Director of Behaviour

Thank you for your interest in the post of Director of Behaviour at Abbeyfield School

This is a unique opportunity for someone who is "rooted" in Behaviour and Attitudes and who wants to be a leader.

You need to have a strong presence and be able to lead others with sensitivity and humility as well as a strong eye for detail.

You are always thinking ahead in all situations and understand the importance of positive relationships as a pre-requisite for a successful organisation.

You may be a serving Pastoral Leader who is looking for a step up towards whole school leadership.

You are an individual who is not afraid of hard work and someone who understands that "sweating the small stuff" continuously is an essential part of Behaviour and Attitudes leadership.

You are a person who can bring out the best in people and can also be the "front face" of the school with children, parents and teachers.

It is an exciting time to be joining Abbeyfield School As our Director of Behaviour. We have commited significant resourcing and approaches to be a market leader in our pastoral provision. This has involved increasing our already established structures to ensure that pastoral care and the highest of expectations can be an even bigger strength in years to come.

·      Our attendance team has increased to 5 staff members, including an Educational Welfare Officer

·      Our Safeguarding team has been given 4 active staff members, all without a teaching timetable, affording 200 hours of timetabled hours per fortnight

·      Our school Counselling team has 3 full-time staff members.

·      Every year group assigned a Head of Year and Non Teaching Assistant Head of Year

·      Our SEND provision also includes 2 Deputy SENDCo staff and additional Inclusion staff.

We have very high expectations and aspirations of our students and of ourselves. This was highlighted in our most recent Ofsted report, “Leaders have high expectations of staff. They also care about staff well-being. Staff morale is high”. All staff play a key role at Abbeyfield in putting the needs of our students at the very heart of all we do.

Our focus on behaviour for learning is built upon ensuring high quality teaching and learning supported by an ambitious programme of pedagogical and subject specific CPD. Whilst academic achievement is fundamental, we believe that all staff have a vital role in students’ personal development. Allowing all to succeed and thrive is the desire.

We, like all schools in the Creative Education Trust, pursue a rigorous and continuous programme of educational improvement. This is alongside an aim to provide students with a rich programme of extra-curricular activities. Abbeyfield offers a varied diet of curriculum and enrichment opportunities, and students benefit from Trust organised events such as the key concept launch days, debate and essay writing competitions.

We very much welcome visits or calls in advance to discuss your interest, and look forward to receiving your application. You may ring me for an informal conversation on:

Kind Regards,

Fiona Aris, Principal