceptional achievement in their levels of attainment and co-curricular activities.”
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