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Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher

Sydenham School

Lewisham

Salary:
Leadership Scale points L22 - L27
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015
Apply by:
24 April 2015

Job overview

Final salary will depend upon the level of experience of the successful applicant

The Governors of Sydenham School wish to appoint an experienced, talented and visionary senior leader to join our team of committed and innovative staff. The successful candidate will be a creative and imaginative individual who will have responsibility for 11-18 student progress, development and behaviour, assessment and the use of data to support learning and promote progression, development of e-learning and responsibility for the timetable.

At Sydenham, students' outcomes are at the centre of all we do.

We prepare our young women to:

  • Meet the challenges of the contemporary world
  • Seek academic success
  • Develop their personal qualities and thinking skills
  • Adapt to a range of situations
  • Build a confident, caring attitude

Our Ofsted inspection in April 2013 judged us as good with outstanding leadership and management and for the past few years we have achieved our best ever A Level and GCSE results.

We need a forward thinking ambitious Deputy Head to continue the rapid rate of improvement in our new £23 million building and learning environment.

The successful candidate will be:

  • A qualified teacher with high quality teaching skills
  • Committed to the inclusive ethos of the school, valuing diversity and promoting the well-being and achievement of all students
  • Have a good honours degree and possibly masters level as well
  • Able to show evidence of improved learning and achievement as a result of motivational and inspiring leadership
  • A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Application forms can be downloaded from our website at www.sydenham.lewisham.sch.uk and go to the current vacancies page.

Closing date for applications is midday on 24 April 2015.
Interviews will be week commencing 27 April 2015.

Opportunities to visit the school are offered on the following days: Tuesday 21st April and Wednesday 22nd April between 2.00 - 3.00pm.

Candidates interested should contact Christine Lovelace 020 8699 6731 ext 422 to book.

Sydenham 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 applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check

Sydenham School
For this "Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths School"
Fully Comprehensive - 11-18 girls' school
1,440 on roll (incl. mixed 6th Form)
Headteacher - Ms Carolyn Unsted
Dartmouth Road, London SE26 4RD
020 8699 6731
www.sydenham.lewisham.sch.uk

About Sydenham School

Dear Applicant

Thank you for your enquiry.

We are delighted that you are thinking of applying for this post at Sydenham School and hope that you submit an application. Sydenham School has been educating girls since 1917. We are a popular and oversubscribed school that is forward-looking and genuinely comprehensive with excellent standards and high expectations. Our last OFSTED Report stated ‘there is a sharp focus and additional drive to secure further improvements in the school’s performance so that students experience the best possible education at Sydenham School’.

Raising achievement is at the heart of all we do, based on clear educational values, well-qualified staff and strong traditions. Our students receive an excellent educational experience and we are ambitious for them. The quality of our learning and teaching combined with a strong curriculum enables students to achieve academic success and develop into confident, clear thinking young people with a sense of responsibility to others. In 2016 we moved into our tastefully refurbished Edwardian building and newly built state of the art STEM buildings.

However, we are equally committed to developing our students in the Arts, Humanities and Languages, so that they can develop their creative skills, critical awareness and confidence to thrive in the future. We believe that the vast majority of students can achieve highly regardless of their starting points.

We partner with Forest Hill Boys’ School to operate SFH6 - the Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form. This provides a wide range of opportunities and progression routes for students. This year 89% of our Sixth Form students went on to University, with over 70% progressing to the top research intensive universities including Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group. 100% went on to either University, training apprenticeships or employment.

Sydenham School enjoys a good reputation in the local community and we are outward facing in our work with other schools and providers. There is a clear commitment to the education of all of our students and we pride ourselves on being able to support students to develop their full potential whatever their backgrounds or needs.

Sydenham School is a superb place to work, with great students and a dedicated and committed staff team. Come and join us!

Emma Wijnberg

Headteacher

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