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Assistant Headteacher - Full-time

Dartford Grammar School, Dartford

  • Ref:KCC886-5406-416L
  • Posted:04/05/2024
  • Pay:L6-L10
  • Start Date:September 2024/January 2025
  • App Close Date:17/05/2024 at 09:00
  • Interviews:Week Commencing 20 May

Advert

Assistant Headteacher

For September 2024 or January 2025

(L6-10 + LFA) 

A vacancy exists from September 2024 (or January 2025) for an Assistant Headteacher to join the school’s Leadership Group at this high performing selective school.

Dartford Grammar School is a leading IB World School, offering a broad and challenging academic and co-curriculum and designed ‘outstandingly successful’ in successive national and international inspections.  

The governors are looking for a dynamic team-player to contribute to the school’s Leadership Group, and impact on both the school’s strategic direction and its daily operation.

Assistant Headteacher posts hold responsibility for specific pastoral, academic and operational aspects of school life.  While it is anticipated that this role will take either operational or co-curricular responsibility, this is not determined:  responsibilities will be aligned to sit alongside those of the two Deputy Headteachers and other Assistant Heads, and will be tailored to the skill-set of the successful candidate and the needs of the school. 

We are keen to hear from you if you are:

  • an excellent classroom practitioner who is passionate about their subject
  • well-organised, open-minded, positive and proactive
  • excited about contributing to the life of a busy school, and working with highly motivated students.
  • keen to share our commitment to pastoral care and well-being 

We can offer you:

  • the opportunity to inspire highly able and well-motivated students to fulfil their potential
  • a dynamic and supportive working environment, with a high degree of autonomy in your leadership role
  • opportunities for CPD and professional learning as a part of your career development
  • an employment package including TPS and gym membership 

For further details, and an application pack, please contact the school: 01322 223039 or email mbexley@dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk

Please return a completed application form to the Head, Mr Julian Metcalf, at Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford, Kent DA1 2HW.

Closing date: 17th May, 2024

Interview: week commencing 20th May, 2024

(The school may interview early in the case of an exceptional candidate)

Information about the school

Dartford Grammar School is a selective academy for boys, admitting girls to its sixth form. There are six forms of entry in each year group and all of the students joining the school are from the top 25% of the ability range. The students come from Dartford, neighbouring towns and villages, and nearby London boroughs. The current roll is 1,516 including 598 in the sixth form.

Ofsted Inspections The school has been identified five times by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector as one of England’s most successful schools, showing a sustained period of outstanding achievement.

Extra-Curricular Programme The school is exceptionally rich in extra-curricular activities. It offers 16 sports and competes with others in at least eight of them each year. Teams regularly gain county, regional and national success, and many students gain representative honours at one or more of these levels. The school achieves high standards in music, and has an orchestra, wind band, choir, chamber choir and many other ensembles. Drama productions are frequent.

The Performing Arts Faculty benefits from the facilities of the Mick Jagger Performing Arts Centre. There are many other clubs and societies, with debating always a popular activity. The school’s impressive programme of community service is regarded as a particular strength. The school benefits from many close links with Europe, China and Japan. There are regular overseas cultural and sports trips, and other international visits.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a notable strength: nearly all students in Year 10 complete the Bronze Award, with a majority going on to Silver. Gold Award expeditions take place in both the UK and overseas, while the school has also offered international trips via Operation Wallacea.

What the School Offers Teachers The school provides its staff with the experience of teaching able and well-motivated students in an environment with high expectations of behaviour and well-developed systems of teacher-support. The school has a national reputation for the quality of its programme of professional development. The programme includes much that falls within specific subject areas. Staff well-being is a priority in the school, and staff social occasions, staff football and staff tai-chi are all popular, as is our weekly staff breakfast on a Friday morning!

The school is committed to participation in initial teacher training. Other aspects include a course for Early Career Teachers, preparation for middle management, development of existing middle managers and preparation for senior management. While the school’s extensive programme of overseas visits give many staff international experience, the school ensures that its staff development has a further international dimension, for example in IB courses. Staff members have access to the school’s excellent facilities for sport and the performing arts.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01322 291426

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.