Fiddlers Wood Lane
Bradley Stoke
South Gloucestershire
BS32 9BS
Tel: 01454 868840
Fax: 01454 868841
Email:
Website: www.bradleystokecs.org.uk

11 March 2014

Dear Candidate

Thank you for your interest in the above post. This is an opportunity to take a strategic lead within an energetic, popular and successful school, within a multi-academy trust. You will need to be able to ensure the students at Bradley Stoke Community School have the most appropriate and challenging curriculum and support the continuous improvement of teaching and learning by inspiring able teaching staff to learn with and from each other. As sole Deputy Headteacher there will be many opportunities for you to deploy a wide range of leadership and organisational skills and attributes. We are proud to describe our school as an exciting and vibrant learning environment and would be delighted to meet with you at one of the following times for a tour and informal conversation if you would like to, before you prepare your application - 18th March at 4pm; 19th March 3pm and 4pm and 25th March at 4pm – please contact Sharon Turner on 01454 868856 or , to confirm your attendance.

Other documents included with our advert are an Application Form, Job Description/Person Specification, BSCS Background Details for Candidates, including Leadership Roles for 2013-14.

You may also want to read the following documents, which are available on our website (please click on the item for a direct link):-

OAT Annual Report

Pathways Booklet (KS4)

Post 16 Prospectus

General Prospectus

Ofsted Report April 2013

OAT Strategic Plan

Curriculum Policy

Other Policies

You may also wish to browse the website for our newsletters in order to see the range of opportunities we provide for our students and community.

The closing date is Friday 28th March at 9am and the post will start from September 2014. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 23rd April and, for some candidates, Thursday 24th April. The Person Specification provides details of how to apply and what you should cover in your letter of application.

May we take this opportunity to remind you that you need to complete all parts of the application form as fully as possible.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this post – we hope to receive your application in due course,

Yours faithfully

Headteacher Executive Headteacher

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