Deputy Headteacher

The role is a tremendously important part of setting the strategic direction and daily operation of the School, including deputising for the Headteacher when required. The successful candidate will work closely with the Headteacher and the rest of the Senior Leadership Team, which currently comprises one Deputy Headteacher, three Assistant Headteachers and one Associate Assistant Headteacher (secondment). This new role is additional to the current Deputy Headteacher, not to replace the current postholder (who leads on staffing, standards and curriculum).

The primary remit of this role is the leadership of wellbeing, the oversight of behaviour systems, and management of the daily operation of the School. The successful candidate will line manage middle leaders and others as required. The successful candidate will become a Designated Safeguarding Person for the School (we have multiple DSPs in the School, as a matter of policy). The full portfolio of responsibilities will depend on the experience of the successful candidate.

Our Community

A deep-set commitment to student voice runs through MCS. As well as an elected School Council, a Student Leadership Team is appointed every year by the previous student team. This team works closely with a group of prefects on projects within the school and in the local community. They also co-ordinate with other local schools on major events such as Monmouth's Got Talent.

Our families and our local community are exceptionally supportive and welcoming. MCS Friends supports through fundraising and other activities; our magnificent new school building is a community hub as well as a school, hosting concerts, plays, cultural events and other activities. We adjoin Monmouth Leisure Centre, which also gives us first-class sport facilities for our students and staff.

Our Governing Body is comprised of members who have a wide range of experience in education, commerce, law and other sectors. Many of them are also parents of existing or ex-students, and some of them are also ex-students themselves.

Thank you for your interest in this role. I hope that this recruitment pack gives you a good idea of our school, our values and our ambitions for the future. We are an over-subscribed comprehensive secondary school of over 1,700 students and 200 staff, including an exceptionally popular and successful Sixth Form of around 370 students and a sector-leading Specialist Resource Base that has grown to over 60 students. We are located in the centre of Monmouth, and we serve the local community as well as other nearby areas in both Wales and England. We have the benefit of a magnificent new school building that was completed recently under the 21st Century Schools programme. It is a wonderful modern facility that has education at its heart.

We have a particular way of doing things, and we are proud of it. For example: we are both inclusive and ambitious for all of our students, no matter what their context, and believe that consistency and routines are a powerful way of achieving this. We run a centralised behaviour and wellbeing system, which gives teachers more time and space in classrooms to focus on teaching and learning. We believe strongly in the collective responsibility of all staff in upholding daily expectations - what we permit, we promote.

Our school community is founded upon shared values, honesty and mutual respect. Our culture of continuous improvement is driven by transparency, open staff dialogue, and regular student and parent voice. We are a happy and successful school, and one that recognises the transformative nature of education for our local community and wider society. We are absolutely determined to be the equal of the very best schools in the country, and this role is a foundational part of that ambition., We are privileged to work and live in an exceptionally beautiful part of the world. Monmouth is situated on the River Wye, which is the central thread of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Brecon Beacons National Park is 10 miles away. The school is also very conveniently situated for staff who choose to live in areas such as Cardiff or Hereford.