Headteacher

More House School is at the forefront of education for boys with Specific Learning Difficulties in the UK. An "Outstanding" school for over 10 years. We provide a specialised learning environment for 450 boys from Year 4 to Year 13.

All boys who attend More House are individually timetabled with many receiving support through the on-site Learning Development Centre and the curriculum which challenges each of their strengths whilst helping them to fulfil their academic potential. The school has been judged "Outstanding" by OFSTED in its last three academic inspections and is CReSTeD listed in the Specialist Schools category.

In addition to the core subjects, a wide curriculum is offered with boys able to choose from 19 options for GCSE and 20 for A Level. Results are very good with 71% achieving A*-C at GCSE. Class sizes are small and there is ample opportunity for boys to get involved in the school's extensive arts and performance programme.

The school campus is on a wooded hillside and attractive modern facilities lie above the playing fields. In recent years, the school has built The Simkins Centre for Performing Arts, The Bradbury Music School, The Bradbury Heights Training Centre, and all seven laboratories re-equipped. The School of Engineering opened this academic year and our new Humanities Building and Chapel is due to open in September 2014

About this post:

• More House School is the largest school in the country supporting children who have co-morbidity, with difficulties associated with language, literacy and social communication.
• We are seeking a Headteacher who is a visionary and eager to take the school in to the next stage of its development against a background of change in both education in general and in our sector in particular. To work sympathetically with parents to the benefit of each child
• The Headteacher will be able to inspire and lead a staff of over of 160 and be happy that his number includes cooks, gardeners and cleaners as well as teachers. The Headteacher will also have empathy for and a shared sense of enthusiasm and wonder, with all the children and young people in the school.
• The position includes working with the Bursar in a clearly defined role and reporting regularly to Governors.
• The successful candidate will be a strategic planner who will be able to communicate clearly his/her vision to an audience; whatever its make-up and working effectively with others to create a shared culture and positive climate.
• The Headteacher will support education in its widest sense and will recognise the school's Catholic Foundation and the traditions which have been followed over the last 75 years. If the Headteacher is not a practising Catholic, he/she will, nevertheless, support its Catholic heritage and see its role in developing the spiritual and moral welfare of all the pupils.
• The Headteacher will see the school as a business and shoulder the responsibility of recruiting into the school and will be involved in marketing and generating the best publicity for the school.
• Working with the staff, he/she will enable the children, all of whom are of average intelligence, to access a wide curriculum and achieve success at GCSE, A Level, BTEC and other public examinations, to enter university or take another route to play a worthwhile and economically viable place in society.
• The Headteacher will support the school's desire to replicate itself in other settings and countries and support the various training programmes which the school has developed and is developing. This may involve releasing staff on secondment.
• Will have an interest in the development of the school site and educational resources to support the curriculum. He/she will ensure that all buildings are maintained to the highest standards and that outside space is used effectively and is aesthetically pleasing.
• Will support the school's charitable work, especially in Tanzania.
• Will ensure the school's compliance with all regulations and that these are documented and issued correctly.
• Recruit and retain staff effectively and ensure that they are properly employed
• Ensure that the school succeeds in all inspections
• Maintain a culture of high expectation
• Help staff to develop through training and advice but challenge unsatisfactory work and behaviour.

In short, the Headteacher should have empathy and a great desire for all our students to succeed beyond their parents' expectations.

More House School, Moons Hill, Frensham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 3AP, Tel: +44 (0)1252 792303, www.morehouseschool.co.uk  Follow us on Twitter: @MHSFrensham