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Indepedent Girls’ Education 11-18 Day and Boarding Roedean seeks a Deputy Head, Pastoral www.roedean.co.uk ON SITE FOUNDED 52% FARM 1885 BOARDING OFFERS FOR BEST EVER 4 OXBRIDGE GCSE & ACADEMIC A LEVEL MENTORING 45 GRADES IN THE PROJECTS ACRES LAST 2 YEARS FLOOD-LIT ALL-WEATHER 60+ 320 CO-CURRICULAR PITCH ACTIVITIES -SEAT ON SITE THEATRE GIRLS FROM £11 OVER 30 BOARDING 120 COUNTRIES REFURBISHMENT YEARS ON ON THE CURRENT SITE ISI CLIFFS (MARCH 2016) OVERLOOKING 640 EXCELLENT THE ENGLISH STUDENTS IN ALL AREAS CHANNEL ON ROLL www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 WELCOME TO ROEDEAN Welcome to Roedean Roedean is an extraordinary school – the girls play produced through a combination of assessment in cricket and hockey with the sea’s blue in front of school and teacher judgement, are available on the them and the green of the South Downs behind website. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that nearly them, the Maths and Humanities classrooms have a third of last year’s leavers went on to study STEM perhaps the best views of any in the country, and subjects at university, highlighting that the School which other boarding houses have been likened to a is bucking the ‘girls can’t do Science’ stereotype. boutique hotel? But it is not just the location, but the Roedean’s trajectory is very clearly upward, and strong academic focus with a genuine belief in the where it will be in a few short years is a very exciting importance of creativity and an all-round education prospect. These academic successes underline the that makes Roedean unique. findings of our exceptional ISI Inspection report which judged Roedean to be ‘excellent in every This is an exciting time for Roedean – we are category’ – the school is certainly ‘going places’ delighted that the girls consistently achieve excellent (Good Schools’ Guide), and where it will be in a few academic results: in 2019, at A Level, nearly 55% short years is an exciting prospect. of all grades were A*-A, and 22.4% were A* grades; at GCSE, the majority of all grades, 51.3%, were Roedean really is a great place to teach – at Grade 9-8, and nearly one third, 32.3%, were I hope that you would like to join us. awarded Grade 9. 2020’s results, which were Oliver Blond, Headmaster Executive Head of the Roedean Group of Schools www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 THE ROLE AND KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY The Role DEPUTY HEAD, PASTORAL The Deputy Head, Pastoral is a key member of the the delivery of the school’s priority to ensure high Senior Leadership Team and will take responsibility levels of progress are made, and to ensure the high for leading the school’s pastoral strategies to ensure quality welfare and support for all pupils. the progress and welfare of every pupil. The Deputy Head, Pupils will be responsible for delivering and The roles of Deputy Head may involve rotation of developing high quality student-centred pastoral care responsibilities amongst the Deputy Heads to provide across the school and for developing academic and all round school leadership and experience. pastoral support to pupils. The role will help support Key Areas of Responsibility The Deputy Head, Pastoral will have strategic and operational oversight of: • The development of the pastoral & welfare strategies for all pupils • The development of a first class and innovative health and welfare provision • The development of the school’s boarding provision • Aspects of safeguarding through being the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead • The development of strategies to ensure excellent attendance • The development of strategies to promote high standards and outstanding behaviour • The development of pupil leadership roles across the school community • The development of policies relating to pastoral care, health and welfare of pupils • The development of PSHE, British Values and SMSC in the curriculum www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 LINE MANAGEMENT Line Management The Deputy Head, Pastora will work alongside • Heads of Pastoral Sections (Middle School, Senior the Head of School and Deputy Head, Academic, School, Sixth Form) reporting directly to Senior Team and will be line • Three Pastoral Managers managed by the Headmaster. • Director of Boarding The Deputy Head, Pastoral will be expected to • Lead Counsellor deputise for the Head or Head of School during • Lead Nurse absence, and will line manage the following • Attendance Officer personnel: • Head of School Services www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 MAIN DUTIES Main Duties • To maintain and develop the effective delivery of • To work with the Director of Boarding to ensure pastoral care and support by leading key pastoral boarding provision is outstanding and that teams and staff. support and communication for boarding parents, guardians and pupils is consistently high • To promote the effective communication of the quality. school’s pastoral ethos to ensure the provision of information and guidance across the school • To work with admissions to allocate pupils to community. boarding houses and tutor groups taking into account all key background information for pupils • To contribute to the whole-school approach which promotes equality and diversity. • To ensure regulatory compliance and inspection readiness for all areas relating to pastoral care, • To work with the Heads of Section to develop the pupil development, health care and boarding. form tutor role, ensuring tutors in each year group offer high quality, tailored support to the pupils. • To review and update the school’s policies relating pastoral care, health, welfare and • To work with the Lead Nurse to develop the boarding. Health Centre provision, ensuring the service offered is high quality and pupil-centred. • To manage day to day problems and concerns of pupils and staff, providing guidance and working • To work with the Lead Counsellor to ensure the with the Head of School and Academic Deputies, counselling service is effective and can provide and referring to the Headmaster when necessary. timely support to pupils and staff. • To maintain high quality communication • To work with the Heads of Section to plan and with all members of the school community by deliver high quality PSHE/Life Skills and SRE contributing to bulletins, briefings, weekly reviews programmes for each year group. and staff/pupil handbooks. • To work with the Heads of Section to ensure • To work with the Head of School Services to assemblies and year group events are well- develop the quality of key services for pupils. planned, relevant and support whole-school aims and ethos. • To effectively manage budgets and resources for a number of key areas associated with pastoral, • To develop an effective and appropriate boarding and pupil welfare. programme of supervision throughout the school day including duties at break and lunchtimes, and • To support the Senior Team in recruiting new in the houses. members of staff by shortlisting candidates, conducting interviews and safer recruitment • To ensure a high-quality experience for processes. prospective and new pupils through support for admissions and through the planning and • To attend all key school events ensuring delivery of tailored induction programmes. pupils, parents and visitors have a high quality experience. www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 WHY TEACH AT ROEDEAN? Why Teach at Roedean? At Roedean, we are seeking talented and dedicated provide support and training to facilitate professional members of staff with a passion for their subject development if needed. Teachers at Roedean enjoy and for education per se; they will be teachers working as part of a team, prioritising the girls’ who are experts in their subjects and will challenge interests, and giving them support and space to the girls to think for themselves and become develop their talents and interests. The staff enjoy independent in their learning. We are looking for strong and meaningful relationships with the girls, quality and enthusiasm, and a desire to spark the characterised by mutual trust and respect, and this girls’ intellectual curiosity and watch them grab was highlighted in our outstanding ISI Inspection whatever they discover and run with it. Our aim is report from March 2016. If you are passionate about for the students to become life-long learners and getting the best out of every single girl, and watching leaders, always keen to undertake new challenges them grow into independent and resourceful young and learn from their experiences, and Roedean has women, a job at Roedean is for you. the same wish for its staff; the school is happy to www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 THE SCHOOL TODAY www.roedean.co.uk | [email protected] | 01273 667657 THE SCHOOL TODAY The School Today Roedean now numbers 640 girls, nearly double the The wider Roedean Group of Schools now figure of 6 years ago, the result of an annual growth educates over 1000 students in the local area. Our of 15%, and it is enjoying markedly increased partnership with St Mark’s Primary, in the Whitehawk interest, both from local families and from those in estate, is hugely rewarding for the pupils at both London who are choosing to take advantage of the schools – there are over 20 joint weekly activities, weekly and flexi-boarding opportunities. There has and last year we fund-raised and built a Library on been an enormous growth in the number of pupils their site from scratch. Furthermore, the Roedean from Sussex and the UK, and there are about 300 Academy, a programme of academic enrichment boarders in the school. Roedean brings together which takes place every Spring term, brings together students from over thirty-five countries around the academically gifted and engaged students from four world and those who live very locally; these different local schools in the maintained sector with those at cultures and experiences add a great deal to the Roedean, to challenge their academic expectations girls’ experience, particularly in our increasingly and broaden their horizons.