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Deputy Head Teacher (Pastoral)

Deputy Head Teacher (Pastoral)

St Peter's School

Bournemouth

Salary:
L22-26
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015
Apply by:
18 March 2015

Job overview

The Governors are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher from September 2015, due to the retirement of the existing post holder. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed Catholic to work in a school with highly motivated students and staff who are dedicated to improvement through collaboration, research and mutual support. The role involves accountability for the pastoral, welfare, inclusion and intervention systems throughout the school, in order to address the students’ barriers to learning.

St Peter’s School is an oversubscribed Voluntary Academy Trust in Bournemouth with a track record of success for students across the ability range and fields of study. St Peter’s operates under the joint trusteeship of the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth and the De La Salle order.

We have 1600 students and around 350 each year in the Sixth Form, in September 2014 St Peter’s opened a Primary Phase starting with 2 Reception classes. The school is situated on the Dorset coast, has extensive playing fields, a purpose built 500-seat theatre, 4 court sports hall, gym and the best view from a school in the country!

This is a rare opportunity for someone who thinks creatively, works collaboratively and plans meticulously to lead the development of pastoral policy and practice in an all-through (4 – 18) School and to be part of an exciting new way of educating young people for their futures.

With Christ as our Guide; Learning Together

Loving God and each other; becoming the best we can be

CLOSING DATE – 9.00am on Wednesday 18th March 2015

For further details and an application form are on our website: www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DRB check

St Peter's School
Bournemouth
BH6 4AH
Tel: 01202 421141
Fax: 01202 418886

(A Catholic Voluntary Academy All Through School)

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About St Peter's School

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St Peter’s is an exceptional, oversubscribed Catholic school in Dorset on the South Coast of England close to Bournemouth Town.   

The area is famous for its miles of sandy beaches which provide opportunities for water sports and beach activities.  Bournemouth itself has a vibrant, cosmopolitan centre which attracts over 5 million visitors annually.   The area offers plentiful choice of restaurants/cafes, theatres, comedy clubs, music venues and outdoor or indoor activities for both children and adults alike.  There is also easy access to the beautiful and historic New Forest and the ‘Jurassic’ coast. 

St Peter’s Catholic School is an ‘all-through’ Academy which, by 2020, will educate over 2,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 18.  The school has two sites: our Primary Phase is located at Iford and the site for Years 7 to 13 which overlooks the coast at Southbourne.    

St Peter’s is a school with a strong tradition of success, oversubscribed and benefitting from a deservedly positive reputation in the local community.  Relationships with families are affirming and constructive, with parents and carers keen to support the school and their children’s learning.   Approval ratings are very high. 

We are not a complacent community; all staff are keen to learn and improve, developing pedagogy through research, shared practice and innovation.  Our relentless focus on strengthening pedagogy has resulted in improving progress measures for all students at every key stage.  Our progress scores are either above or, in most cases, significantly above the national average. 

St Peter’s seeks individuals who are committed to: 

  • comprehensive and inclusive education 
  • developing their practice through collaboration with colleagues 
  • delivering the best possible progress for all, by having the highest expectations   

Our most recent Ofsted report graded the school as ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for EYFS and for Personal Development, Behaviour and Wellbeing

We seek to appoint staff who are comfortable with the Catholic ethos of the school and able to support our core values.  We are looking for teachers who have a clear pastoral commitment, are able to get to know their pupils quickly and tailor teaching to meet their needs.  The strong Christian ethos underpins all we do.   We are an Academy jointly sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth and the De La Salle Order – an international organisation which has been running schools for over 350 years. 

The school opened in 1936 as a Boys’ Independent Boarding School, combining with two other local schools in 1980 to become a co-educational comprehensive school.   

St Peter’s was once a specialist performing arts and sports college (when such things existed) and became an elective academy in 2011.   With the growth in birth rate, St Peter’s was approached in 2012 to open a two-form primary phase and in 2014 we welcomed our first 60 Reception children.  Each year we will accept another cohort until we grow to reach the full complement of primary pupils. If you are passionate about teaching and learning we would love to welcome you to join us for the next chapter of the St Peter’s story
 

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