Headteacher
Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1PHThis job expired on 16 September 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2020
Closing date
16 September 2019 at 1am
Date listed
2 September 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 43, £39,965 to £65,384
Additional allowances
Excellent CPD
Supportive Leadership Team
Member of Kent Rewards for discounted retail and leisure
Discounted membership of CCCU gym
Headteacher job summary
Exciting new opportunity, to lead an outstanding co-educational grammar school in Canterbury in Kent
Are you seeking an opportunity to play a major role in leading an outstanding selective school which is the Lead School of a high performing Multi Academy Trust with excellent outcomes, year on year, for our exceptional pupils? Are you an experienced Headteacher looking for a new challenge or an experienced Deputy Headteacher looking for your first Headship? If so, Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and an energetic leader to lead the school through its next phase of development.
BCGS is the Lead School of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT), we are a smaller but highly ambitious trust which consists of three secondary schools; BCGS, The Charles Dickens School (CDS) which joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and BCAT Free school which is a 5 Form entry 11-18 non-selective school with a joint Sixth Form with BCGS and will open in 2021. BCAT Free school is co-sited to BCGS and work on developing its multi-million-pound site starts shortly. The Trust has also submitted a bid to the DFE to open a satellite grammar provision of Barton Court Grammar School on the Coast between Whitstable and Herne Bay.
Working within BCAT you will be supported to lead Barton Court ensuring that high standards and excellence are maintained. We have high expectations and working together within BCAT we are able to share best practice and offer outstanding professional development for you and all staff across the Trust.
The opportunities to be part of Barton Court Grammar School and Barton Court Academy Trust’s history and to develop a school that truly stands apart are significant: shaping the curriculum, igniting enthusiasm and excitement for learning. A perfect career move!
You will be passionate about teaching, learning and ensuring children irrespective of their background, gender or race can be the best they can be.
Barton Court Grammar School offers our students and our staff a unique opportunity working in a beautiful and historic city to explore, to excel and to achieve.
Closing date: Monday 16 September 2019, midday
Salary negotiable for the right candidate.
Start Date - 1 January 2020
Further information about our School can be found on our website
To apply, please click on the ‘Apply’ button on our TES listing to fill out an online application form. Alternatively, please complete the teaching application form which can be found on the website: www.bartoncourt.org
If you do have any questions, please email Ms K Cardus, Executive Headteacher kcardus@bartoncourt.org
Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
Commitment to safeguarding
In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.
Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
About Barton Court Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 985 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Barton Court Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rlight@bartoncourt.org
Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.
It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020, and The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, which came out of special measures and was rated “Good” by Ofsted in March 2023. The Trust opened Barton Manor Free School, an 11 – 18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury and on the former Chaucer School site, in September 2022 to Year 7.
At BCGS, we promote the values of serving others, humility, achievement, respect and equality. We are a school which embraces our British heritage and British values. As a result, we welcome staff from a range of backgrounds and faiths to join our vibrant and inclusive environment.
Our focus is on achieving excellence in all that we do to support outstanding outcomes for all our students. This is evident in the way our community of students, parents, staff and governors all work together to provide an engaging learning environment so that each student thrives and achieves their full potential.
Subjects across the School benefit from having a team of highly competent and charismatic middle leaders. Exciting and innovative teaching is enabled by the scaffolding of colleagues’ skills through comprehensive continuous professional development which encompasses everything from bespoke workshops to the opportunity to observe colleagues, including our Leadership Team. Entirely committed to education, our facilities are second to none and include a shared Sports Hall and gym with Canterbury Christ Church University, a new block built in January 2018 which consists of 7 new Mathematics classrooms, 3 state-of-the-art Science Laboratories, new Kitchen/Servery and Canteen.
The School has a comprehensive well-being package which includes substantial CPD, access to the Canterbury Christ Church University gym at a subsidised rate, free lunch at Christmas and an end of Summer term barbeque, "Chocolate Fridays", cupcakes at the end of each term, mental health well-being afternoons, paid counselling sessions.
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