Vice Principal Curriculum and Achievement
Mary Hare School
West Berkshire
- £71,728.82 - £77,194.40 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale 18 - 22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 27th August 2024
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2024
Job overview
Salary Range: Leadership Scale 18-22
Start Date: 27th August 2024
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Mary Hare School as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Mary Hare, a national charity with a school at its heart, is the largest day and boarding school for deaf children in the UK, educating up to 240 pupils aged 5 to 19 years in Newbury, West Berkshire.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious Vice Principal who will provide strategic vision, implement initiatives to support pupil development and be responsible for education outcomes through the leadership of established curriculum faculties and dedicated staff.
Applications are encouraged from candidates who are either Qualified Teachers of the Deaf or those who are committed to achieving this qualification, with the full support of the Principal and Governors, post-appointment. At Mary Hare, pupils thrive on learning in a nurturing yet rigorous environment and are enabled to achieve their full potential. Pupils and parents frequently say that Mary Hare has transformed their lives.
Full details of the role can be found in the Job Description available below in supporting documentation.
Like to know more?
Interested applicants are encouraged to visit and experience the school for yourself and fantastic opportunities this role could provide. To arrange an informal discussion with the Principal / CEO ahead of your application, please contact the Assistant to the Principal/CEO, Sharon Rogers via email, s.rogers@maryhare.org.uk
How to apply:
To apply please click the 'apply now' button. Applications will only be accepted via a completed Application Form which can be downloaded using the above link
Our recruitment timeline:
Applications should be submitted by the closing date, 9.00am on Tuesday 30thApril 2024
Interviews are planned for the Tuesday 7th May 2024
Start date for the role will be 27th August 2024
Mary Hare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Attached documents
About Mary Hare School
- Mary Hare School
- Arlington Manor, Snelsmore Common, Newbury
- Berkshire
- RG14 3BQ
- United Kingdom
Our vision
That all deaf children should receive the education and support which will enable them to achieve their full potential at home, school and in their subsequent careers
Objectives
- Achieve the highest possible standards of educating deaf children, from early learning to tertiary education
- Be a major influence of national policy, practice and guidance in relation to deaf children and their education
- Enable families to achieve their vision and aspirations for their deaf child
- Support deaf children and young people in their emotional and social well-being
- Be recognised as a key provider of the highest quality training for all practitioners working with deaf children and young people
- Provide consultancy, advisory support, assessment and technical services that support the vision
Our history
Towards the end of the 19th Century, a number of prominent women were beginning to influence events in ways which were to have a profound effect on developments in 20th Century society. One such woman was the educationalist Miss Mary Hare. Her vision was that deaf children were capable of realising the full potential of their intellect and that they had no need of shelter from the rigours of hearing society in the growing number of asylums for the deaf and dumb. Such shelter served only to deny them opportunities and fundamental rights. She set about overturning the short-sighted view that the deaf child's prime needs were for care and protection, by establishing a small school in London in 1883. By 1916 this centre of learning had blossomed into the Dene Hollow Oral School for the Deaf based in Sussex and widely regarded as one of the best schools for deaf children in the Kingdom. During these twenty or so years of growth and development, Mary Hare had been able to show that her vision was not only justified and realistic, but achievable.
It was to honour the great contribution that this pioneer had made to the education of deaf children, that shortly after her death in 1945, Dene Hollow School was redesignated as the National Grammar School for the Deaf. Bearing her name, The Mary Hare Grammar School came to serve the needs of potentially able severely and profoundly deaf children throughout the United Kingdom. The rapid growth that this change brought necessitated a move to larger premises, and in 1948 the school acquired and occupied its present beautiful site close to Newbury in Berkshire. It is our hope that half a century after Mary Hare's death, the achievements of our pupils today still serve to honour her name and her vision.
Local information and facilities
Newbury is a market town located in West Berkshire in England in the UK with good bus, rail and road links and is located 50 miles south west of London. There are a wide selection of hotels in Newbury offering good hotel accommodation and bed and breakfast accommodation for visitors in and around Newbury. The Kennet and Avon Canal disects the town which has many historical buildings and places of interest including the Corn Exchange Theatre and the Museum by the Canal. The Newbury Racecourse is within 1 mile of the town centre and nearby are Highclere Castle, Donnington Castle, Snelsmore Countryside Park, the Ridgeway, the Downs and a host of other attractions.
School Information
Mary Hare School is the largest school for profoundly and severely deaf children in the UK. Mary Hare teaches using an auditory oral approach, so that children learn though spoken and written English – no sign language is used in teaching. The school has maintained a high standard, with over 85% of pupils gaining 5 or more GCSEs for the last 5 years and 95 % pass rate at A level. Nearly all leavers go on to further education.
The school is part of a large national charity and benefits from the additional activities of the Mary Hare Charity. An active fundraising department and various trading activities generate funds to support the development of the school. The Training Division provides opportunities for teachers to attend national and international conferences organised on site. The Training Division also offers post-graduate courses including the mandatory qualification for Teachers of the Deaf and the MSc in Educational Audiology and MA in Special Education (Hearing Impairment).
Mary Hare also has an Arts Centre on site, which houses the school’s music and performing arts department, but also offers a programme of arts events including music, theatre dance and comedy.
For further information please visit our website: www.maryhare.org.uk
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