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1 REGI. bromsgrove Preparatory school Applicant information for the post of Deputy Head (Academic). Applicant information for the post of Deputy Head (academic), Preparatory School bromsgrove SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT. FLAIR : DISCIPLINE : ACADEMIC RIGOUR. bromsgrove School aims to produce happy, creative, moral citizens who live motivated, fulfilled lives while enriching the lives of others. It seeks to achieve this through an enlightened, disciplined and broad education that responds to global change while retaining core values. The Core Values bromsgrove seeks to foster in its pupils are: Humility and Confidence; Compassion and Ambition; Respect and Curiosity; Tolerance and Vision AN OVERVIEW. bromsgrove is a co-educational school for 3-18 year olds with the Pre-Prep, Preparatory and Senior Schools working closely together, sharing some policies, management personnel and committees.

2 The Headmistress of the Prep also leads the School's Pre- Preparatory section which is located a couple of miles away from the main campuses of the School. With 200 pupils in the Pre-Prep, 500 in the Preparatory Section and 900 in the Senior section, most pupils feed through from one year group to the next, but large numbers of additional pupils join the School in Years 3, 7, 9 and 12. The Senior School expects to accept pupils into Year 9 with NFER scores of over 110. In Prep School there is a large, wholly refurbished Preparatory boarding house for 70. pupils, whilst the Senior School has an almost equal mix of day and boarding pupils. Both the Preparatory School and School as a whole are in essence large and robust with high expectations and a willingness to innovate to ensure pupils benefit from the best possible learning experience.

3 A major feature of the School is the huge diversity of the extra-curricula activities on offer to pupils. Preparatory children have access to state of the art sports facilities and teams expect to be nationally competitive in all major team sports. Work commences on a major Performing Arts Centre at Easter 2016, completion of this building work will ensure that academic facilities across the board are unrivalled. bromsgrove pupils are academically ambitious and resilient: their behaviour is exemplary. Whilst the School is not exceptionally selective, with most of pupils in the Prep School feeding up from Pre-Prep, pupils are expected to work hard and fulfil their potential. Further down the line, Prep leavers will be expected to achieve 60% A* / A. grade in both GCSEs and A Levels, with a further quarter gaining a B grade. In 2015. bromsgrove IB Diploma students averaged points.

4 Government and University of Durham Alis Value Added data suggests bromsgrove pupils' results in the Sixth Form are the best in the region bar none over the last few years, whilst the School fields nationally competitive teams in all main sports. Staff are encouraged to support areas of extra- curricular life where they have a real passion and interest. Pastorally, the Prep School is based on form groups (with a four form entry in Year 3 growing to six forms in Year 8), but House competitions and, in particular, the boarding House, also play key roles in the life of the school. The School is a hardworking environment but offers a diverse range of opportunities for pupils and staff within a strongly academic and ordered framework. We seek to appoint teachers who are passionate about their subjects and the learning experience pupils receive.

5 We aim for them to actively inspire and engage students by putting learning within the context of intrinsically interesting academic disciplines. The School encourages pupils both to reflect on their evolving ability as learners and to demonstrate their ability to learn and understand content and concepts. THE ROLE. Post Title: Deputy Head (Academic). Responsible to: Headmistress, Preparatory School This new post is the result of a reorganisation which will see a Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Deputy Head (Organisation) together with the Deputy Head (Academic) supporting the Headmistress on the Prep School's Senior Management Team. The Deputy Head (Academic) will provide firm support and advice to the Headmistress, their line-manager, on a wide range of issues. They will be able to think strategically about how the School's resources and staff can best support its students to become increasingly confident and successful learners.

6 They will intervene selectively to develop a range of policies and improve pupils' knowledge and skills so that they are better equipped to face a growing range of intellectual challenges. The Deputy Head (Academic ) will take an interest in all areas of School life, helping to formulate, articulate and implement the School's aims to educate the whole person. They will play a key role on SMT helping the Deputy Head (Organisation) in the day-to-day running of the School. Assisting the Headmistress in the ongoing self-evaluation of School management, teaching and learning, they will also be involved in staff recruitment and inset. As the role develops, other duties may be taken on as deemed appropriate by the Headmistress. The new Deputy Head (Academic) will have responsibility for ensuring the highest quality of academic standards so that students are taught and can learn in a challenging but supportive and confidence-building environment.

7 The post holder will show passion for all areas of the curriculum and will seek to promote pupils' enthusiasm for their studies both inside and outside of the formal curriculum. Students should be engaging and engaged with their work whilst their achievement against external benchmarks should be beyond reproach. The successful applicant will take the lead on all issues of curriculum policy and assessment to ensure that students are well prepared for the GCSE studies beyond. As a member of the School Academic Leadership Team, they will ensure that the Prep School curriculum fits seamlessly within the Pre-Prep to Senior School curriculum. Heads of Department will be monitored and supported to ensure that all teachers are delivering interesting, pacey and useful lessons. Liaising carefully with tutor, teachers, Heads of Department and home, individual students who are under-performing will be managed.

8 Setting and subject choice decisions will be made to ensure that all students are on suitably challenging and broad programmes of study whilst measured communication with parents will also be sometimes necessary Working together with the Directors of Key Stage 3 and of Studies, the Deputy Head (Academic) will take the lead in line managing Heads of Department (and through them classroom teachers), and liaising with the Heads of Curriculum Support, English as an additional Language and Gifted & Talented. They will also line manage the library and those responsible for ensuring digital technologies are used effectively to support student learning. The post-holder will be a strong, credible classroom teacher themselves and will teach around three-fifths of a timetable. As with all colleagues, they will participate in the extra- curricular programme and the wider life of the School.

9 The person we appoint will be enthusiastic, ambitious, organised yet flexible we seek a strong academic manager with flair and drive. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a significant role in a thriving school. However, first and foremost there is a warm, constructive and industrious atmosphere within the Common Room in general and the SMT in particular and a willingness amongst our student body to work hard whilst being challenged. View across the Sports Faciilities Prep Boarding House PERSON SPECIFICATION HOW TO APPLY. ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE. We hope to draw up a short-list for the vacancy on Monday 7th March 2016 and to Experience/Qualifications interview soon after this. For an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact Previous management experience *. the Headmistress Mrs Jacqui Deval-Reed, on 01527 579679 Ext 371 or email at Teaching Qualification / QTS *.

10 Strong first degree *. Post-graduate degree *. A Level or ib examiner * Please visit the School website and complete the online IT Literate * Application Form. Experience working within an Independent School * Alternatively you can download the application form and send by post to: Experience working within Boarding *. The Personnel Office Skills, Knowledge and Abilities bromsgrove School Strong verbal and written communication Worcester Road skills * bromsgrove Ability to meet deadlines * Worcestershire B61 7DU. Personal Motivated * Closing date for all applications is 7th March 2016. Approachable *. Interested in personal development * The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the DBS.