Deputy Headteacher
Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L20 - L25
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Headteacher and Governing Body are seeking to appoint a dynamic leader with excellent interpersonal skills, a flair for innovation, drive and ambition to join the Senior Leadership Team in our forward thinking 11-16 comprehensive school. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the further development of our school. Dorothy Stringer is a ‘Good’ school and prides itself on the high quality teaching and learning throughout the school and a commitment to staff well-being.
We are seeking a senior leader who, under the direction of the Headteacher:
- Can lead and manage the work of others with vision, energy and sensitivity
- Has a commitment to improve teaching and learning, and student outcomes that is rooted in research-informed practice
- Has effective communication and interpersonal skills as well as emotional intelligence to motivate and inspire staff, students and stakeholders.
- Can deputise for the Headteacher when required
What the school offers its staff
Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art on-going links with our partner schools in Africa, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk
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About Dorothy Stringer School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1640 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dorothy Stringer School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01273 852222
Dorothy Stringer is a vibrant, stimulating and happy community where it is safe to learn and where everyone can excel both inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for our students’ progress and attainment and strive to create an environment that promotes a keen enjoyment of learning.
Today’s students face a world that is changing at an ever-increasing pace and we have a duty to prepare them for their adult lives. We value and promote self-discipline, creativity, independence, self-confidence and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
We work to ensure that all our students achieve their full academic potential. However, we believe that school is not just about academic success: we want our students to thrive and to develop holistically. We are immensely proud of the wide range of opportunities we offer outside the classroom in sport, performance, creativity and service.
We excel at nurturing our students in a safe and happy environment and believe that schools need to care for the emotional wellbeing of their students and understand their personal needs. We have created an atmosphere where students can be themselves and they are known and supported as individuals. Students take pride in our school and in their own achievement as well as in the achievement of others.
We are a community which is based on clear moral values and where there is a sense of belonging and identity. We work hard to develop partnerships with parents and carers and to secure their interest, support and commitment. We aim to be a community to which everyone wants to belong and where all feel respected and valued.
Matt Hillier | Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Dorothy Stringer School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dorothy-stringer.co.uk.
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