Deputy Head

Location

Enfield, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.

Are you seeking an opportunity to join the leadership team of a thriving prep school, where inclusivity, warmth, and academic excellence converge seamlessly in a vibrant collaboration? If so, allow us to introduce you to Salcombe Preparatory School.

Salcombe Prep is a vibrant co-educational school nestled in the suburbs of North London, educating boys and girls aged 3-11. Here, we inspire every child to believe in their abilities, encouraging them to strive to achieve personal excellence and thrive in their academic, creative, and personal pursuits. Split across two sites, Salcombe offers double the teaching joy! Located just a 5-minute walk apart, both sites provide distinctive and nurturing environments.

Salcombe Prep School seeks a Deputy Head who will wholeheartedly embrace our ethos, support the Head in strategic planning and daily decision-making, foster academic and holistic growth among staff and pupils, and maintain our unwavering commitment to excellence and inclusivity.

For more information on the school and detailed person specification please read the attached candidate brief.

How to apply

Applicants must submit a completed Cognita application form and a covering letter addressed to Nicola Sands, Headteacher addressing the criteria outlined in this Candidate Brief and accompanying person specification. The letter should be no more than two sides of A4.

A current CV can also be added but it cannot replace the completed application form.

All applications should be submitted to our Recruitment

Specialist, Kamini Chouhan, by email: [email protected] and must be

received by 13th March 2024.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a two-stage interview process at Salcombe Prep School week commencing 14th March 2024 involving a number of key School and Cognita stakeholders.

Interview date, week commencing 18th March 2024.

Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Cognita Schools is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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