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Southend High School for Girls
AN ACADEMY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Assistant Headteacher
APPLICANT INFORMATION PACK
Southend High School for Girls
AN ACADEMY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Contents
1. Advert
2. Person specification
3. Letter from the Headteacher
4. How to apply
5. The local area
6. Our values & ethos
Assistant Headteacher
Leadership Scale, Points 12-16
Responsible for: Personal Development and Inclusion
Required for September 2022
Southend High School for Girls is seeking an inspirational and ambitious candidate to lead our personal
development programme from Year 7 to Year 13. The post is ideal for someone interested in developing
their career to deputy headship and headship, and who has the personal drive, forward thinking ideas and
academic rigour to make a significant contribution to our school community.
All members of the Senior Leadership Team experience leading a wide range of areas over time to support
their career progression. Therefore, we want to appoint a candidate who is ambitious and will embrace
taking on different senior leadership roles and responsibilities, learning new skills and knowledge.
Southend High School for Girls is steeped in history, combining tradition with innovative approaches to
teaching and learning and curriculum delivery. We are an outward facing school, ambitious and proactive in
researching and learning about the best practices.
Our friendly, ‘family-orientated’ ethos is at the heart of all that we do; our core principles are to ensure that
everyone is ‘safe, happy and successful.’
We truly believe that Southend High School for Girls is a special place to work. Our students are highly
motivated, curious, and hard-working, and our staff are ambitious for them.
The successful candidate will be supported in their career journey and encouraged to complete leadership
qualifications and development such as the NPQSL programme.
It is an exciting time to work at Southend High School for Girls as we continue to move forward under the
leadership of our Headteacher, Jason Carey.
Main aim of the role:
To contribute to the pervasive ethos of aspiration at SHSG, delivering an exceptional Personal
Development provision, where students in Years 7 to 13 receive a programme that gives them the
knowledge, they need to make decisions, strengthens them personally and contributes to building their
character.
Line management areas:
SEND
A year group
A faculty
Line managed by the Headteacher
Link areas:
Equality and Diversity Team
UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award
House system
World Challenge and Duke of Edinburgh
School tours:
Tours of the school are welcomed and available on request. To request a school tour, please email
recruitment@shsg.org.
Closing date: Tuesday 29th March
Shortlisting: Wednesday 30th March
Interviews: Interviews will be conducted at the school on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st April 2022
Southend High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people. We expect all staff, external agencies and volunteers to share this commitment.
Any appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS Check.
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
·References (R)
·Certificates (C)
·Application (A)
·Interview (I)
Stage
Key criteria Essential Desirable
identified
Qualified Teacher Status *
2:1 or above Degree *
Qualifications A/C
& Education Masters Degree *
Evidence of commitment to Continuous Professional
Development *
A track record as an outstanding teacher *
A proven ability to teach outstanding lessons to A-
Level in a high performing selective school *
Knowledge and understanding of how to achieve an *
exceptional and outstanding personal development
curriculum from Year 7 – Year 13
Recent and demonstrable track record of improving *
student outcomes
Experience in developing and implementing whole-
school policies and practices *
Experience in leading a high-performing team
*
Experience & Demonstrable evidence of contribution to the wider *
school and its community A/I/R
Knowledge
Evidence of leading change *
An understanding of effective quality assurance and *
the ability to use it to secure improvement
Successful record of developing colleagues through *
effective professional development linked to appraisal
An understanding of how to engage parents and
carers effectively to support students *
Knowledge and experience of current research and *
good practice in learning and teaching
Experience in strategic planning
*
A strong understanding of inclusion *
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Stage
Key criteria Essential Desirable
identified
Potential and motivation for further leadership
capacity to deputy and headship level *
Able to inspire, develop and motivate staff and *
students
Able to provide leadership and management in a *
school wide setting
Skills Able to think analytically and creatively and A/I
demonstrate initiative in solving problems *
Able to interpret data and translate this to priorities for *
improvement
Excellent communication skills and ability to develop *
strong professional relationships
Drive, passion and energy *
A restless ambition for SHSG’s students *
A total commitment to SHSG’s guiding principles that *
students and staff are safe, happy and successful
Excellent interpersonal skills *
Personal Confidence in leadership roles *
A/I
Attributes A desire and commitment to contribute to the wider *
school and SHSG’s community
A willingness to participate and be a key player in the
dynamic life of the school *
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and young people *
A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion *
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LETTER FROM THE HEADTEACHER
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in the role of Assistant Headteacher within our expanding SLT at Southend
High School for Girls. It is an honour and a privilege to introduce myself as the headteacher of this
wonderful school – a school filled with the laughter, energy, endeavour and zest for learning of our
inspirational students.
Southend High School for Girls is built on strong traditions and values and has a long and illustrious
history of over 100 years of educating the brightest minds in the country. At the core of our philosophy,
we believe that students should be safe, happy and successful. Our team of staff are all experts in their
fields and are passionate about the education and well-being of our young people. We are unashamedly
ambitious for them and aspire to create a pervasive ethos of high expectations, and promote discipline
and good behaviour in school life.
Our moral purpose is to ensure that our students experience a rigorous and stretching academic
education on the one hand, and outstanding wider personal development on the other. We believe that our
students should develop high self-efficacy and self-belief, and be confident and fearless – demonstrating
resilience in the face of challenges. Being a member of a high-performing grammar school demands hard
work, fortitude and a can-do attitude; participation, energy and commitment are our non-negotiables – but
the results are well worth it.
If Southend High School for Girls sounds like the sort of place where you would like to work – and where
you feel you could make a major contribution to its continuing success – then we would love to hear from
you.
I look forward to meeting you on the school tours and receiving and reading your application.
Yours faithfully
Jason Carey
Headteacher
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HOW TO APPLY
All the details you need are available on the school website on the link below:
https://www.shsg.org/vacancies/#how-to-apply.
Applicants should download the application forms from the schools website and return via email along with
your supporting letter. If you prefer to, you can download the application form and return it by post.
However, should you choose to do so, please be aware that you will need to allow plenty of time when using
the postal service. Below are details of how to complete the application electronically:
1) Having completed the application form, you should keep a copy for your own reference.
2) You should attach any other documents as additional information i.e. supporting letter (a supporting
letter should be no longer than 2 pages).
3) Send the application form and any other attachment via email to: recruitment@shsg.org
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THE LOCAL AREA
Southend High School for Girls is a grammar school with academy status situated on Southchurch
Boulevard in the east of the City of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Southchurch is one of a number of residential
areas in the locality. London is 35 miles away with direct and regular rail services to Fenchurch Street and
Liverpool Street from several local stations. The closest train station to the school is Southend East.
The schools location is easily accessible with links by road to the A13, the A127 and the M25 can be
reached in under 30 minutes. Districts near to the City of Southend-on-Sea, such as Leigh-on-Sea,
Westcliff, Thorpe Bay and Southchurch all have their own shopping facilities and Southend and the
locality offer Department stores, exclusive shops and popular street markets.
The town's parks and gardens are well-known features and Belfairs Park and Nature Reserve is popular
with bird-watchers and nature lovers. Within a short distance of Southchurch is the open countryside with
many places of interest to visit. The local towns are full of cultural facilities with museums, art galleries
and a modern library within close distance to the town centre.
Southend offers many recreational opportunities. There are lots of different sport activities available
through both public and private facilities for swimming, tennis and golf and with seven miles of seafront,
windsurfing, angling, sailing and paddle boarding are popular. Southend Pier is a major landmark in the
City of Southend-on-Sea. Extending 2.16 kilometres into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure
pier in the world. It is serviced by its own trains and is one of the town's oldest landmarks.
Southend High School
for Girls
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OUR VALUES & ETHOS
A Culture Built on Guiding Principles and High Expectations
It is a privilege to learn and to work at Southend High School for Girls.
At the core of our philosophy, we believe that students should be safe, happy and successful. We aspire
to create a pervasive ethos of high expectations and promote discipline and good behaviour in school
life.
A strong academic ethos and family values
Southend High School for Girls has a strong academic ethos, underpinned by family values where we
care for, challenge, and support one another. We believe that our young people should develop high self-
efficacy and self-belief, be confident and fearless, demonstrating resilience in the face of challenges.
Our academic ethos is underpinned by a culture of teaching which centres on Trivium 21C approaches
where the tradition of grammar and knowledge form the foundations for questioning, reasoning,
communicating, and learning. An SHSG student is encouraged to develop a swashbuckling approach to
their learning and personal development journey from Year 7 to Year 13, confident to take risks and
engaging in learning adventures with gusto and flamboyance.
We believe in the importance of creating a strong sense of pride, shared identity, teamwork and
belonging in our school for every member of the SHSG family. Once a member of the SHSG family, you
are always a member of the SHSG family and have a lifelong connection to the school, its people, values
and traditions.
Safe Happy SuccessfulLife at SHSG is dynamic, challenging and inspiring. We strive constantly for
academic excellence for all students whilst enabling them to learn the life
skills necessary to be independent, successful, socially responsible and
fundamentally decent human beings! It is a pleasure and a privilege to be part
of the SHSG team and to support this process.
Jo Neill
Head of Year 12
SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
T 01702 588852
E Office@shsg.org
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