AHT - Personal Development
Thamesview School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
1 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership - L14 to L18
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a dynamic and ambitious leader with a record of school improvement looking for a new challenge, or an experienced leader with the potential to support our school at an exciting stage in its development?Do you have experience in whole school Personal Development? Our successful candidate will be a talented, inspiring and highly motivated leader who can build on the significant improvements made by the Senior Leadership Team in recent years and take the school to new levels of success. You’ll find a well-kept physical environment and a culture of high aspiration. We expect our students to Believe – Achieve – and Succeed.
Our latest Ofsted inspection highlighted the following regarding Personal Development - 50250867 (ofsted.gov.uk):
‘The school sets out to help pupils develop their resilience and self-confidence. ‘Flourish Fridays’ give pupils access to a broad range of challenges and experiences. These include thought-provoking visits, such as going to Greenwich Observatory to kindle their interest in astronomy. This programme helps students in the sixth form to be confident about issues like personal finance, and to make connections with local employers’. The school is expanding, with a growing Sixth Form studying both BTEC and A-Level subjects and new forms added at Year 7 in the last few academic years. We have also recently opened our new dedicated Science Block with purpose-built lab facilities. This presents a tremendous opportunity to further develop our vibrant school community. We want our students, whatever their background or ability, to have the best possible all-round education to prepare them to take their place in society. We pride ourselves on our inclusive approach and seek to promote positive values in all aspects of school life. For the right candidate the role provides an exciting challenge with significant opportunities for professional and personal development. If you believe you can make a positive contribution to our students’ success and support our culture and values with passion then we look forward to receiving your application.
We encourage candidates to visit our school and meet our brilliant staff and students for themselves prior to applying. Please contact the HR Manager, Kay McGowan on 01474 566552 ex 1120, to book a tour of the school.
Completed applications should also be emailed to our HR Manager, Kay McGowan at k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk or sent by post to Thamesview School, Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF marked for her attention.
Our school and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. CVs without an application form will not be considered. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
What the school offers its staff
Recognised as ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted Inspection (May 2024), Thamesview School is committed to providing high quality learning through high quality teaching.
We are committed to providing high quality learning experiences for our children and supporting our staff through excellent CPD opportunities and bespoke leadership pathways. We are looking for candidates with drive and wanting to progress quickly.
What Can We Offer You?
- Opportunities for staff to progress quickly and develop into posts of responsibility at all levels
- The chance to deliver an exciting and evolving curriculum
- Active support with your career development including CPD opportunities such as NPQML, NPQSL and Coaching etc
- A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Team
- Access to Health and Wellbeing support via Occupational Health and access to free, confidential counselling services with the Staff Support Line Service.
- Positive union relations and a representative from the largest teaching union on the staff body.
- A friendly place to work holding the Gold Kent and Medway Staff Wellbeing Award
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students.
Appointment to this post will require an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Thamesview School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 938 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Thamesview School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01474 566552
Thamesview School is a place where every member of school is encouraged to have the highest aspirations in their personal and academic lives. Our students are encouraged to become globally aware citizens who embrace high moral standards.
We place Teaching and Learning at the very core of everything we do and are committed to empowering students to become:
• aspirational
• confident in learning
• adaptable
• creative
• responsible
Our school emphasises the importance of core skills and the importance of the fundamental skills involved, particularly in English and maths, and in all other curriculum areas. Our rich curriculum enables each student to make progress on a pathway which is right for them. This means that the school offers both academic and vocational qualifications so that each individual is fully prepared to maintain strong habits of learning throughout their lives and to be fully prepared to participate in society as lifelong learners.
Thamesview School cares for its students so that everyone feels safe and is able to learn. Our ethos of care and respect permeates through every aspect of school life. Students are encouraged to act with integrity and honesty in every aspect of their lives and to ensure that they leave school with a tenacity to succeed and willingness to make positive contributions to our society.
Arranging a visit to Thamesview School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk.
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