Assistant Head - Sixth Form

Cranford School invites applications for an outstanding teacher and visionary leader to assume a key leadership position within the Senior Leadership Team at Cranford School with effect from September 2024.

The Assistant Head – Sixth Form will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and will maintain a visible presence around the School. The postholder will help to maintain the academic standards across the Senior School with a focus on Sixth Form.

Our growing Sixth Form is a warm and welcoming community and an exciting place to learn and develop. As Assistant Head - Sixth Form you will be the leader and ambassador for this section of the school, both to our external stakeholders and within our school community.

The successful applicant will play a key role in ensuring all our Sixth Form pupils are supported to reach their potential in terms of qualifications and higher education outcomes.

They will also be central to the successful recruitment, welcome and induction of new pupils and the effective creation of a co-educational Sixth Form community in which inclusivity and respect is nurtured every day.

We want our leavers to be prepared for the world beyond Cranford and to forge their own path. This makes the Assistant Head - Sixth Form a particularly key role in the School development. They will be important in ensuring that all our pupils are ready for the world they will join when they leave Cranford and that they feel prepared to live independent and purposeful lives, and to make a positive impact in their future life choices.

The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive, and ambitious team both at SLT level and across the School.

Cranford School is just 5 miles from the historic market town of Wallingford, less than thirty minutes from the picturesque town of Henley-upon-Thames and within a short commuting distance from Oxford and Reading.

We hope you find the information in this brochure informative and exciting and look forward to receiving your application.

Further Information

Please visit our website https://www.cranfordschool.co.uk/information/career-vacancies for further information including an Application Pack and Application Form.  

For more information, to discuss the role, or any aspect of working at Cranford School, please contact Human Resources on 01491 651218.

Application

To apply for this role, please email a completed Application Form to recruitment@cranfordschool.co.uk or post to HR Department, Cranford School, Moulsford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9HT. Cranford School will only accept copies of a curriculum vitae alongside a fully completed application form. A curriculum vitae on its own will not be accepted.

Safeguarding

Cranford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment and be fully aware of, and understand, the duties and responsibilities that apply to their role. All employees, volunteers and contractors must attend appropriate training in accordance with the School and local Safeguarding Board regulations.

Successful applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, checks with current and past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, the requirement to provide original evidence of qualifications as well as evidence of the right to work in the UK and, where applicable, a barred list, prohibition, and overseas checks.

Online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates along with the requirement to complete a Self-Disclosure form. 

All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In order to assess a candidate's suitability to work with children, shortlisted applicants must declare all previous convictions and cautions via a self-disclosure form (prior to interview), including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’. This excludes those received for an offence in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please see our Safeguarding policy here: https://www.cranfordschool.co.uk/information/policies