Head Teacher
Prince Andrew School
St. Helena, South Atlantic
- Expired
- Salary:
- £45,000 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 28 May 2012
Job overview
Benefits of up to £19,000 plus relocation, freight allowance and travel
3 Years Fixed Term Contract
A self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom, St Helena is an island of 47 square miles and around 4,000 people in the South Atlantic. With Cape Town in South Africa some 1,700 miles distant, the Islanders enjoy a unique lifestyle in truly unspoilt, friendly and peaceful surroundings.
A unique opportunity to shape St Helena's future.
St Helena is poised for the biggest transformation in the island's history, with the imminent construction of an airport. It will grow from a centralised economy with 1,000 visitors per year to a market economy with up to 30,000 visitors per year. Reporting to new Director of Education and Employment this role is central to realising the vision to transform the island's educational infrastructure so that it is complimentary to the changing skill recruitments of the emerging economy.
- You will be responsible for the leadership, internal organisation, management and control of the school and links with the wider community and will promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons they are responsible.
- Responsible for strengthening and developing the senior leadership team, you will lead on all performance management in line with agreed procedures
- You will create an organisational structure that reflects the school's values, and enable the management systems, structures and processes to work effectively in line with legal requirements whilst producing and implementing clear, evidence-based improvement plans and policies for the development of the school and its facilities
The Person:
- Ideally qualified to Masters level with at least four years experience either as a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or LEA Senior Advisor at Senior Manager and Secondary Head Teacher level.
- Ability to use information technology, including skills in word processing, e-mail, internet and spreadsheet data records
- A proven leader, you will have the ability to motivate and inspire both staff and pupils. A well developed sense of humour is advantageous as is the ability to be flexible and adaptable.
Benefits for this post include:
- Paid flights and sea passages to and from post
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata basis)
- Relocation allowance
- Rental allowance
- Utilities allowance
Completed application forms to be sent electronically to shgukrep@sthelenagov.com by Monday 28th May 2012. It is anticipated interviews will take place w/c 11th June 2012.
About Prince Andrew School
- Prince Andrew School
- St Helena
- South Atlantic Ocean
- STHL 1ZZ
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Welcome. Prince Andrew School is St Helena's community school. It provides education for all St Helena's secondary aged students (11 to 18) along with a number of day-release, further and community education programs.
The school was opened in 1989 and allowed the amalgamation of the island's local secondary schools onto one site. The school building is one of the largest on the island and caters for the academic, vocational and sporting needs of the student body. Students with learning difficulties are integrated into main school activities and also provided with specialist education and support at the school's learning support centre, Olive Cottage.
The student body is divided into three groups: lower school (Years 7 to 9), upper school (Years 10 and 11) and post-compulsory (Years 12 and 13). Each year group is further divided into four house groups: Cavendish, Dutton, Mundens and Jenkins. Students are assigned to a house in Year 7 in which they remain until leaving. The house groups allow administrative division and add a focus for competitive activities.
Year 7 to 9 study a general curriculum based on the UK National curriculum and Standard Attainment Tests (SATS) for English, Maths and Science are taken in Year 9. Years 10 and 11 allow options (currently 4 including a science) to be selected along with compulsory English, Maths, PE and PHSE&C (Personal Health and Social Education & Citizenship). Typically options are studied at UK GCSE, international GCSE or local achievement levels. The school has also recently introduced an ASDAN programme which allows the accumulation of credits toward a final award.
Post compulsory aged students opt for either academic or vocational courses. The academic students opt for a combination of additional GCSEs, AS and A2 level subjects. Vocational students are trained to local certification level, courses are structured to be mainly school based in the first year and placement based in the final year.
Examined courses offered by the school are also open to the public on a part time basis. Further education is provided at evening classes. The school also hosts a community education programme.
Falling student rolls and general population attrition from the island makes the provision of a wide curriculum one of the major challenges the school has.
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