About this role

The post holder will be highly visible and respected amongst students and staff.  The Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) will lead the provision of pastoral care throughout the school, ensuring the emotional, physical and intellectual wellbeing of all students and work closely with the Deputy Head for Inclusion.  They will be required to inspire confidence amongst students, parents and the pastoral team. We are looking for a strategic thinker to  help shape and lead a coherent and innovative whole-school approach to inclusion. The post holder will work with the Leadership Team to identify and remove any barriers to students’ sense of belonging so they develop excellent character foundations and - as a result - achieve their full academic potential.

What skills / experience are required 

The successful applicant must be an excellent teacher with a strong track record of contributing to and leading on excellence in pastoral care, safeguarding and inclusion.  They must have exceptionally high expectations in all aspects of school life.  

The precise roles and responsibilities of the post holder are provided in the job description which is available in our application pack.  In addition, we provide a copy of the person specification.  

What we can offer / about our school

• A committed team that is part of this vibrant and dedicated rural comprehensive school

• A school that is widely known for calm classrooms and corridors, the passion and skill of its support staff, and the constantly improving facilities on offer

• Students who are compassionate, curious and keen to succeed, and respond enthusiastically to well-planned and carefully delivered lessons

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our students, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our students.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive  continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. 

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance. 

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Bertram Richter, Headteacher, about the role, prior to application, then please email office@chippingnortonschool.org 

Interested applicants are also able to visit the school pre-application on Thursday 26 February 9-10am. Please book a place via office@chippingnortonschool.org 

The River Learning Trust and Chipping Norton School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.   The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link: List of offences that are not filtered