Vice Principal
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- L16 £57,077 to L20 £62,863
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for Easter 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 January 2018
Job overview
The Governors of St Benedict’s Catholic College are seeking to appoint an exceptional, inspirational and innovative Vice Principal, following the promotion of our current postholder to headship.
Ofsted inspected the college in November 2013 judging it to be good in all areas with some outstanding features. The section 48 inspection in April 2015 judged the college to be good overall, and outstanding in two categories.
The post offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious leader with a commitment to raising standards to support the Principal moving the College forward to OUTSTANDING status.
The successful candidate must have a proven track record of leading, teaching and learning and raising standards and must be a practising Catholic.
We can offer you:
- a warm and welcoming college with excellent links to parish communities;
- enthusiastic and well-behaved students who are eager to learn;
- supportive, hardworking staff, governors and parents;
- opportunities to further your professional development.
The Vice Principal will have responsibility for the strategic direction and leadership of a team and will lead in a range of areas, including teaching and learning, behaviour and achievement, and performance management.
Informal visits prior to application can be arranged by contacting Mrs Diane Hilliard, PA to the Principal: e-mail d.hilliard@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk; telephone 01206 516842
For further details about the college and for a recruitment pack and application form, please go to our website www.stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk. Applications should be addressed to Mrs Angela Jones, HR Administrator and sent via email to admin@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk
Applications will only be accepted on the college application form.
Closing date: Monday 22nd January 2018 at 12.00 noon.
Shortlisted candidates will go through to the formal interview stage which are expected to be held on Wednesday 31st January and Thursday 1st February 2018.
The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff to share that commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
About St Benedict's Catholic College
About St Benedict's Catholic College
St Benedict’s Catholic College is a secondary school located in the ancient town of Colchester, Essex. Originally founded in 1963 as a secondary modern, St Benedict’s exists today as a co-educational voluntary-aided school.
It is the only Catholic secondary school in Colchester. With 900 students aged 11-16, St Benedict’s is a smaller than average secondary school.
Principal
Mrs Jo Santinelli
Values and vision
As a school in the Catholic tradition, St Benedict’s holds Catholic values at the heart of everything it does. The college has a dedicated chaplaincy office, with mass being offered to all students regularly and prayer taking place in form time every morning.
The college regularly organises retreats in order to encourage spiritual reflection and team-building. Students are well supported by the chaplaincy and pastoral teams. St Benedict’s has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to preserve this by offering a wide-ranging and well-taught curriculum.
Ofsted says
- St Benedict’s is a welcoming school with a strong ethos of caring for pupils and promoting academic achievement.
- It’s more than a school: it’s a community
- Pupils’ behaviour is typically good.
- There are strong relationships between staff and pupils.
- During social times the school is calm, and pupils take part in a range of activities.
- Classrooms are calm and focused places to learn.
- The school is well led and managed.
- Leaders at all levels want pupils to succeed academically.
Section 48 inspectors say
St Benedict’s is an outstanding Catholic school having continued to improve since the last inspection. These improvements are a result of outstanding leadership at all levels within the school community. The school provides exceptional care and support for students who thrive in this highly inclusive multifaith community which has Christ at the centre of all its work.
The strong and all-pervading Catholic ethos is underpinned by highly positive and supportive relationships between all members of the school community
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