Assistant Head Pastoral
Shiplake College
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2023
Job overview
Free onsite accommodation available
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational, proactive, dynamic and innovative Assistant Head Pastoral to work with our Deputy Head Pastoral in further developing the pastoral life of the College. This newly created role presents a great opportunity for the right candidate to make the role their own, working with our newly appointed Deputy Head Pastoral to deliver outstanding levels of pastoral care.
This is an exceptional and rare opportunity for someone who has the qualities, skills and experience to be the Assistant Head Pastoral of Shiplake College in a year when the College becomes fully co-ed, with girls joining us in from Year 7. The successful candidate will work closely with the Deputy Head Pastoral, other deputy designated safeguarding leads, house teams and wider Shiplake Community to continue delivering pastoral excellence across the College.
Taking responsibility for specific pastoral areas and looking to continually improve our offering, they will have specific responsibility for designing and implementing our anti-bullying strategy, organising College wide pastoral initiatives, leading on disciplinary matters alongside managing and developing our team of Matrons.
The successful candidate will be a first-class teacher with energy and vision and previous proven leadership experience in a school environment. They will be committed to Shiplake’s vision and values and demonstrate a passion for delivering an outstanding pastoral care programme.
This post will suit an ambitious and talented middle leader with the aspiration for further career development.
A willingness to participate in the varied extra-curricular life of a busy boarding and day school is essential. Free onsite accommodation will be available together with a salary which will reflect the high calibre of candidate we are seeking to recruit.
Shiplake has recently undergone a full ISI inspection and was awarded ‘excellent’ across all inspection categories.
Shiplake College offers a beautiful working environment, a vibrant Common Room with supportive colleagues, Teachers’ Pension Scheme, private medical insurance and excellent free lunches. Staff are encouraged to make use of the on-site gym facilities and open-air swimming pool, during the summer months, alongside the opportunity to make the most of our riverside location.
Please visit our website to learn more about the College, our community and our values. A recruitment pack together with an application form are available from www.shiplake.org.uk/vacancies
Early applications are encouraged for this highly desirable role. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date if an early application from an exceptional applicant is received.
Closing date: 10am, Monday 30 January 2023
Interviews take place w/c 6 February 2023
Shiplake College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Shiplake College is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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About Shiplake College
Shiplake College is a thriving and relatively young HMC school. It caters for boarding and day pupils aged 11-18. There has been a co-educational Sixth Form since 1998 and in September 2023 girls joined in Year 7 (making up 42% of the cohort) as the College goes fully co-educational. In September 2023 it welcomed a record 521 pupils to the school - an increase from 400 in September 2013.
Overlooking the River Thames, two miles upstream of the famous Henley Royal Regatta stretch, pupils enjoy a beautiful and inspiring 45-acre rural site. The College is conveniently located near major air, railway and motorway networks, close to Reading, London and Oxford and just 40 minutes from Heathrow. Full, weekly and flexi-boarding is available from Year 9, with ad hoc ‘overnight stays’ also an option for day pupils.
Every pupil is placed at the heart of Shiplake life and the College’s ethos is underpinned by the three Is – Inclusive, Individual and Inspirational.
Shiplake provides a friendly, supportive and structured environment to bring out the best in each and every pupil. Renowned for outstanding pastoral care and personal development, the College welcomes pupils with wide-ranging skills and talents, who will make the most of the many opportunities offered to them. The College provides an education that is tailored to the individual, achieved through engaging and inspirational teaching, delivered in small classes where the teachers can know and understand each pupil’s method of learning.
Headmaster
Tyrone Howe
Values and Vision
Shiplake College understands the importance of not just an all-round education, but an education that offers specific skills needed in the modern job market to help students progress successfully after leaving. The admissions policy aims to identify potential students with a wide range of talents, to ensure a learning environment that offers the highest chance of success.
Our mixture of boarders and day pupils form a vibrant and busy community, where every day brings fresh challenges and new opportunities. At Shiplake, the passionate teaching and support staff make the energetic and dynamic boarding school a welcoming place in which to work. A rich and inspiringly-taught curriculum creates an environment where personal values and a strong work ethic can develop. This is underpinned by the finest pastoral care, and pupils are encouraged to participate in co-curricular pursuits such as sports, musical ensembles, drama productions or community service, which is as vital for personal development as classroom-based teaching. Taking a holistic approach to education is key to working at Shiplake; supporting our pupils in their endeavours and embracing the lifestyle at this busy and vibrant boarding school is paramount for anyone working here.
Pupils will leave Shiplake College well-shaped socially and academically, thanks to the structured and supportive nature of the school. Promoting Christian values, teachers encourage every pupil to respect their peers by exercising tolerance, compassion and humility.
Working at Shiplake College
As well as providing a fantastic learning and living environment for young people, Shiplake offers an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding working environment.
We strive to recruit the best possible teaching and support staff to drive the College forwards and ensure we continue to provide the best possible rounded education for our pupils.
For all teaching appointments, a willingness to participate in the varied extra-curricular life of a busy boarding and day school is essential. Shiplake has a contributory pension scheme (TPS or alternative option for support staff) and its own salary scale. Accommodation may be available on site and further paid responsibilities may also be available. Excellence in the classroom and an ability to inspire young people are paramount and non-negotiable.
Shiplake College offers a beautiful working environment, supportive colleagues and all staff enjoy a free lunch and evening meal if on duty. In addition, staff are encouraged to make use of the onsite gym facilities, open air swimming (during summer months), and join a variety of staff teams such as football, touch rugby and cricket.
ISI Report
In its ISI Inspection in May 2022, Shiplake College achieved full compliance and the top category of EXCELLENT in both “the quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements” and “the quality of the pupils’ personal development”.
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