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This job expired on 4 May 2021

  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    4 May 2021 at 9am

  • Date listed

    1 April 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Leadership Scale L32 – L38 (£90,379 to £104,687 – Sept 2020)

Headteacher job summary

Post: Head Teacher The Park Community School Park Lane, Barnstaple, North Devon. EX32 9AX N.O.R. 1421 (11 years to 16 years) (Part of the Tarka learning Partnership. Roundswell Community Primary School, Claypits Road, Roundswell, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3WJ) Grade: Leadership Scale L32 – L38 (£90,379 to £104,687 – Sept 2020) (starting point negotiable dependent on experience and proven track record) (Generous relocation package to a successful applicant) Required from 1st September 2021 or 1st January 2022. We are looking to appoint a new Head Teacher of the Park Community School in Barnstaple, North Devon. Your opportunity This role is an exciting and rewarding Headship position for an individual looking to take their next step in education leadership. This post would suit an ambitious leader and offers a fantastic role in a thriving school community. As Head Teacher of the School, you will shape and oversee the delivery of outstanding education in a school as part of the Tarka Learning Partnership , encouraging staff looking to innovate, transform and improve together. As part of the Tarka Learning Partnership, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education in North Devon. Join us in our mission to positively contribute to cultivating an exceptional learning environment for all our students. We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in North Devon and helping create exceptional places of learning. For those seeking to go beyond Headship, then the Trust will support future career ambitions. We offer: - • Working with an energetic, friendly and engaged student body • Working with a highly committed staff team • Working in an area of outstanding beauty – UNESCO biosphere • Leading within a Trust dedicated to developing you and your school What we are looking for For this post we are particularly interested to hear from existing Head Teachers as well as experienced Deputy Headteachers and Vice Principals. The successful post holder will need the leadership qualities, drive, ambition and a proven track record of successful school leadership to lead our school to further success. With the opportunity to experience the support and network offered by the Tarka Learning Partnership, this post would suit an experienced senior leader looking for the next challenge and wanting to join a highly supportive partnership made of local schools. About The Park Community School The Park Community School is one of two 11-16 comprehensive, mixed gender secondary schools serving the town and villages surrounding Barnstaple. The school was formed in 1972, although our history and part of the campus dates back to 1910 with the former Barnstaple Boys and Barnstaple Girls Grammar schools. The school is popular and frequently oversubscribed, a trend which looks set to continue. Our catchment is wide, serving 31 feeder primary schools and a geographical radius in excess of 12 miles; however, many of our students travel a short distance and join us from one of our Trust partner schools or other local feeder schools. The Tarka Learning Partnership The School is an integral part of a locally based Trust - The Tarka Learning Partnership (TLP); a local Trust for North Devon schools, many of whom are the largest feeder primary schools. The Trust supports a number of schools including Eden Park Academy, Fremington Primary School, Landkey Community Primary Academy, Newport Community Primary Academy, North Molton Primary School, Roundswell Community Primary Academy, Sticklepath Community Primary Academy, Devon Primary SCITT and the Devon Teaching School Partnership. Safeguarding Notice The Tarka learning Partnership and schools are fully committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our Trust policy all new colleagues will be undertake a probation period of 6 months. Diversity and Equality We are committed to equality and to embracing and valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About The Park Community School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1416 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
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School website
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Email address
jmarshall@academicis.co.uk
Phone number
01223 907979
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Nestled close to the beautiful North Devon coast and at the edge of Exmoor, The Park Community School is one of two 11-16 comprehensive schools in Barnstaple. Park was opened in 1972 following the re-organisation of selective education in the town; however, the origins of the school date back to 1910, with the site housing both the Boys and Girls grammar schools. Many elements of the original buildings remain and these help to link the school to its proud and strong history.
The school currently educates 1472 students, mainly from the town of Barnstaple and outlying villages. In recent years, the popularity of the school has meant that the geographical catchment has increased, with many students now travelling some distance to join us. Most year groups are currently oversubscribed.
The school is a founding member of The Tarka Learning Partnership (TLP), an academy trust with a vision to empower young people in North Devon through learning. The Trust includes Park’s main feeder primary schools - Eden Park Academy, Sticklepath Community Primary Academy, Landkey Community Primary Academy, Roundswell Community Primary Academy, Newport Community School Primary Academy, Fremington Primary School along with North Molton Primary School. TLP also includes the Devon Primary SCITT, a partner dedicated to primary school teacher training.
TLP supports Park and ensures academic rigour, collaboration and the further development of teaching and learning. Park also has strategic alliances with the North Devon Academic Board, and is a member of South West Institute for Teaching (SWIFT) and the North Devon Teaching School Alliance. This reflects a key focus of our vision and governance to ensure continual school development.
As part of the Tarka Learning Partnership we are a Safe Employer and thorough checks will be carried out as part of our commitment to Safer Recruitment. We do not accept Curriculum Vitae. Any successful candidate would be subject to a fully enhanced DBS check, and would be expected to adhere to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy as well as other mandatory policies

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