APPOiNTMENT OF Head – September 2016

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Appointment of
Head – September 2016
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The Governing Council of Clayesmore School wish to
appoint a successor to Martin Cooke who retires in July
2016 after sixteen years as Headmaster of Clayesmore.
Clayesmore is a stimulating, colourful and popular school
with a warm, family atmosphere. It has made great
progress over the last 15 years with a 62% increase in
pupil numbers and extensive development.
The successful candidate will be someone with the right
personality, skills and experience to lead Clayesmore on to
the next stage of its development, building on the recent
successes achieved in all areas of school life, and to
nurture, guide and encourage our pupils and staff.
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This post offers a real opportunity for someone with
educational passion and vision who can work collaboratively
with a strong staff in an interesting, forward-looking school.
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HISTORY AND CONTEXT
Alexander Devine, who served as Headmaster for
thirty years, founded Clayesmore School in 1896 in
Enfield. Described as one of the great eccentrics of
English education, Devine had become despairing of
the conformist pattern offered by the traditional Public
Schools, and he was not alone. In 1889, Cecil Reddie
had established Abbotsholme, J.H. Badley set up
Bedales four years later, and Clayesmore was to be
where Devine would establish his reputation as one of
the leaders in the reformation of Public School education.
‘Abbotsholme, Bedales, Clayesmore – the ABC of
education,’ became his mantra.
It was not until 1933 that Clayesmore finally established
itself permanently in the beautiful village of Iwerne Minster
at the foot of historic Hambledon Hill. It has since then
been based in a splendid manor house, built in 1878
by Alfred Waterhouse, architect of the Natural History
Museum. In his address at the centenary service in
Salisbury Cathedral in 1996, Bishop David Stancliffe
referred to Iwerne Minster as “Clayesmore’s promised
land”. Previous owners of the estate, Captain T.B. Bower
who sold up in 1876, George Grenfell Glyn, the 2nd Lord
Wolverton, and then James Ismay are all commemorated
in different ways at the School.
The seventies saw two significant milestones. First, on
Speech Day in 1973, the Chairman announced that
Clayesmore was to become fully co-educational. In
1974, Clayesmore Preparatory School moved from
Charlton Marshall into purpose-built accommodation
on the Clayesmore estate in Iwerne Minster. In addition
to developments on the main campus, the Governors
acquired the village school and the substantial former
rectory in the village to be an art department and a boys’
boarding house. Two new boarding houses, Manor and
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King’s, were built at that time, with the Sports Centre and
Social Centre following a little later.
Moving on to the 21st century, the last 15 years or so
has been a period of great progress and growth in pupil
numbers, with corresponding and extensive development of
the infrastructure. Pupil numbers in the Senior School have
risen from 296 in 2000 to 485 in 2015. Although this growth
was planned and has been stimulating, Clayesmore remains
a ‘small school’ in atmosphere and ethos and intends to
remain so. It is large enough to be challenging and to offer
a wide-ranging curriculum and many activities, yet small
enough to be intimate and for every boy and girl to be
valued, known and noticed; this is central to our ethos.
In 2004, Martin Cooke was elected to membership of The
Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC)
following an accreditation inspection – a great boost to
the School. Clayesmore’s Headmaster has for many years
been a member of the Society of Heads, formerly known
as SHMIS, and this is something that the present Head
has regarded as important to maintain alongside his HMC
membership. The School also belongs to the Boarding
Schools’ Association, AGBIS and is a member of the
Independent Schools’ Bursars Association.
The Senior School underwent an ISI Integrated Inspection
in January 2012 and was graded ‘excellent’ in all areas. In
its Intermediate Boarding Inspection of March 2015 it was
found to be fully compliant with all the National Minimum
Standards for Boarding Schools.
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Prep and Senior School
Pupils
The Senior School Head, in his capacity as Chief Executive
Officer, is responsible to the Governing Council for all
operational matters, though many of these are devolved
to the Bursar. The Head has oversight of Clayesmore Prep
School (CPS), but its day to day running is in the hands
of the Head of Prep, William Dunlop, who took up office
in September 2014 and is a member of IAPS. Prep and
Senior Schools function smoothly alongside each other
and are interdependent – a point crucial to understanding
Clayesmore as a whole. While only a very small number of
staff teach in both Schools, the Bursar (Mike Dyer) and his
team support both Schools centrally.
Clayesmore Prep tends to number between 220 and 230
students aged between 5 and 13 (R-Y8), of whom 60 to
70 are boarders. A number of new pupils join Year 7 each
year for 11+ entry to Clayesmore, spending two years at
the Prep School before joining Year 9.
In each of the last 15 years at least 85% of CPS Year
8 pupils have made the smooth transition to Senior
Clayesmore for Year 9, and the Governors see it as
fundamental that this strong throughput from Prep to
Senior School is maintained.
The Head of Prep has a formal meeting with the Head
weekly, and, together with the Bursar, they form the
Executive Management Team.
The Head is supported by an excellent Senior School
Senior Leadership Team which meets every week. It
comprises Deputy Head (James Carpenter), Second
Deputy (Mary Bailey), Director of Teaching and Learning
(Andrew West), Head of Learning Support Centre (Mrs
Ann Cowley), Director of Co-Curriculum (Jamie Reach)
and Head of Sixth Form (Mrs Sarah Jane Newland).
The Senior School has 485 pupils, of whom 250 or so
are boarders and 180 are sixth formers; this is the highest
number the sixth form has ever reached.
The boy:girl ratio is roughly 60:40.
There are five houses, three for boys and two for girls,
and each caters for both boarders and day pupils, with
between 45 and 70 boarders in each.
Pupils join Senior Clayesmore from many Prep Schools in
the area and from some of the local state schools, while
a small number join from overseas. In the Senior School
approximately 8% of pupils hold a foreign passport.
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Teaching and learning
Clayesmore is committed to an all-ability, nurturing ethos
which works to encourage resilient and independent
learners. The School rejoices in success at both ends
of the academic spectrum, and in the last academic
year there have been Clayesmorians at both Oxford
and Cambridge and at many Russell Group universities,
including UCL and King’s London, having enjoyed a
broad, enjoyable and challenging Clayesmore education.
Many Clayesmorians, however, come to Clayesmore
needing help from our prestigious Learning Support
Centre, which originates from the 70s. This facility has
grown in scope to provide great benefit to the successful
development of many pupils throughout the ability range
and is a constant in the education of many pupils from
Y9 right through to the Upper Sixth. The Governors see
it as essential that the new Head is fully supportive of
this, both in academic and pastoral terms. The Learning
Support Centre is led by Mrs Anne Cowley, who also
oversees this provision in the Prep School and who is a
member of SLT in both Schools.
Class sizes are low, averaging 16-18 per class in years
9-11. This enables staff to focus upon meeting the needs
of every individual, extending and supporting pupils of all
abilities and taking account of learning difficulties such
as dyslexia. The School has embraced the philosophy of
Carol Dweck and the growth mind set, which has proved
fruitful for both staff and pupils.
The Clayesmore curriculum is broad and comprehensive.
We are pleased to offer Latin and the modern languages
at GCSE and A Level, whilst also offering some BTEC
Subsidiary Diploma courses in the Sixth Form to complement
traditional A Levels. This effectively illustrates the wide-ranging
and inclusive nature of Clayesmore’s provision.
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Year 9 pupils cover all the usual subjects and topics and
go on to choose up to 9 GCSEs to study in years 10 and
11. Careful guidance is given by the Director of Teaching
and Learning and the Head of Learning Support to ensure
that each individual finds the right pathway for them. The
curriculum can be tailor-made for each boy and girl.
A Level courses are offered in Art, Biology, Business,
Chemistry, Economics, English Literature, French,
Geography, German, History, Latin, Mathematics and
Further Mathematics, Music, Physics, Photography,
Product Design, Psychology and Spanish. BTEC
Subsidiary Diploma courses (equivalent to one A Level)
are available in Applied Science, Hospitality, Information
Technology, Music Technology, Performance Arts,
Production Arts, Sport and Travel and Tourism. (Retake
GCSE lessons in Maths, English and Science are also
timetabled for Lower Sixth students as required).
The Clayesmore Sixth Form, with its wide-ranging
options, frequently proves to be the most successful
period of a pupil’s academic career. Entry is loosely
based upon a minimum of 5 A*-C passes, but in January
each year the Headmaster, the Director of Teaching
and Learning and the Head of Careers meet with every
Y11 pupil in order to match up Sixth Form subject
choices with career aspirations and to find the best fit
for success.
In summer 2015, the A-level and BTEC pass rate was
99%, with 48% at A*/B, or equivalent. At GCSE, the overall
pass rate was 82% with 29% A*/A grades.
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FACILITIES
The School lies in 62 acres of parkland and playing fields
at the foot of Hambledon Hill, a beautiful and historic
site. Facilities are generally excellent and there has been
considerable development in recent years.
The Jubilee Building (2002) comprises eight laboratories,
two large IT suites, a small lecture room, and the
Learning Support Centre. Elsewhere, in addition to
dedicated space for each curriculum area, there is a
Sports Centre, complete with 25m indoor pool, squash
courts and fitness suite, a brand new full-sized floodlit
all-weather hockey pitch and tennis surface, and lovely
playing fields.
In 2004 we opened the Spinney Centre. This was
conceived to house classrooms for Geography, History,
Careers and Business Studies, together with a new Staff
Common Room suite and offices for senior staff, but as
the School has continued to grow, Business Studies has
moved out to a purpose built Business School which
also contains Economics, Biology and new facilities for
IT, A-level Psychology, Photography and Careers. The
building also has a multi-purpose room used for the
Model United Nations. This opened in 2014 at the same
time as The Bower, a girls’ boarding house alongside the
main school building.
Meanwhile in September 2007 a new Pre-Prep and
Nursery opened, and this was followed in September
2009 with the fine new Everett Building at the Prep School.
At present work is underway on a major extension to
the popular and successful Design and Technology
department which will be completed by Easter 2016.
The School is well equipped with computers and excellent
Wi-Fi coverage in all areas.
The Music School is a centrally located resource shared
between the Prep and Senior Schools, although each
School has its own Director of Music.
The boarding houses are well equipped and comfortable.
Every effort has been made to make these attractive and
colourful homes for the boarders. ‘The Social’ is a centrally
situated student common room with tuck shop for boys and
girls. It is a focal point for evening activities and for catching
up during the day, especially for those in Years 9-11, and
has been refurbished over the summer.
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PASTORAL CARE AND ETHOS
Clayemore’s inclusive, wide ability ethos, to which the
Governors are committed, means that we can be a
family school in every sense. Accepting that children in
families may differ in terms of abilities and interests, it is
understood that, unless it would clearly be wrong for the
School or the child, having taken the first sibling into Y9, all
the rest may follow. This family ethos is further enhanced
by the co-location of Prep and Senior schools, meaning
that children of all ages may attend school together,
whether as boarders or day pupils.
The Medical Centre is a homely and welcoming central
resource. It is staffed by qualified nurses 24 hours a day.
The School Doctors hold a surgery four times a week
and the pupils have access to three part-time School
Counsellors. Pastoral provision, including safeguarding,
is overseen by Mrs Mary Bailey, the Second Deputy, and
nearly all teaching staff act as personal tutors encompassing
both pastoral and academic matters.
Clayesmore operates a full boarding programme
with academic lessons on Saturday morning and a
programme of sport in the afternoon for all pupils.
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Boarders may go home after their sporting commitments
are over on a Saturday if they wish, although a significant
number of students stay in School and there are rarely
fewer than 120 pupils in chapel on Sunday morning.
There are six fixed exeat weekends (usually Friday
4.00pm to Sunday 9.00pm) each year when boarders
are expected to go home.
Chapel
The Chapel is a simple yet evocative building, built in
1956 and largely funded by Old Clayesmorians as their
war memorial. It is used for services, assemblies, talks
and concerts. At present the School does not have a
full time Chaplain and the Headmaster oversees the life
of the Chapel, choosing readings, readers, prayers and
hymns. He is supported by a very experienced Honorary
Chaplain who is a Clayesmore grandfather. This is a
successful but temporary situation. Families and pupils
from all faiths and none are welcome in the Chapel.
The main chapel service of the week for the Senior
School is on Fridays at 4.30pm. Due to limitations of
space, not all the pupils can attend at one time, so two
houses come one week and three the next. The choir
attends every week, contributing an anthem and leading
the singing of the hymns. This service will sometimes
take the form of a Service of the Word, but if a priest is
present, it can be a Eucharist. There is a service of Holy
Communion each Wednesday at 1.40pm. The Prep
School has a weekly service at mid-day on a Saturday.
For those pupils in residence at weekends there is a
short chapel service at 10.00am on Sunday morning
– a formal Service of the Word, but with pupils wearing
home clothes rather than Sunday Best.
For most of its history Clayesmore has had a full time
Chaplain. That one is not in post at present is largely
due to the availability of the Honorary Chaplain and the
musical and liturgical interests of the present Head.
The Governors expect regular worship to continue at
Clayesmore, and the next Head will need to support this
tradition. The preference of the Governors is that he or
she should be able to oversee this aspect of School life
and inspire its development. If this is not possible other
arrangements will be made.
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CO-CURRICULUM
In terms of Sport, there is a full programme of boys’ and
girls’ games, led by two separate Heads of Department
and overseen by the Director of Sport and Enterprises.
For girls, the principal ‘games of the term’ are hockey,
netball and tennis. For boys, they are rugby, hockey
and cricket, but a good number of boys and girls also
participate in athletics, swimming, tennis, football, crosscountry and squash, while fitness sessions also form part
of the games programme, which operates principally on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in the Senior School.
Clayesmorians frequently gain places in county and area
squads and go on to achieve at a very high level.
The voluntary Clayesmore Combined Cadet Force is very
popular at all levels in the School.
The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme is a strong feature
of school life. Approximately 20-25 sixth formers complete
Gold Award each year, while about half of Years 10 and 11
are involved at Bronze level.
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Music and Drama are both major components of school
life. Concerts of different types and styles are held
throughout the year. Some are low key events designed
to give our young musicians the opportunity to perform
amongst friends and supportive parents in smaller
surroundings, while others are major events held in the
chapel with orchestra, concert band, choir or choral
society. The outdoor ‘Hampers and Champers’ concert in
the final week of the summer term is a very popular fixture
for pupils and their families. The annual House Music
Competition is possibly the most keenly anticipated event
of the School year for many pupils.
The School Theatre is a focus not just for extra-curricular
work but also for teaching of drama at GCSE and in two
different BTEC courses. The facility is also shared with
the Prep School. The Senior School normally stages four
productions a year. Plans are at an advanced stage for
greatly extending the facilities for drama, both academic and
theatrical, and these form part of our development plan.
Model United Nations has become a very positive new
activity in the School over the last three years. It is well
run, is very popular amongst pupils and has its own
headquarters in the Business School.
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Marketing and
Pupil recruitment
For the last fifteen years, Mrs Eleanor Cooke has been
the Marketing Co-ordinator, and she will be leaving her
post at the same time as her husband. Mrs Cooke works
closely with the Development Officer and there is a full time
Marketing and Development Assistant. It is envisaged that
a new full time Marketing Manager will be appointed in
early 2016 to work alongside Mrs Cooke so that there is a
smooth handover of this vital function by July 2016.
Almost all prospective parents meet the Headmaster for
at least 30 minutes on each visit to the School. Parents
are taken on a conducted tour by pupil guides, which has
proved very successful.
The Registrar and the Marketing Co-ordinator keep the
Headmaster linked to all feeder schools in terms of visits both
ways. The new Head must be able to build his or her own
links with Heads and other senior staff in these schools.
Development Office,
the Clayesmore Society
& Old Clayesmorian Society
Since its inception in 2010, the Development Office
has raised over £600,000. The main task has been
‘friend-raising’ both with Old Clayesmorians and with
former parents. This has been done largely under the
auspices of the Clayesmore Society, which is for all Old
Clayesmorians, former and current parents and staff. It is
run by a committee chaired by a Governor and its affairs
are run by the Development Officer.
The Old Clayesmorian Society is also run by the
Development Officer. It has its own committee which
meets three or four times a year, and a number of
functions are held, both in the UK and overseas.
Relations between the society and the School are
excellent, and the society and its members are highly
supportive of the School and its development.
Governance
Clayesmore is governed like most schools, by a Governing
Council currently chaired by John Andrews, a lawyer
and former parent. Between them, the Governors have a
wide range of experience – the law, business, medicine,
education, estates and property. The full Council meets
termly, as do the regular committees of the Council.
These include: Finance and General Purposes, Senior
School Committee, Prep School Committee, Development
Committee and the Clayesmore Society Committee.
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THE HEAD’S ROLE
The Head is supported in his work by Mrs Margaret
McCafferty, who serves as his full time secretary and
Registrar. She has her own assistant, Mrs Hilary de Bie.
The Head is the central figure in the pupil recruitment
process at Clayesmore, and this is much appreciated by
prospective parents and local Prep School Heads, with
whom the present Head enjoys very strong relationships.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will be a qualified teacher with
imagination, energy, enthusiasm, a good eye for detail and
entrepreneurial spirit. He or she will have the appropriate
educational management experience to run an organisation
of some 700 pupils in total and 385 staff. He or she will
enjoy working with talented and hard-working colleagues
and know how to support and value them, and will be
wholly dedicated to the education of young people. They
will be confident in their enthusiasms but open to the ideas
of others. The new Head will wish to embrace the ethos of
Clayesmore and be ready to immerse themselves in it.
The Head is responsible to the Council for the conduct of all
the School’s affairs and activities, and it will be the Head’s
overall responsibility to ensure that the highest standards
are maintained in all areas of School life. The School has an
enviable record in terms of inspection outcomes and the
Governors expect that to be maintained. The education and
pastoral care of pupils will be the Head’s primary concern
but other responsibilities also include the appointment of the
teaching staff, oversight and direction of the teaching and
learning, the design and content of the curriculum and the
management and discipline of the School.
The Head will work closely with the Bursar in relation to
financial, administrative and estates matters and with the
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Head of the Prep School over all aspects of Prep School life.
We are looking for a candidate of the utmost integrity
with all the right personal qualities who will:
• lead by example and inspire, motivate and command
the respect of the pupils, staff and parents;
• be experienced in, and able to promote, effective
teaching and learning;
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e unreservedly committed to the well-being of the
pupils throughout the full age range, understanding
their needs and concerns;
• be able to lead the School’s marketing and recruitment
activity;
• be able to lead the School as a successful and financially
secure business;
• be a visible presence to pupils and staff in all areas
of school life, sharing in the joys and sorrows of
adolescence and young adulthood and enthusing pupils
and adults to do the same;
• be an enthusiastic supporter of all the wider aspects of
school life – sport, music, drama, and other activities;
• be creative and imaginative in ordering the affairs of the
School, allowing and encouraging new ideas to develop;
• be able to demonstrate compassion, integrity, fairness
and understanding towards all members of the
Clayesmore community, particularly in times of need
and adversity;
• be an excellent communicator in all senses, written and
vocal, and be strong in presentation and public speaking.
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The successful candidate will:
Key responsibilities
• be meticulously aware of the need to comply with
current requirements for the safeguarding of children
in form and substance;
The Head is responsible to the Council for all aspects of
the school’s life and work. Many of these responsibilities
are delegated to other managers, but in all of them the
Head will need to demonstrate a high level of interest,
confidence and expertise. This includes:
• have the ability and personality to market and represent
the School;
• be numerate, understand budgeting and accounts and
the business operation;
The PUPILS and their environment
• Maintaining and developing the School’s family atmosphere;
• Good presentation of the School’s environment;
• be a confident and enthusiastic user of information
technology to a high standard in all areas of work
as Head;
• have a thorough understanding of special educational
needs such as dyslexia and dyspraxia, and be able to
speak knowledgeably and authoritatively with parents and
staff on this important aspect of Clayesmore provision;
• Good conduct and appearance of pupils wherever
they go;
• Upholding the School’s pastoral ethos and Christian
values, including leadership of, and participation in,
School services and assemblies as appropriate.
The staff, teaching and learning
• have had direct experience of, and be strongly
committed to, boarding;
• Staff selection, induction, deployment, training
and appraisal;
• have a good sense of humour and perspective;
• The effective (and inspiring) delivery of the curriculum;
• have new ideas to bring to Clayesmore;
• be passionate about what a good all-through boarding
and day school offers young people and be wholly
committed to, and focussed on, the future success of
Clayesmore across its age range.
This post offers a real opportunity for someone with
educational passion and vision who can work collaboratively
with a strong staff in an interesting, forward-looking School.
• Assessment of progress, diagnosis of needs, and clear
reporting to parents;
• Working closely with Head of Prep over all matters
connected with the Prep, Pre-Prep and Nursery;
• Arrangements for Common Entrance and Scholarship
exams.
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Leadership and Administration
• Leadership and management of all employees
– which needs to be inspiring, clear, kind, thoughtful
and positive;
• Encouraging the development of a shared vision
amongst all staff at Clayesmore in all areas of school life.
Statutory Responsibilities
• Meeting all statutory responsibilities;
• Management of the budget with the Bursar
• The awarding of scholarships and bursaries;
• Effective supervision and implementation of all aspects
of child protection and safe-recruitment;
• Ensuring that the School remains on a sound financial
footing;
• Preparedness for all types of inspection to ensure
satisfactory outcomes;
• Liaison with support staff of all descriptions;
• Effective implementation of all relevant health
and safety measures.
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Relationships, Communication
and Marketing
• Courteous, good-humoured, efficient communication
with all constituents, especially parents, with whom
strong relationships are vital;
• Maintaining a purposeful and effective relationship with the
Council and normally attending all Governors’ meetings;
• Establishing a high standard of presentation in all
communications;
• Maintaining Clayesmore’s strong reputation;
• Forming and maintaining community links within
the village of Iwerne Minster and throughout the
Blackmore Vale;
• Recruitment of pupils into all age groups – (The Head
of Prep is responsible for meeting all prospective
Prep School pupils and for conducting them and their
parents on visits to the School);
• Chairing the Clayesmore marketing committee;
• Participating and leading all promotional activities
at School, locally and nationally; being prepared to
represent Clayesmore in the public arena;
• Maintaining and building links with local feeder Prep
Schools, Primary Schools and Senior Schools that
do not offer sixth forms;
• Working with and encouraging groups such as the
Clayesmore Society, the Friends of Clayesmore,
Clayesmore Prep School Association and the Old
Clayesmorian Society.
Spouse/Partner
Mrs Eleanor Cooke has played a key role at Clayesmore as
the present Headmaster’s wife. She attends many events,
assists with event planning for major functions and helps
with the affairs of the Clayesmore Society, the Friends of
Clayesmore and, with Mrs Celia Dunlop, the Prep School
Parents’ Association.
If the new Head’s spouse or partner is keen to play a part
in the life of the School, and they have the right skills,
personality and disposition to do so, the Governors would
welcome this. There would be the opportunity at interview
to explore this possibility.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications in hard copy should be addressed to the
Chairman of Governors, Clayesmore School, Iwerne
Minster, Blandford, Dorset DT11 8LL. These should include:
The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a
satisfactory medical examination, successful enhanced DBS
check, and appropriate disclosure requirements.
• A letter of application
• A completed application form – please download
and complete electronically and then print. The form will
include space to submit the names and contact details
for three referees, one of which must be your current
employer or Head.
Terms and conditions
Applications should reach the School by 4.00pm
on Monday 28th September. First interviews are
provisionally scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday,
13th-15th October; Second interviews are
provisionally scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday
20th-22nd October;
It will be a requirement that any candidate called to attend a
second interview, unless single, be accompanied by spouse
or partner.
This is a full time, permanent post, and the first year will be
deemed a probationary period which may be extended at
the Council’s discretion. The salary will be in accordance
with experience, will be finalised with the chosen candidate
and will subsequently be reviewed annually. To enable
the Head to fulfil his or her responsibilities, a six bedroom
family house is provided in the school grounds where the
Head will be required to live.
By concession children of staff at Clayesmore may be
educated at a discounted rate on the day fee as follows:
Nursery: no discount; Pre-Prep (Years R-2): 25%
discount; Year 3: 30% discount; Years 4-8: 45%
discount; Years 9-Upper Sixth: 60% discount.
Membership of key staff private medical insurance is provided.
It is the School’s policy to employ the best-qualified personnel
and to provide equal opportunity for the advancement of
employees, including promotion and training, and not to
discriminate against any person because of their race, colour,
national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital
status, religion or religious belief, disability or age.
Clayesmore is committed to the safeguarding and
promotion of children’s and young people’s welfare and
expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The successful applicant will be expected to enter into a
formal contract of employment with the School, which will
also govern occupation of the house referred to above.
The responsibilities of the Head as outlined above are
naturally subject to change as the needs and priorities of the
School as determined by the Governors develop over time.
The Head would be subject to an appraisal and/or
performance review on a periodic basis.
Clayesmore School, Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8LL
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