Brief for the Position of Deputy Head Academic
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Together we are Clifton Brief for the position of Deputy Head Academic cliftoncollege.com Introduction from the Head Master – Thank you for your The successful applicant will work with the other members of the Senior Leadership interest in this role at Clifton. Team to realise the College’s exciting and I am delighted that you are ambitious development plans and to shape considering applying for one the future strategic direction of the school. We are looking for candidates who have of our Deputy Head positions. a deep passion for their area of responsibility I hope the information in this and who realise success by combining this brochure will answer some of with drive and commitment. the questions you may have The Deputy Head Academic will be an exceptional individual who leads by example but please do not hesitate to and earns the respect of everyone within the contact me if you would wish to Clifton community. Clifton is a remarkable school which aims to prepare every pupil discuss any aspect of the role in for life in a rapidly changing world. We are more detail. ambitious about the future of every one of our pupils and the successful candidate must share in this ambition. With the Deputy Head Co-curriculum retiring at the end of this academic year and with our The Senior Leadership Team will see Clifton former Deputy Head Pastoral having returned into the next chapter of its history. If you with his family to his native Australia, the would like to be part of that future as our College has taken the opportunity to review Deputy Head Academic, then we would be its Senior Leadership Team. delighted to consider your application. 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 opportunity to become part of a dynamic new Tim Greene Senior Leadership Team. Head of College - 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 structure as the boarding Houses and everyone takes care of there are no distinctions in terms of each other. status or opportunity between day and boarding pupils. While the College fosters individualism, Academic lessons are held on Saturday passion and talent, this is always balanced mornings, with sports fixtures against other with a powerful community ethos and a schools for most pupils in the afternoon. It culture of high expectations. The College is this chance to be part of an active and achieves outstanding pastoral care by fulfilling seven-days-a-week community that creating a caring and supportive atmosphere distinguishes Clifton College from other day that helps every child feel safe and secure. schools in the city. The House system is one of the College’s All students are members of small tutor great strengths, engendering a sense of groups and all teachers at Clifton are tutors, belonging in all students, and the mechanism providing HoMs with a holistic view of for delivering outstanding individual care.