Head of Outdoor Education and DofE
Surbiton High School
Kingston upon Thames
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive - Based on the Surbiton High School Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 19 March 2023
Job overview
Job Title: Head of Outdoor Education and DofE
Job Purpose: To lead, manage and develop the Outdoor Education programme at Surbiton High School. This includes the running, maintenance and development of a well-subscribed Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, managing and leading International Expeditions and overseeing Outdoor Education across the School.
Reporting Line: Assistant Principal – Compliance, Health & Safety
Start Date: ASAP
Tenure: Permanent, full-time, full year-round (52 weeks)
The nature of the role demands flexible hours, particularly at weekends and during School holidays
Salary: Competitive – based on the Surbiton High School Pay Scale
Application Deadline: 8:00am, Wednesday 19 April 2023
Interviews to be held week commencing: 24 April 2023
Key Responsibilities:
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- To lead and manage the organisation of the School’s Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme, including expeditions
- To attend, coordinate and take overall responsibility for all Duke of Edinburgh’s Award events, both in and out of hours, including:
- Expedition training sessions
- Meeting with parents
- Practice expeditions
- Qualifying expeditions
- Presentation evenings
- To train, supervise and assess pupils to successfully complete their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels, including in wild country terrain
- To ensure that the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award records are kept up-to-date, and to take whatever action is necessary to sustain and improve performance by pupils
- To ensure that all Duke of Edinburgh’s Award activities are conducted in line with relevant health and safety guidelines and legislation and in line with the School’s policies and procedures, including those covering trips and visits, safeguarding and data protection. Please note that the School is a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Licensed Organisation and as a result, we do not go through our local borough for the programme.
International Expeditions
- To lead and manage the organisation of the School’s international expeditions programme
- To organise and lead a presentation to pupils and parents to promote and advertise School expeditions
- To organise relevant training and orientation weekends in consultation with the School and the expedition providers
- To ensure that a suitable staff team is recruited for each expedition
- To advise colleagues on leading expeditions
- To ensure that all staff members of the expeditions team have the necessary up-to-date training and qualifications
- To organise and manage travel safety courses for all expedition participants
- To carry out risk assessments as required
- To maintain management of kit and equipment needed for expeditions and plan purchases, replacements and repairs where necessary
- To liaise closely with external expedition providers and other relevant stakeholders
- To ensure clear communication of information pertaining to the expeditions to all relevant pupils and parents
- To encourage, advise and help pupils to structure their own fundraising activities
- To ensure key feedback and post-expedition evaluation is carried out
Outdoor Education
- To develop programmes in Outdoor Education activities
- To lead and supervise Outdoor Education lessons as part of the PE Curriculum
- To develop a programme of team-building/leadership activities for pupils, and potentially staff
General
- To liaise closely with the Assistant Principal regarding the decisions and logistics for all expeditions
- Training other members of staff as appropriate
- To assist on fieldtrips for other departments
- To drive a minibus when necessary
- To assist with residential trips for other subjects
- To provide cover and private study supervision if required
- To carry out any such duties as may be reasonably requested
Please see the attached document for the full Job Description and Person Specification
To Apply:
Please apply online by clicking on the following:
https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/3048069?cid=1567
Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and are fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.
Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, Disclosure and Barring Service and Online/Social media Searches
Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email
Attached documents
About Surbiton High School
- Surbiton High School
- 13-15 Surbiton Crescent, Kingston upon Thames
- Surrey
- KT1 2JT
- United Kingdom
Surbiton High School aims to inspire, encourage and empower its staff and pupils to be the very best they can be.
We are a school where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, where we look beyond the A* to offer a breadth of opportunity which allows every pupil to flourish and every staff member to develop and succeed.
Surbiton High School is a school “brimming with energy and joie de vivre.” (ISI Inspection Report). We pride ourselves on being an extraordinary community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. We feed our pupils’ minds, but we also care passionately about their character development and happiness. Our approach to education means that Surbiton High School pupils achieve the very best exam results and are also compassionate, authentic young people with strong values, keen to make a positive difference in the world.
Our inspirational staff are dedicated to delivering a rich curriculum and programme of co-curricular activities which challenge our pupils to explore ideas for themselves. Whether engaged in learning in the classroom, or through musical, artistic, sporting, enterprise or charitable activities, our pupils are constantly encouraged to connect with the wider world and embrace new experiences to build their confidence. All staff are expected and encouraged to play a full part in the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the School.
At Surbiton High School, we aim to bring out the ‘Best in Everyone’, and this resonates in the investment that we make in our colleagues. We recognise the importance of continuous learning and training and the School has a senior member of staff dedicated to supporting continuing professional development. We have a comprehensive whole School and individual INSET programme in place, including support for School Direct trainees as well as Newly Qualified Teachers (in our role as a regional NQT induction centre).
We actively encourage our staff to continue to develop their own expertise in the classroom and support their professional development through coaching and mentoring alongside professional qualifications such as: NPQML, NPQSL and MA courses in educational leadership. The School has a clearly developed leadership structure, offering extensive opportunities for career development and progression, including Heads of Department (Including Deputies) and Heads of Year (including Deputies) as well as Co-ordinators with specific responsibilities such as: Gifted and Talented, Oxbridge, Duke of Edinburgh and Expeditions.
Surbiton High School has approximately 1600 pupils aged between 4 and 18. Our Preparatory Schools are divided into the Girls’ Preparatory School and Boys’ Preparatory School, and the Senior School is girls only from age 11 upwards.
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about inspiring, encouraging and empowering our pupils and working with us to become the number one school of choice in South West London.
Acting Principal
Hannah Horwood
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