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SalaryThis is our school:
- Very supportive colleagues, really friendly
- Students are keen, motivated - they want to learn
- Parents here are unusually helpful
- The area is beautiful and the school is situated just off of the A12
We would like someone who:
- Really enjoys working with young people
- Has high expectations and a commitment to enrichment
- Is inspirational to both students and colleagues
- Is self motivated
For an informal chat with one of the Headteachers please contact Jane Carter at the school on (01502) 582312 or via j.carter@benjaminbritten.school
Please note: previous applicants need not apply.
We will hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made then we will repeat the process. Please do not hesitate to contact Jane Carter if you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
The school is a Co-Educational Day School founded in honour of England's greatest composer, and child of Lowestoft, Benjamin Britten. We are part of the Hartismere Family of Schools - judged as Outstanding by Ofsted and are sponsored by The Britten Pears Foundation.
The school has recently been completely redesigned and refurbished: every ceiling, every door, every wall and every floor. A Dance Studio, Green Room, Theatre and two Art Studios, including Art gardens have been completed. A suite of new Science Laboratories complements new Computing Rooms and Dining Halls.
The school hosts Suffolk's Centre of Excellence in Mathematics designated to raise standards throughout the Lowestoft and Suffolk areas. The Centre is beautifully designed and provides first class support for learning. Five dedicated Computing Suites and a Mathematics Library, stocked with iMacs and spanning two floors, are adjacent to a suite of teaching rooms.
The school offers scholarships for those students with musical aptitude and enthusiasm, and a range of musical opportunities more usually found in private education.
Our school has good community links and a legacy of raising tens of thousands of pounds every year for local and national charities.
The school has always been renowned for the quality of its extra-curricular activities, from success in sports to highly polished dramatic and musical productions. The highly successful Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is a strength of the school .
A comment from Mr James McAtear, Headmaster MSc MA MEd MPhil PGCE NPQH PSQI NLE
'It is an honour to serve the children of Lowestoft, East Norfolk and the Waveney Valley in what is now a first class learning environment for our scholars. Our aims are simple: to develop the sharpest minds and the biggest hearts in our children through a traditional academic approach to education'.
James McAtear is a Designated National Leader in Education. He has served as a Lead Inspector with Ofsted throughout England over a number of years. He has also served as Headmaster in several schools leading Hartismere School in becoming England’s first Academy and to successive Outstanding Ofsted judgements in every category.
Student Comments:
'Learning is fun. I like the way the teachers mark my work and give me help on how I could do better'.
'I have really enjoyed the opportunities we have had to learn and to be more independent and join all the many clubs, activities and trips'.
Parent/Carer Comments:
'Thank you for the outstanding care and kindness shown to my children and family. The school has gone over and above all expectations'.
'The school has such a warm and welcoming feel'.
