Assistant Principal (Pupil Development & Well-being)
Job Purpose: To provide outstanding leadership to the Senior School; leading strategically on pupil development and well-being
Reporting Line: Senior Vice Principal
Start Date: January 2025
Tenure: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive – based on the Surbiton High School Pay Scale
This exciting senior leadership pastoral role involves overseeing the strategic development of pupil development and well-being in the Senior School, managing the well-being strand of the whole school plan, and staying updated on trends in mental health.
The key responsibilities include working with the Senior Leadership Team to develop policies, coaching Heads of Year, House Leadership, PSHE & RSE Heads, and mentoring teams to enhance pastoral support.
The role also requires overseeing the Form Tutor Teams, collaborating across departments to integrate well-being into the curriculum, managing external mental health education relationships, providing leadership and appraisal for pastoral staff, handling safeguarding for Key Stages 3 and 4, and liaising with external bodies.
Additional duties include coordinating the school’s rewards and sanctions system, investigating behavior incidents, supporting the Student Governing Body, and teaching up to eight periods weekly.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Assistant Principal will contribute to the school’s vision and strategy, ensuring core values remain central to decision-making. The postholder will line-manage academic departments as directed by the Principal and perform other SLT duties as required.
This position requires a dynamic leader with strong management skills, capable of building rapport with pupils, maintaining high levels of organisation and confidentiality, and possessing excellent communication and presentation abilities. An awareness of the role of well-being in raising standards is essential, and experience in leading school-wide well-being initiatives would be an advantage.
Please apply online via the link on the TES or our School website
Closing date for Applications: Midnight, Sunday 29 September 2024
Interviews dates: First round: Thursday 3 October 2024
Second round: TBC W/C 7 October if required
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
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Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and are fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.
Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, Disclosure and Barring Service and Online/Social media Searches
Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email recruitment@surbitonhigh.com