Head of Year

We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled colleague to join our successful and friendly school. We are very proud of our community at Midhurst. Our students chose our values of _respect, happiness and achievement_ and everything we do in school is seen through that lens. We are an 11-19 United Learning Academy with a roll of 1148, including 120 in Key Stage 5. The College is currently oversubscribed and we are expecting our student numbers to grow over the next three years to over 1350.

Midhurst Rother College is an outstanding (Ofsted, May 2013) school situated in a modern, eye-catching and fantastic building - there really are very few schools quite like it. We are situated in the South Downs National Park in the beautiful and picturesque village of Midhurst, with easy transport links to Chichester (25 minutes) Portsmouth (35 minutes), Guildford (30 minutes) and Worthing (45 minutes). Brighton is under an hour away from us.

We are seeking a dynamic, non-teaching Head of Year to join our excellent pastoral team. We are a school that values people and relationships in order to maximise the potential of all members of our community. Our goal is to maximise academic and personal development, so that all can lead purposeful and productive lives, whilst at the College and beyond.

Honesty, respect and trust are important to us, as is being prepared to learn and take on new challenges. We know that no one is the ‘finished article’ and we strive to do our best for our students every day. We are a welcoming school and if you join us, you will experience our ‘no blame’ culture, where everyone works together for the good of the students. It is essential that you have a restless determination and belief that all students can and will perform to the highest level.

As a United Learning academy whose motto is ‘The Best in Everyone’ you will be someone who wants the very best for all young people, irrespective of their background.

Midhurst Rother College serves students from 11 to 19 years of age. Midhurst Rother College is situated in the market town of Midhurst at the heart of West Sussex. The College has a very large rural catchment area of 400 square miles, drawing students from a wide and varied landscape, made up of small villages, hamlets and two market towns, all on the door step of the South Downs.

Our vision for Midhurst Rother College was created by all staff and students in December 2016. As a community, we agreed that we would promote respect, achievement and happiness to underpin the culture of our College. Our drive is to provide an excellent standard of education for the whole community which supports and develops each and every individual to be the very best they can be.

At Midhurst Rother College we commit to:

- Respect each other
- Be our very best, every day
- Develop all students academically, personally and socially to prepare them for the next stage in their lives
- Have the highest standards in all we do
- Fulfil the potential of each and every individual in a caring environment

We are proud to be a happy, vibrant and supportive school community. We hope that you find all the information you need on our website and our strategic priorities for this academic year.

**Midhurst Rother College**
North Street Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9DT

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact:
**Mrs Sarah Banbury**

01730 819723