Deputy Director of Sixth Form

Full Time, Permanent

With effect from 1 September 2023

Salary: Outer London Main/Upper Pay Range

Additional TLR 2/3: £6,992 per annum

We are looking for a Deputy Director of Sixth Form to join our successful sixth form. Hollyfield Sixth Form is proud of its academic excellence over the last few years, which has helped our students receive offers from top medical schools, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. We run an exciting enrichment programme and fantastic school trips and we place pastoral care and support at the heart of everything we do. We have a broad academic and vocational curriculum and our students can choose from a range of A Level and BTEC courses. We are committed to supporting all of our students to enable them to flourish and fulfil their potential and we believe the key to this is the strong relationships that are built between staff and students.

The Deputy Director of Sixth Form will work closely with the Sixth Form Team to help raise academic outcomes, lead the UCAS programme and provide excellent pastoral support. They will help to create and promote exciting opportunities to aid sixth form recruitment. They will strategically lead on a KS5 curriculum review and lead on gaining the views of all stakeholders to continuously improve our sixth form offer. As part of this exciting role, you will need to lead and inspire a cohort of students, help to secure students’ destinations and contribute to the enrichment programme so that student learning goes beyond the curriculum. We are looking for a dynamic individual who has a strong work ethic, can work well with others, and can bring a sense of humour to the role.

Hollyfield is a beautiful school in the Surbiton area of Outer London. Excellent transport links enable our staff and young people to take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities that London provides. We are an ambitious school that puts student achievement and wellbeing at its heart. Our students are diverse and fantastic, and we pride ourselves on delivering on our Trust’s commitment of ‘Every Child Every Day’.

In April 2020 we were judged by Ofsted to be ‘good’: ‘School leaders are keen to ensure all pupils achieve their best. Pupils respond well to leaders’ high expectations. There is a distinct sense of community in the school. Pupils grow in confidence and learn to work together well as a result.’ However, we aspire to be an outstanding school, and our governing body, teaching and non-teaching staff are united in working towards delivering the best possible academic and pastoral outcomes for our students.

This post is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is looking to take the next step in their career. We would love you to implement new ideas and drive change. You will be well supported, nurtured and offered every opportunity to develop by our strong and effective leadership team. Additionally, our middle leaders are able to take advantage of CPD opportunities within the school and Trust, including secondments to SLT and completion of NPQML/SL courses. As part of the Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust, you would have valuable opportunities to collaborate with colleagues at Grey Court and Chessington Schools.

We want the very best leader for this role and so we welcome applications from teachers of all subjects.

For further details about our school visit our website. We encourage interested applicants to book a tour of the school and/or an informal chat about the post with The Head or Head of Sixth Form. Please contact The Headteacher’s PA, Mrs Louise Sutton lsutton@hollyfield.kingston.sch.uk who will arrange this.

Please note we cannot accept CVs and our standard application form must be completed.

We would encourage early applications as we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate be found.

interviews will take place on Wednesday 24th May 2023.

The Governing and Trust Bodies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. The schools within the Trust are committed to all aspects of personal development, are inclusive and seek to ensure every student achieves to the best of their ability. As part of our safer recruitment we will require two references. One of these should be the Headteacher at your present or last school. The other should be someone else from teaching.