Head of Learning
Chenderit School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2QR9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2C
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, energetic and committed teacher (any subject considered) into our highly effective pastoral team. You will be responsible for high standards of behaviour, achievement and personal development.
This role will enable you to work with staff, parents and groups of students within the school community.
The successful candidate will have:
- proven teaching success and the ability to lead and inspire students, staff and parents;
- a clear commitment to high standards and aspirations to enable students to achieve their best;
- the ability to plan, develop, lead and evaluate year group initiatives;
- a history of tracking academic and pastoral progress;
- a proven track record of effective communication with a range of stakeholders.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- a popular, oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive school which has a reputation for success;
- students who are keen to learn and achieve well and dedicated staff;
- supportive staff, parents and Governing Body and
- excellent career development opportunities with sustained professional development in an environment which recognises aspiration and rewards success.
Following our graded inspection under Section 5 of the Education Act 2005 on 27 and 28 September 2022, we were delighted and proud to have been judged good overall and outstanding for our sixth form. Ofsted states: “Leaders have high expectations for every pupil’s behaviour and attainment. Pupils and students are polite and helpful”.
Chenderit is an oversubscribed and very successful school located a few miles from Banbury and with easy access to the M40
Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them: applicantsmay be contacted before the closing date
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school operates a rigorous recruitment process to ensure candidates’ suitability to work with children. All posts in school are subject to disclosure of criminal records. An online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jdavies@chenderit.northants.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Chenderit School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1076 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chenderit School website
- Email address
- jdavies@chenderit.northants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01295 711567
Following our graded inspection under Section 5 of the Education Act 2005 on 27 and 28 September 2022, we were delighted and proud to have been judged good overall and outstanding for our sixth form. Ofsted states: “Leaders have high expectations for every pupil’s behaviour and attainment. Pupils and students are polite and helpful”.
Chenderit is an oversubscribed and very successful school located a few miles from Banbury and with easy access to the M40
Arranging a visit to Chenderit School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jdavies@chenderit.northants.sch.uk.
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