Director of Sixth Form - Harrogate Grammar
Harrogate Grammar School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0DZThis job expired on 7 March 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
7 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
13 February 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 15 to Lead Practitioners range 18, £56,434 to £60,755
Additional allowances
Access to Teacher Pension Scheme and a wider reward package of staff benefits available.
Director of Sixth Form - Harrogate Grammar job summary
Following an internal promotion of the current postholder to Headteacher, Red Kite Learning Trust is seeking to recruit a talented, committed and inspiring teacher and leader to the role of Director of Sixth Form at Harrogate Grammar School.
Harrogate Grammar School is an ambitious, high-achieving, 11-18 mixed comprehensive academy with the full ability range of students. We have a large Sixth Form with over 580 students and have an impressive track record in providing all students with the highest quality of experience and in teaching for success in numerous Advanced Level subjects. The Sixth Form has consistently achieved excellent results with 61% of grades at A*-B in 2018, making Harrogate Grammar School one of the highest achieving comprehensive schools in the country and top performing comprehensive Sixth Forms in North Yorkshire.
Working with a dedicated and motivated Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Sixth Form will provide effective and inspiring leadership for a committed Sixth Form Team. The post holder will contribute to the strategic direction of the Sixth Form, whilst promoting the Sixth Form as a truly holistic educational experience and holding overall responsibility for the maintenance of high academic standards.
We are very proud of our reputation for academic excellence but also for the superb pastoral care our students receive and the support we provide for the less academically able. We now want your help to enable us to go beyond ‘outstanding’ and help us to live up to our motto of ‘excellence for all.’
Located in the beautiful North Yorkshire spa town, regularly voted the happiest place to live and work in Britain! A great place to work and learn. The post would be ideal for you if you have the talent, commitment and proven experience of leadership within education to help us take the Sixth Form, the School and The Trust, yet further on its journey to being truly ‘world class’.
We are confident our school provides an exceptional teaching environment and we would actively encourage you to visit our school and see for yourself what is on offer. Please contact HR to make an appointment on (01423) 531127
Commitment to safeguarding
At the heart of excellence Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools.
About Harrogate Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 2115 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Harrogate Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Recruitment@harrogategrammar.co.uk
Harrogate Grammar School is an ‘outstanding’ state 11-18 mixed comprehensive school rich in history, dating back to 1903. With over 2000 students and 260 staff at our school, our reputation for excellence is widely recognised and we have an absolute commitment to ensuring that all our young people benefit from what the school has to offer. Every child really does matter and we work hard to encourage students to be the best that they can be. We want all our students to become kind, healthy, knowledgeable and productive individuals who go on and make a profound contribution to society.
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Arthurs Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 0DZ
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