Brief for the Position of Deputy Head Pastoral
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Together we are Clifton Brief for the position of Deputy Head Pastoral cliftoncollege.com Introduction from the Head Master – Thank you for your As part of that team, successful applicants will work together to realise the College’s interest in this role at Clifton. exciting and ambitious development plans I am delighted that you are and to shape the future strategic direction considering applying for one of the school. We are looking for candidates who have a deep passion for their area of of our Deputy Head positions. responsibility and who realise success by I hope the information in this combining this with drive and commitment. brochure will answer some of The Deputy Head Pastoral will be an the questions you may have exceptional individual who leads by example and earns the respect of everyone within the but please do not hesitate to Clifton community. Clifton is a remarkable contact me if you would wish to school which aims to prepare every pupil for life in a rapidly changing world. We are discuss any aspect of the role in ambitious about the future of every one of more detail. our pupils and the successful candidate must share in this ambition. With the Deputy Head Co-curriculum retiring The new Senior Leadership Team will see at the end of this academic year and with our Clifton into the next chapter of its history. former Deputy Head Pastoral having returned If you would like to be part of that future as with his family to his native Australia, the our Deputy Head Pastoral, then we would be College has taken the opportunity to review delighted to consider your application. its Senior Leadership Team. This has led us to expand the team with the creation of the post of Senior Deputy, a post that will be taken in September by our current Deputy Head Academic. Consequently, we are now looking to appoint three Deputy Heads for September 2021: Academic, Pastoral, and Co-curriculum. This is an unprecedented Tim Greene opportunity to become part of a dynamic new Head of College Senior Leadership Team - 02 Clifton College – Together, we are In 2017, Bristol topped the Sunday Times rankings of best places to live in Britain. Clifton. It was recently listed fourth in the Rough Guide’s top ten cities to visit worldwide. The city combines charm and beauty, and Founded in 1862, Clifton College is a leading is innovative in its culture and economy, independent day and boarding school in drawing more and more families to move to the UK. The College is housed in splendid, the area from London in order to live, work grand Grade II listed buildings in the beautiful and be educated. The school is also well- suburb of Clifton in Bristol. The Upper School connected by road, rail and air to national and provides an exceptional all-round education international destinations. for 724 girls and boys aged 13-18. 300 of these are boarders and 303 are in the Sixth Form. The College’s own Preparatory and Pre-Preparatory School cater for a further 500 pupils aged 2-13. The school successfully combines heritage with modernity, enjoying the best of both. It benefits from state-of-the-art facilities for learning and educational enrichment and a broad academic curriculum, in which pupils achieve excellent results, as well as a strong co-curricular offering across sport, music and the arts. - 03 Ethos & Values – Prepare every pupil for a rapidly changing world. This is underpinned by our Mission: • To inspire each child to seize learning and opportunity and realise their full potential through an eagerness to embrace life with passion, integrity and resilience, and to make a positive difference to the lives of others. • To be a school with exceptional pastoral care, inspirational teaching, first-class inclusive sport, diverse co-curricular activities and an outstanding environment. The College lives and breathes its values which are Integrity, Spirit and Resilience, and aims to recruit staff who lead their field, and are able to inspire and support pupils to aspire to the highest standards of which they are capable. 04 - Admissions, Scholarships & Bursaries The normal points of entry to the College are at Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12. Entry to the College involves either a personal visit or attending an Open Day and the College will also ask to review a recent school report and handwritten personal statement by each applicant. Prospective pupils may also be invited to a school ‘taster day’. Following a visit to the College, prospective pupils for Years 7 and 9 take entry tests and attend an interview with a senior member of College staff and successful candidates are then offered a place at the College. Prospective entrants at Year 12 need to have at least three 7 (or A) and three 6 (or B) grades at GCSE or equivalent. There are Academic, Music and Sport Scholarships on offer at Years 7, 9 and 12, and there are also Art, Drama and Design & Technology Scholarships. This complements a means-tested Bursaries programme for children with potential but whose parents may need assistance in paying school fees. - 05 Academic Life – Aim High, Stay Grounded. tailored to the needs of each individual by the College’s Learning Support Department housed in its own building. Clifton’s aim is to ensure academic excellence In the Sixth Form, the curriculum offers a wide for all. Intellectual risk-taking is encouraged range of A Level, AS Level and BTEC subjects in an environment where students are free to which are complemented by additional question, free to discover, free to try and free learning in examined and non-examined to succeed. Academic expectations are high courses. As well as taking the GCSE subjects and pupils are expected to work to the best of on to A Level standard, a diverse range of their ability. subject choices also includes: Dance, Further The College’s commitment to its values Maths, History of Art, Music Technology, supports students in the development Philosophy, Psychology, Russian, Sculpture of their intellectual agility and, as they and Ceramics. There are also BTEC options in progress, they learn to cope with greater Applied Psychology, Business, Digital Music independence and rigorous challenges. Production, IT, and Sport. In addition to four They develop the working methods which will main subjects, pupils can select up to two see them through their time at Clifton College, additional subjects such as LAMDA, Medical whilst also being encouraged to remain School Preparation and AS/GCSE languages naturally inquisitive and eager to learn. While such as Russian and Italian. recognising that every pupil has different Results are excellent at both GCSE and abilities, talents and levels of confidence, A Level: in 2020, 55% of A Level grades were they are all encouraged to aspire to reach the A*/A, while 47% of GCSE grades were A*, 8 or highest standards of which they are capable. 9 and 70% were grade 7 or A and above. In In Year 9, the curriculum is designed to offer 2019, 46% of A Level grades were A*/A, while a broad foundation from which GCSE choices more than 40% of GCSE grades were A*, 8 or 9. can be made and, in a number of subjects, In 2019, 90% of students won a place at their to actually begin the GCSE course content. chosen university with many of these Russell Most pupils in Years 10 and 11 work towards Group universities such as Bath, Bristol, 10 GCSE subjects based on a core curriculum Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester plus options to suit their preferences, talents and UCL as well as Oxford and Cambridge. and potential future careers. Others are increasingly opting for universities The core curriculum includes English, Maths, overseas including Yale, Toronto, San the Sciences, one modern language (French, Francisco and Hong Kong. Mandarin, German or Spanish) and PSHE. To help pupils make informed choices about In addition, pupils choose further subject university and future career paths, Sixth options from a diverse list that includes Art Formers receive tailored careers advice, and and Design, Business, Classics, Classical the College’s expert staff work in close contact Civilisation, Computer Science, Dance, Design with parents and pupils to ensure they receive and Technology, Economics, English as an the best support and encouragement. Additional Language, Geography, History, Music, PE, Religious Studies or a second modern language. Learning Support is also available as an option group subject to pupils with specific needs in Years 9-11 with support 06 - Pastoral Care – It is like one big family: The day Houses have the same pastoral The teaching of positive mental health is a structure as the boarding Houses and priority for the College, which recognises that everyone takes care of there are no distinctions in terms of a healthy approach to mental awareness is each other. status or opportunity between day and vital for the growth of all the pupils. There is boarding pupils. a Mental Health First Aid England accredited trainer in-house, and fully trained Mental Academic lessons are held on Saturday While the College fosters individualism, Health First Aiders are on the staff team in mornings, with sports fixtures against other passion and talent, this is always balanced each of the Houses. A voluntary team of Sixth schools for most pupils in the afternoon. It with a powerful community ethos and a Formers act as mental health peer supporters, is this chance to be part of an active and culture of high expectations. The College and there are three professionally qualified fulfilling seven-days-a-week community that achieves outstanding pastoral care by counsellors on the staff, as well as very close distinguishes Clifton College from other day creating a caring and supportive atmosphere links with the local GP surgery.