xxxxxxxxx History of Berkhamsted Schools Group
Berkhamsted School is situated in the historic Hertfordshire town of Berkhamsted, a prosperous community surrounded by Chiltern countryside and within easy reach of London. Berkhamsted is a leading Independent School for pupils aged 3 to 18 years, the foundation of which dates back to 1541 (when John Incent, the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, successfully applied to King Henry the VIII for a license to purchase a piece of land for a ‘freescole’)
In 1888 a Girls School was founded in Berkhamsted under the same governing body, and the Boys’ and Girls’ Schools merged to form a diamond school in 1997. The Prep School was also integrated at this stage, and the School became Berkhamsted Collegiate School.
In 2011 the School merged with Heatherton House, a small independent day School for girls in Chesham Bois, and became the Berkhamsted Schools Group. Operating as a satellite Prep School, Heatherton provides a feed of Girls to the Berkhamsted Girls School every year. In 2012 Berkhamsted Schools Group acquired Haresfoot, a small proprietary prep school in Berkhamsted This site now houses the Berkhamsted Pre-Prep and Berkhamsted Day Nursery Limited, and Berkhamsted Prep takes children from age 7-11
Berkhamsted is the only School in the Herts, Beds and Bucks region, and one of only a small number of Schools in the country, to offer a ‘diamond’ structure that combines the best of both single-sex and coeducational teaching Boys and Girls are taught together until the age of 11 (Berkhamsted Pre-Prep and Prep), separately from the age of 11-16 (Berkhamsted Boys and Berkhamsted Girls), before coming back together again in a joint sixth form (Berkhamsted Sixth)
Job Description
Reporting to: Vice Principal
Purpose:
To oversee the maintenance, development, and flourishing of co-curricular activities within the Berkhamsted Senior Schools, ensuring that all pupils are given the holistic opportunities needed to help develop them into remarkable people.
Responsibilities:
Co-Curricular Programme
Extra-Curricular activities
Clubs and Societies
Calendar Trips
Combined Cadet Force
Duke of Edinburgh
Line Management of Sport
Overseeing after School supervision of pupils (including the late coaches)
Overseeing the organisation of the Extended Curriculum Week
Tutoring in the Sixth Form
Line Management Responsibility:
Director of Sport
Director of Music
Director of Drama and Performing Arts
Director of Outdoor Education
Contingent Commander of the Combined Cadet Force
Cover Manager and Co-Curricular Assistant
Job Description
Day-to-Day Duties:
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Co- & Extra-Curricular Activities Programme
Arrangement and management of the school’s Co- and Extra-Curricular programmes.
Hoursofwork:830am-5pmMondaytoFriday,allyearround
Providing strategic leadership for the school’s programme of activities.
To build on the range of activities, clubs, and societies so that, where possible, all interests and passions are catered for, and an outstanding and ambitious, holistic education is provided.
To report on an agreed basis to the Principal and Governors about the co-curricular life of the school and to make recommendations about further development.
To be committed to the development of opportunities for inclusion and participation by all pupils attending the School
To support, mentor, coach and guide the Co-curricular Directors and other staff that help the cocurriculum.
To capture all the co-curricular aspects of pupil development in an innovative and accurate way to comply with the inspectorate and effectively track pupil enrichment opportunities.
To select and manage systems that support the co-curriculum e.g. SOCs.
To have responsibility to formulate and develop school policy related to enrichment opportunities for pupils and review all co-curriculum documentation including risk assessments in line with published guidance
To continue to implement embed and direct the Award & Diploma programme.
To support the Deputy Head in charge of Curriculum and Heads of Department in the provision and promotion of academic societies and enrichment
To liaise with the Heads of Prep Schools to ensure continuity and maximise synergies between the Schools within the Berkhamsted Schools Group.
To promote the co-curricular programme to pupils, parents, and the wider community, and share success through a variety of means including social media.
Job Description
To work with the Head of Estates to ensure that the facilities for co-curricular activities are outstanding.
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To foresee and manage any conflicting commitments that arise for pupils.
Calendar Management:
Hoursofwork:830am-5pmMondaytoFriday,allyearround
To manage and coordinate, in conjunction with the School Secretary, the Senior School Calendar and balance the competing demands for time from different areas of the School
To Chair termly calendar meetings, acting as the gatekeeper of all requests for calendar time, referring to wider SMT, for collective decision(s) as and when required.
To work with the Commercial Operations Manager to manage and balance the external / internal bookings.
Trips:
Providing strategic leadership for the School with regard to trips, overseeing the range, affordability, and sustainability of these important extra-curricular opportunities
To liaise with the Chair of Governors with regards to overseas trips to ensure that the School’s risk and reputation are professionally managed.
To manage trip bid and requests, ensuring that they are within policy and not in conflict with the school calendar.
CCF:
To manage the Contingent Commander of the CCF.
To ensure that the CCF provision at Berkhamsted pays respects to its heritage and continues to be inclusive and varied in its content.
Job Description
DofE:
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Line management of the Director of Outdoor Education (and through them the DofE Manager).
To ensure the DofE provision remains inclusive and at maximum participation numbers
Hoursofwork:830am-5pmMondaytoFriday,allyearround
Line Management of Sport, Music, and Drama:
Line Manage the co/extra-curricular aspects of these departments through their Directors
After School Supervision (late Coaches)/Daily Duties:
Annual organisation of the after-school provision for students.
Annual organisation of the additional staff to perform lunch time duties (alongside teaching staff, informing HR of paperwork)
Collaborating with local Deputy Heads to ensure the smooth functioning of staff duties.
Application and Next Steps
The closing date for applications is 22 January 2025
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It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children; applicants must be willing to undertake a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS). This post is also subject to receipt of written references which must be satisfactory to Berkhamsted Schools Group along with documentary evidence of qualifications.
Successful applicants will need to provide confirmation of permission to work in the UK. Please note that under the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, the school has an obligation to ensure applicants have the right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. (If it is found that those documents do not meet the legal requirement, an offer of employment will be withdrawn).
Where the successful candidate has worked or been a resident overseas in the previous five years, such checks and confirmations as the school may require in accordance with statutory guidance.
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.
Candidates with a disability who are invited to interview should inform the School of any necessary reasonable adjustments or arrangements to assist them in attending the interview.
If you have any questions relating to this role please contact the HR department at recruitment@berkhamsted.com
Early applications are encouraged, and interviews may take place on a rolling basis We reserve the right to extend or close the deadline.
