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Head of Sixth Form

Head of Sixth Form

Campion School

Northamptonshire

  • New
  • Expiring soon
Salary:
Competitve
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2025
Apply by:
29 September 2024

Job overview

Campion School is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to join their 6th Form Department as Head of 6th Form, a position that promises both leadership development and the chance to significantly contribute to the department's growth.

The successful candidate will collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to enhance the department's results, playing a key role in shaping its future while gaining valuable experience and support for their own leadership aspirations within the United Learning Trust.

This role offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional advancement in an educational setting. The role is available from January 2025.

The main purpose of the role is to lead the 6th form management team, tutor team and sixth form teachers to raise the achievement of students in Years 12 & 13.

What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.

  • We offer the best pay in the sector - We pay an average of 5% above national scales, with starting salaries of £32,850 for an ECT.
  • Three extra INSET days a year for planning.
  • Health Cash Plan - We offer a health cash plan giving you money towards essential medical treatment.
  • Guaranteed Personal day – 1 paid personal day each year, to use as you want.
  • Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.
  • Wellbeing Support - Access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling, and other wellbeing support.
  • The opportunity to save money across hundreds of major retailers, through Perkbox

Should you require any additional information, or would like an informal discussion/visit, please contact us.

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button to send us your completed application, along with a covering letter.

Please note that we do not accept CVs – applicants must submit an application form.

Closing date: 29th September 2024.

The School reserves the right to appoint an outstanding applicant prior to this deadline.

Campion School and Language College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to complete a DBS check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

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About Campion School

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  • Campion School
  • Kislingbury Road, Bugbrooke, Northampton
  • Northamptonshire
  • NN7 3QG
  • United Kingdom
+44 1604 833 900

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Campion School in Bugbrooke, Near Northampton, is a co-educational secondary school. It became a Language College in September 1997 and an academy in 2011.

The school adopts the latest teaching pedagogy and staff engage in an internal teaching and learning development programme called “XL” (Leading to Excellent Teaching).  A continual evaluation cycle measures the effectiveness of Campion School’s work and identifies the next steps to be taken to ensure continuous improvement in all areas of teaching and learning.

To ensure that all students in the sixth form are challenged an motivated, the latest equipment for interactive lessons is utilised.

Headteacher

Patricia Hammond

Values and vision

"Creating Brilliant Futures” for all our students is our mission. Our core values of Achievement, Character and Excellence underpin everything we do, we are proud to be Campion, we are proud to be part of United Learning. It sets high expectations and aims to encourage and support students to become caring, confident, independent young people who value their education and are ambitious for their future.

The school is keen for all its students to take full advantage of the wide range of activities which the school offers, both within the classroom and beyond, believing that exploring many different avenues will help to unlock their talents.

All members of the school community work closely together, aiming for continual growth and improvement in standards and opportunities, so that excellence is the norm.

Ofsted

“Sixth form provision is good. Learners make good progress because they are well taught. They are well prepared for the next stage in their education, training or employment.”

View Campion School and Language College’s latest Ofsted report

Campion School & Language College is part of United Learning. United Learning is a group of schools which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country. We seek to improve the life chances of all the children and young people we serve and make it our mission to bring out 'the best in everyone' – students, staff, parents and the wider community. Uniquely, our Group includes significant numbers of schools in both the public and the private sectors, working together for mutual benefit. Our growing Group has over 100 schools, from Cumbria to the south coast, over 60,000 pupils and over 10,000 members of staff.

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