Head of Boarding

Steyning Grammar School, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 February 2025

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
• Full-time equivalent salary: £56,592 - £62,506

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Appropriate level of experience of working with 13-18 year olds in a residential setting.
• Flexible, generous with their time and responsive to the needs of the students in their care.
• Solution-focussed, resilient and optimistic.
• Empathetic and able to model courageous advocacy for young people.
• Outstanding pastoral carers with a proven track-record.
• Able to fully support the boarding provision of the school.
• A good communicator with outstanding people skills.
• Someone with a good sense of humour.

What the school offers its staff

The successful candidate will have the freedom and autonomy to lead the boarding community, whilst undertaking whole-school responsibility in an agreed strategic area. Proud to be part of the Bohunt Education Trust, SGS is a large, rural comprehensive school with over 2000 day school students.

Commitment to safeguarding

Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Applications from two people to make a single FTE job share welcome. The successful candidate(s) will be subject to pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Boarding Brochure 2.pdf - 8.11 MB (opens in new tab)

Head of Boarding Advert With Link Feb 2025.pdf - 147 KB (opens in new tab)

About Steyning Grammar School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2116 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Steyning Grammar School website
• Email address: llongster@sgs.uk.net
• Phone number: 01903 814555
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/steyning-grammar-school

Arranging a visit to Steyning Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email llongster@sgs.uk.net.

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