Assistant Head of School – Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare - Full-time

Holcombe Grammar School, Chatham

• Ref:MED887-4068-26T
• Posted:03/04/2020
• Pay:TSAT Grade L9 to L13 £50,764 -£56,016
• Start Date:September 2020
• App Close Date:23/04/2020 at 13:00
• Interviews:TBC

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our leadership team at Holcombe Grammar School. The position is for an Assistant Head of School who will lead on personal development, behaviour and welfare.

The successful applicant will help develop an ethos of high expectations across all staff and students. They will lead on pastoral care, support and guidance and help further develop standards of teaching, learning and achievement across the school.

Some of the key requirements for the role are listed below and for further details on the role please view the attached job description.

What you will need to succeed:

• Highly effective communication skills and to be a strong presence around the school.
• Ability to maintain great relationships with students, staff, parents, governors, the community and all stakeholders.
• Be able to effectively challenge underperformance at all levels and ensure effective corrective action and follow up;
• Be able to ensure Heads of Year and subject leaders’ accountabilities are clearly defined, understood and agreed, in terms of leading behaviour/ attendance/ punctuality in their year group/curriculum area/s

• Have experience of working with senior teams to create a productive learning environment which is engaging and fulfilling for all students and staff reflecting the  identity of the School;  
• The ability to provide professional management of Pastoral policies and practices across the school;

• The ability to organise and manage the pastoral teams and the Pastoral Time/PD programme in the timetable.
• Follow the Academy’s Pastoral policies and practices and ensure they are implemented effectively.
• Engage with our Trusts community to secure quality and entitlement of provision for all students; 

What you will get from Holcombe Grammar School:

• Work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos
• Vast support network from senior leaders and other teachers within the school and our trust.
• Benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogical approach to thinking and learning - proven to enhance classroom practice
• Outstanding CPD tailored to you, wherever you are in your career
• Support from across the Trust to help you deliver outstanding teaching and learning through resources, mentoring and school visits
• Access to the New Horizons Teaching Alliance, offering a wide range of robust and innovatory development resources and expertise
• Reduced membership of a fully-equipped fitness suite and classes – located on the site of Holcombe Grammar School
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas
• Childcare vouchers enabling eligible staff to pay for childcare in a tax efficient way
• Free parking onsite
• Opportunity to work in a campus of well-appointed buildings centred around the historic Holcombe Manor
• Easy access to M2, M20 and M25

Information about the school

Holcombe Grammar School delivers an inspiring curriculum…appropriately adapted to the needs, abilities and interests of all pupils. A range of extra-curricular activities further promotes personal development and welfare– Ofsted 2018

Holcombe Grammar School is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust. We are a selective 11-18 boys’ school with a large and growing mixed Sixth Form. At Holcombe Grammar School our aim is that students develop into successful, well rounded, confident young people who are equipped with the academic and life skills necessary to thrive in the modern world.

Every individual at Holcombe Grammar School is encouraged to achieve their personal best and there is an emphasis on celebrating student progress as well as outright attainment. At the heart of the school is our MET agenda – Mastery, Endeavour, Thinking. By using the ‘Thinking’ skills that are developed from Year 7, and through constant ‘Endeavour’, our students go on to develop ‘Mastery’ of their studies. Whilst many students go on to achieve places at Oxford, Cambridge and other Russell Group universities, we celebrate the achievements of all students. The vast majority of our students go on to top universities at the end of the Sixth Form

Job Contact Information

• Name:Simon Arnold
• Address:Holcombe Grammar School, Letchworth Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB
• Telephone: 01634 830083
• Email: office@holcombegrammar.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description