Head of Sixth Form
Moulton School and Science College, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SDThis job expired on 6 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
6 May 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
26 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £53,380.00 - £56,082.00 Annually (FTE)
Head of Sixth Form job summary
MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
Head of Sixth Form
Full Time from September 1st 2024
Leadership Points 6-8
(£53,380 – £56,082)
◊ Are you passionate, enthusiastic and committed to fantastic Post-16 Education opportunities? Able to lead, inspire and guide the next generation within our vibrant secondary school set within a thriving village on the outskirts of Northampton?
◊ Do you want to work with a dedicated and supportive group of senior leaders? Can you develop a vision for outstanding Progress?
◊ Moulton School has a rare and exciting opportunity for dynamic, aspiring and creative teachers to join our Wider Senior Leadership Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to transition into Senior Leadership.
◊ This post-holder, reporting to the Deputy Head (Curriculum), will play an integral role in school improvement, providing inspirational and highly effective leadership. We have some core values that run through everything we do, and we’d love it if they resonate with you too! We are a GOOD School embarking on the next stages of securing outstanding provision for our community.
◊ As a member of our Leadership Team, you will play a pivotal role in the academic and personal development of students in their final two years of Secondary Education. You will actively support the vision and values of the School, demonstrating loyalty, professionalism and high standards of integrity, confidentiality both within School and the wider community. More than anything, we are looking for a team player (with a sense of humour) who puts our students and staff at the heart of their work.
Main duties include:
To provide leadership of all aspects of the Sixth Form, including the application of the School’s polices and development priorities to secure high level outcomes for all students within the Sixth Form
To oversee all aspects of pastoral provision for students in Sixth Form working with the Form Tutors, Sixth Form Pastoral Support Worker, Safeguarding team, Deputy Head of Sixth Form.
To lead on routine absence, punctuality and discipline issues that might arise within the Sixth Form.
To monitor and evaluate the Sixth Form provision, and work with senior colleagues and Heads of Department, as appropriate, to ensure students are well motivated to achieve demanding personal goals.
To Lead the recruitment, admission and induction processes for students into the Sixth Form, including the preparation of the Sixth Form Handbooks, course guides and prospectus.
Please see the Job Description for full details of the role
At MSSC, we offer:
All ECT’s start on MPS2
Flexible Working Contracts
TGPS & LGPS
Wellbeing Programme & Support
Free use of onsite gym
Targeted CPD & Training
We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.
Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.
“The school makes people feel special” Parent
“Being at Moulton School has been a great experience and I have learnt lots!” Year 8 student.
“As a new member of staff, I was made to feel valued and supported. Joining the school mid-way through a pandemic, I was apprehensive but the staff at Moulton school made me so welcome and it wasn't long before I felt part of the MSSC team. There is an ethos of kindness and it shows. I have never worked with staff that are so motivated by their school's values. The leadership team are always close-by and ready to help and offer solutions, support and friendly encouragement. Thank you MSSC, I am so proud to work at this wonderful school. Teacher.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.
Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V.
Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.
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.
About Moulton School and Science College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1389 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Moulton School is a warm, welcoming and hardworking school community, striving for excellence in all that we do. We want our students to leave school having maximised their academic progress, but also with fond memories of the breadth of opportunities taken, the relationships made, and the experiences enjoyed; for example, through our flagship student leadership programme.
Situated five miles from Northampton and close to the M1, Moulton is a peaceful location with close proximity to the modern conveniences of town living .
Moulton School is built on a commitment to academic excellence and the highest of personal standards, within an environment which provides each individual with the care, support and encouragement that they need to succeed. We pride ourselves on traditional values, such as hard work and discipline, whilst preparing young people for all the challenges of life in the 21st century.
Our students are committed to their learning, and we have the highest of expectations of them, both academically, and in the character that they demonstrate as they grow and develop. Our core values and ethos statement “ASPIRE – Strive for Great Things” sets the tone, both for our expectations, and for the achievements that we are able to celebrate.
Students are encouraged to become highly motivated, independent learners and are able to learn through differentiated learning activities. This allows them to develop high levels of knowledge, skills and technological understanding. Students’ work is carefully monitored and assessed regularly and they are involved in target setting.
Our success is built on partnership and we are very fortunate in the high quality of staff who care for and guide the students through their time at Moulton challenging them at every step to become the young people that they can be.
We are, as you may imagine, very proud of our students.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Moulton has a talented and dedicated staff who show pride and commitment to their role. Our students benefit from their professionalism and their work in supporting students to achieve their best.
High quality teaching and high expectations are at the heart of Moulton School and all teachers will be expected to develop practice which supports the ethos, values and vision, and contributes to the overall life and work of the school.
Moulton School has strong staff development programme with a wealth of experienced staff working with teachers and support staff. To that end, we strive to create a learning environment that elicits outstanding outcomes for students.
Staff are committed to their own development, and many take part in helping others to progress. In order to support this, we run training and development sessions that take place after school.
There are also various training routes for staff to follow including.
• Training School Network Programme
• New staff and ECT induction programme in-house and as part of the SWAN network
• Year 2 Teachers’ Programme
• Middle Leaders’ Programme
• Subject Leader and Senior Leadership qualifications (NPQSL) (NPQML)
Many staff take part in regular subject specific training, and staff I specialist roles may attend external training courses run by specialists in areas such as pastoral care, First Aid, mental health and wellbeing, MAGT and challenge.
Moulton School values diversity, and has developed an Equalities Policy to ensure that everyone within the school community is treated fairly, irrespective of race, gender, disability, sexuality or age.
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