Headteacher - Full-time

Barton Manor School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-4028-56L
• Posted:12/01/2023
• Pay:L26-L30 (£81,927-£90,365)
• Start Date:September 2023
• App Close Date:01/02/2023 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Are you an experienced Headteacher looking for a new challenge or an experienced Deputy Headteacher looking for your first Headship? If so, Barton Manor School (BMS) is looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking, energetic leader to take the School through its next phase of development.

This opportunity will give you the chance to play a major role in leading a secondary school in its early years of opening, helping to shape its future. You will be joining and leading a highly effective senior leadership team from across the Trust and will work closely with the Executive Headteacher.

The successful candidate will champion our pupils, many of whom face difficult challenges and, without the support of a caring but determined school, could have limited life chances. This important role requires a charismatic leader who is dedicated and passionate and who recognises that high expectations, open-mindedness, clarity, diligence and a sense of vision are vital.

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.

Working within BCAT you will be supported to lead Barton Manor ensuring that high standards and excellence are promoted and maintained. We have high expectations and, working together within BCAT, we are able to share best practice and offer outstanding professional development for you and all staff across the Trust.

The opportunities to be part of Barton Manor School to develop a school that truly stands apart are significant: shaping the culture/ethos, shaping the curriculum, igniting enthusiasm and encouraging an excitement for learning.

The salary scale will be reviewed over time as the School grows and the level of responsibility increases.

Closing date: Wednesday 1 February 2023 at 9am

How To Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only via the School’s website. CVs alone will not be accepted. Please email your application to Mrs Roberta Light – rlight@bartonmanor.org

If you wish to discuss this post further please contact Mrs Light by telephone.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

Barton Manor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.

Information about the school

OUR TRUST

BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT). The Charles Dickens School (CDS), a state, non-selective, co-educational secondary school joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School (BMS), our free school, which is also a non-selective co-educational secondary school opened in September 2022 to Year 7.

The School is committed to excellence in professional development and an extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.

OUR SCHOOL

Barton Manor School, is a non-selective 11-18 school located in Canterbury, a 5 minute walk from Barton Court Grammar School. The School is in its second year of opening, with students in Y7 & Y8 only, and when full it will have a shared Sixth Form provision with Barton Court Grammar School providing a wide-range of vocational and academic courses. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great strides towards this. To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. We’re looking for brilliant people to join us on our exciting journey with opportunities for staff to work and teach at both Barton Court and Barton Manor.

The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Roberta Light
• Address:Spring Lane, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1SU
• Telephone: 01227 532140
• Email: rlight@bartonmanor.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• BCAT Information Pack (Mission Values and Vision)
• BMS Headteacher - School Information Pack
• BMS School Information Pack
• Child Protection Policy
• Disclosure of Criminal Convictions
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• Privacy Notice for Staff (BCAT)