What We Offer:
• A supportive and collaborative team.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A vibrant, diverse, and positive school environment.
• Some flexible working in school holidays
Why Choose Us?
The Blandford School is a popular and successful 11-18 comprehensive school with high aspirations for our students, judged ‘Good’ in all areas at our last inspection and situated in the beautiful county of Dorset, 30 minutes from the beaches of Poole and Bournemouth and 40 minutes from the New Forest National Park. With outstanding modern facilities, and inspirational and dedicated staff, our students achieve above the national average and progress to a wide range of destinations.
We are focussed on ensuring staff well-being and pride ourselves on a supportive team approach. The school supports professional development and believes in all staff improving their skills and abilities.
We welcome candidates visiting the school prior to an application; please contact Stacey Stevens for further details [email protected]
CLOSING DATE: Monday, 29th June 2026 at midday INTERVIEW DATE: TBC
The Blandford school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Our school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.