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  • Job start date

    1 September 2020

  • Closing date

    24 February 2020 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 February 2020

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £25,000 to £46,000

Additional allowances

Would you like to be part of a rapidly expanding school as well as enjoy the benefits of a new state-of-the-art three storey block and the prospect of using a new hall equipped for sports, theatre productions and much more?

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Teacher who is keen to join our team of eight Heads of House and assume responsibility for the academic progress, welfare and behaviour of students within an allocated House. We believe our Heads of House play a key role in ensuring that our students feel happy and safe at school enabling them to achieve their maximum potential. As head of House you will play an important role in leading a team of tutors and supporting them in carrying out their role.

Furze Platt is a highly successful mixed comprehensive school serving the children of Maidenhead. At Furze Platt, 1400 boys and girls of all abilities develop the skills and qualities to enable them to excel in the future. We are a highly ambitious, high-achieving and fully inclusive school in which our students are challenged and supported to achieve excellence. We are well placed for access, with good transport links to and from London and surrounding counties. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we enter the second year of access to phase one of an on-site expansion project, the building of a state-of-the-art three-storey teaching block incorporating science laboratories, classrooms, additional staff rooms and a meeting room. We will also be near to completion of the building of a new hall/theatre which will be used by the school and the local community.

We want our students to enjoy the time they spend with us by providing an education which is broad, stimulating and rewarding. We also believe passionately in music, drama, the arts and sport and have a Dance studio, two Drama studios, a recording studio and practice rooms and an all-weather astro-turf to support these. We are proud of the range of extra-curricular opportunities we provide for students outside of the classroom including Duke of Edinburgh, ski and theatre trips, visits overseas to enhance language skills and historical knowledge and many others.

We offer a friendly and harmonious campus atmosphere, with fantastic line support and a Senior Leadership Team who genuinely want to see you succeed and develop. Career opportunities allowing you to grow professionally within Furze Platt include working parties and coaching for experienced teachers and leadership training for aspiring and existing middle and senior leaders.

There are excellent on-site facilities including use of a recently installed gym, your own laptop, student laptops and interactive whiteboards. As well as access to an employee advice service providing information, helpful resources and other services, there will be invitations to whole school social events such as our Christmas party, and other gatherings to celebrate success, and freshly brewed coffee is ready for you during break-time!

Head of House job summary

Purpose of Post
To be responsible for the academic progress, welfare and behaviour of students within their house.

Line Manager
The post holder will be responsible to the Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral)

Core responsibilities and duties
• To ensure that students are able to achieve the best possible outcomes and feel happy and safe at school
• To ensure that all students in the house are making good academic progress
• To ensure the effective personal development and welfare of students within the house
• Promote high expectations and our school values amongst students.
• Promote equality and enable the educational and social inclusion of all students.
• To lead a team of tutors, ensuring that all aspects of their duties are carried out effectively
Associated responsibilities and activities
• Identify and support vulnerable students within the house organising extra or personalised support where necessary.
• Oversee the work of House Captains, Year Captains and School Council representatives within the house.

Students: Welfare
• Provide leadership, vision and common purpose for students in all aspects of social development and pastoral care of students within the house.
• Encourage positive attitudes to the school community, learning and attendance.
• Liaise with colleagues and external agencies on matters of student welfare and attendance.

Students: Behaviour and Discipline
• Promote our recognition and reward systems to acknowledge and promote caring contributions to the school community, good attendance and behaviour.
• Support students in fulfilling the expectations of our behavioural systems.

Students: Communication
• Embody pastoral care at Furze Platt Senior School; be a point of contact for pupils, parents and carers.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure appropriate support and interventions for students within the house.
• Liaise with colleagues including SLT, Pastoral Team, Tutors, Heads of Department, Learning Support, and Outside Agencies to ensure students have an effective and positive education at Furze Platt Senior School.
• Lead meetings and participate in events linked to the Head of House role.

Staff: Support and Professional Development
• Support new staff within house tutor teams.
• Contribute to the professional development of colleagues with regard to pastoral care.
• Contribute to the performance management of staff within tutor teams as required by school policy.

Administration
• Disseminate information which may improve the support of students.
• Track data for academic progress, attendance and welfare concerns in order to provide timely and effective support for students.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date centrally-held individual records of students.
• Produce analysis of data on academic progress, welfare, behaviour and attendance of students.
• Produce reports and references, as required.

Commitment to safeguarding

Furze Platt Senior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Furze Platt Senior School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1512 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Furze Platt Senior School is an extremely rewarding school in which to work. Our school culture is based on our ACHIEVE values. Relationships are a strength of our school with students and staff wanting to work with and for each other.

‘Pupils are friendly, courteous and polite. They say that they are happy and that they feel safe. Pupils’ relationships are shaped by the ACHIEVE values of the school, which stands for 'Ambitious, Collaborative, Happy, Integrity, Endurance, Versatility, Excellence’. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school.’ Ofsted 2021

We are a highly inclusive, comprehensive and local school with virtually all students living within walking or cycling distance. As the largest school in Maidenhead we are able to offer our students a wealth of options within and beyond the classroom. Similarly, our staff have a wide range of CPD and promotion opportunities.

We are keen to encourage every child to ACHIEVE their excellence whether that be a highly academic place at Oxbridge, a more vocational route or one of the many other pathways open to them. By offering opportunities throughout their school careers, we ensure students are not just well-qualified but mature young adults who we are proud to know.

Furze Platt Senior School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in our most recent inspection (November 2021). We have nearly 180 caring, committed and good humoured teaching and support staff together with an oversubscribed school population of approaching 1500 students. This is a school where staff and students work together to achieve high standards and excellent outcomes.

Our student body is taken from the town of Maidenhead, 30 miles west of London, and from other parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Whilst overall the area is affluent, ours is a truly comprehensive school, with students from all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. The school is popular and well regarded in the local community. Parents and carers are supportive, seeking to work with us to support their children.

‘School leaders are ambitious for the school. They enjoy positive relationships with the rest of the staff and work with them to ensure the success of the school. Teachers are grateful for the support offered in terms of induction and the consideration given to their workload.’ Ofsted 2021

Our Tutor Group system emphasises our sense of community and is the basis for our pastoral care and support. Our four Houses offer friendly competition and camaraderie across the school. We have a specialist unit for students with autistic spectrum disorder and provide excellent support for those with academic or emotional difficulties.

Our curriculum is broad and balanced and aims to meet the differing needs of students. Students follow the National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 including learning two modern foreign languages. Towards the end of Key Stage 3 students are supported with the selection of their GCSE options and the school works hard to ensure every student is able to study the subjects they have chosen.

Our Key Stage 4 curriculum provides an appropriate mix of GCSE subjects including English Language and English Literature, Maths and Single Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Art, Drama, Music, Technology, Computing, Business, Psychology and Philosophy and Religion. Students can also opt for more vocational subjects such as Creative iMedia, Travel and Tourism and Child Development. Standards are very high; students make good progress and many departments have results above the national average.

The Sixth Form is an undoubted strength of Furze Platt Senior, with around 300 students. The broad curriculum offer and high standard of teaching has led to excellent examination results. A very large number of sixth formers progress to highly rated apprenticeships and university. Sixth Form students are also expected to undertake community work in or out of school, including paired reading and maths schemes, and acting as subject prefects or mentors. They make a significant contribution to the school.

‘Behaviour is calm around the school site and conducive to learning in lessons. Interactions are courteous and respectful. Teachers quickly pick up any inappropriate behaviour. Behaviour in the sixth form is exemplary. Sixth-form students are good role models for the rest of the school.’
Ofsted 2021

We also believe passionately in music, drama, the arts and sport, and have some excellent facilities to support these including a Dance studio, two state of the art Drama studios, a professional recording studio, practice rooms and a recent addition of a gym and all-weather astro-turf. There are a large number of music and drama productions, along with recreational and competitive sport.

In recent years we have opened a new English and Science block, along with a new 400 seat state-of-the-art Theatre. We invest in our staff, facilities and resources enabling our students to benefit from the great opportunities we have to offer.

We have a strong team of teaching staff and are committed to developing our teaching to ensure that even more students reach their full potential. To this end, we invest heavily in teachers’ professional development. Staff are encouraged to pursue their interests in all aspects of pedagogy and benefit from staff coaching. Staff attend a range of internal and external courses, and we encourage staff to visit other schools to see examples of best practice.

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