EDGBARROW SCHOOL
A Business and Enterprise College
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
FOR SUPPORT STAFF POSTS
VISION
Edgbarrow aims to promote academic excellence,
mutual respect and a sense of community within
a vibrant purposeful working environment,
enabling all individuals to develop their
talents and acquire skills for life.
EDGBARROW SCHOOL
GRANT ROAD, CROWTHORNE, BERKSHIRE RG45 7HZ
TEL: 01344 772658 FAX: 01344 776623
e-mail : [email protected]
Thank you for your interest in this post. The Apart from shops and small businesses,
enclosed literature is intended to give you, the substantial employers in the village include the
applicant, a picture of Edgbarrow School.
Transport and Road Research Laboratory and
Wellington College.
There has been a
considerable amount of building in the village,
Edgbarrow is a growing and popular school. and the numbers in the school have risen
The school is led by a Leadership team (SLT) consistently in recent years.
consisting of the Headteacher, two Deputy and
three Assistant Headteachers.
Approximately fifty support staff are
employed by the school. These include the
Candidates selected for interview will have the Finance and Personnel Manager, Financial
opportunity of meeting staff and pupils and Administrator, Exams/Data Administrator,
looking round the school. It is hoped that such Head’s PA, Senior Receptionist and other
visits will provide the opportunity to sample Administration Assistants who work in the
what the school considers important – a warm school’s new offices, Library Assistants,
welcome, and honesty and sincerity in Technicians and Curriculum Assistants who
personal relationships.
work within subject areas, Learning Support
Assistants who work with children with special
educational needs, Lunchtime Supervisors and
Edgbarrow School became a Business &
Premises Staff.
Enterprise College in September 2004. It is a
mixed 11-18 school with approximately 1260
students, situated in the village of Crowthorne,
We also have a dedicated Learning Mentor, an
3 miles south of Bracknell, a mainly residential
IT Manager who has a team of IT technicians
area from which people travel to work in
and a Business & Enterprise Manager.
Reading, Bracknell, Camberley and beyond.
EDGBARROW SCHOOL
GRANT ROAD, CROWTHORNE, BERKSHIRE RG45 7HZ
TEL: 01344 772658 FAX: 01344 776623
e-mail : [email protected]
THE CURRICULUM 7-11
At Key Stage 3 all pupils follow a core curriculum of English, Mathematics, Science, History,
Geography, ICT, Religious Education, French, German, Physical Education, Design
Technology, Art, Music and Drama. Mixed ability groups are used except in Mathematics,
French and German from Year 7 and Science from Year 8. Pupils are grouped in ability levels
in English in Year 9. At Key Stage 4 most children follow GCSE courses in nine subjects, which
must include English and English Literature, Mathematics, ICT and double Science. Four
choices from our guided option block are made available for pupils, which include Humanities,
the Arts, Business and ICT, a second Language and creative subjects. All children also study
Physical Education, Citizenship and Personal, Social and Health Education.
The children with special educational needs, including those with statements, are supported by
the Progress Department and its team of teachers and Learning Support Assistants. Many pupils
have achieved extremely good results at GCSE over the years.
SIXTH FORM
The Sixth Form offers:
 AS Level courses leading into A Level
 ‘A’ Level in Applied Subjects
 GNVQ Intermediate courses
‘A’ Level courses:-
Accountancy, Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, ICT, Computing,
Design and Technology, Theatre Studies, English Literature, Geography,
History, Law, Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Media Studies,
Modern Languages, Music, Physics, Religious Education, Sociology,
Government and Politics, Psychology and Physical Education
‘A’ Level in Applied Subjects:
Business
GNVQ course:
Business
Intermediate:
A full range of enrichment activities are also available to Sixth Form students, including:
General Studies, Critical Thinking, Sports Leadership and Young Enterprise.
PASTORAL ORGANISATION
Pastorally, the school is organised in tutor groups, with a Head of Year responsible for each year
group. The Head of Year receives a group in Year 7 and takes it through to Year 11. Many of
the tutors follow their groups through in the same way. There is a Head of Sixth Form. Each
year group is overseen by a member of the Senior Leadership Team who works closely with the
Heads of Year supporting them in the setting of high standards of behaviour.
EDGBARROW SCHOOL
GRANT ROAD, CROWTHORNE, BERKSHIRE RG45 7HZ
TEL: 01344 772658 FAX: 01344 776623
e-mail : [email protected]
PUPILS
There is a positive and purposeful atmosphere around the school and staff work hard to promote
this ethos. Pupils respond well to the high standards required of them and understand the need
for good behaviour. Although fixed term exclusions are used, the number of pupils falling into
this category is low. The working relationships between staff and pupils are very good and
reinforced through extra curricular activities such as sporting events, school productions and
trips, which are an important aspect of school life.
The uniform policy requires pupils to wear a blazer and adhere to the full school uniform. Many
of the pupils live in the local villages of Crowthorne and Little Sandhurst and are able to walk to
school. However, we have a school bus that brings pupils from the South Bracknell area. Pupils
are encouraged to adopt high standards of concern for others and take personal responsibility
within the school. Committees operate for each Year and a School Council exists as a forum for
pupils’ ideas.
ACCOMMODATION
The school buildings were erected at various times between 1959 and 2005. There are six
permanent buildings, situated in pleasant wooded surroundings. There is a Sports Hall, which is
used by the public in the evenings and at weekends, and substantial playing fields. Specialist
accommodation is generally good, and every department operates in their own area. A new
Business Enterprise Centre was completed in 2005. A new build of a Sixth Form Centre begins
in Autumn term of 2007.
TEACHING STAFF
The staff at Edgbarrow are an experienced team of professional teachers who do everything they
can to support the life of the school in terms of high quality teaching in the classroom and
support for extra curricular activities. Teachers appointed to the school are expected to make
considerable personal contributions to the academic work of their department and to take the
opportunity to develop their own personal career.
INVESTORS IN PEOPLE
As a school we are very proud of achieving and maintaining our Investors in People status. We
are committed to the ongoing training and development of all our staff and offer a full and
varied in-house training programme. The Performance Management process is firmly
established within the school for both teaching and support staff and time is given to support this
programme.
HEALTHY SCHOOLS
Edgbarrow School is part of the Healthy Schools Programme and has an
active healthy schools task group. The benefits of this have been :
 Greater opportunity for pupils to participate in the life of the school
 Improved staff and pupils well being
 Drawing together the whole school and community
 Improved school environment
 Planned programme of PSHE and Citizenship
Staff training, support and continued professional development.
EDGBARROW SCHOOL
GRANT ROAD, CROWTHORNE, BERKSHIRE RG45 7HZ
TEL: 01344 772658 FAX: 01344 776623
e-mail : [email protected]
LINKS WITH THE COMMUNITY
The school site is shared with the Edgbarrow Sports Centre which includes sporting facilities
such as an all-weather playing surface, squash courts and a health and fitness centre. During the
day the school is fortunate enough to make full use of these facilities. The local Scouting
organisation has premises on the school site and these are used on a weekly basis by young
people from the Crowthorne area. The local authority runs a Youth Centre which is attached to
our Sixth Form Centre, and the school is also used each week for Adult Education offering a
variety of courses. Therefore, the school site is being used most evenings and enjoys fruitful
and long-term links with the Crowthorne community.
SPORTS FACILITIES
As part of the school site we are fortunate enough to have the Edgbarrow Sports Centre. The
pupils, staff and school benefit enormously from these facilities and make full use of them
during the day. The artificial pitch is an ideal surface for hockey and tennis, while the sports
hall enables badminton and basketball to be taught. The health and fitness room and two squash
courts are part of the GCSE and Post 16 options.
The school has been awarded the National Sportsmark by Sport England in recognition of our
PE curriculum and the wide variety of extra curricular opportunities provided for our students.
SPECIALIST SCHOOL STATUS
As a school we were awarded Business & Enterprise Specialist Status in September 2004.
We currently offer specialist courses in Business Studies at GCSE and in the 6th Form and ‘A’
Level Accountancy. Our plans for the future include Leisure and Tourism as well as more
vocational courses in other subjects. All the staff in our Business Studies Department have
extensive commercial experience as well as excellent teaching credentials. We also have a
dedicated Business and Enterprise manager.
LINKS WITH BUSINESS
Links with local and National business continue to be very important to us. Many companies
supported our bid for specialist status and have continued their links with the school. These links
include pupil mentoring, providing work experience placements, involvement in Enterprise days
and site visits to name but a few.
PRIMARY SCHOOL LIASON
We have excellent relationships with our feeder schools and our extra funding has enabled us to
send teachers from Edgbarrow to support primary staff and pupils to make the transition from
Primary to Secondary much smoother and easier.
EDGBARROW SCHOOL
GRANT ROAD, CROWTHORNE, BERKSHIRE RG45 7HZ
TEL: 01344 772658 FAX: 01344 776623
e-mail : [email protected]
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Interactive white-boards are now in place in all the Maths, ICT and Business classrooms. Many
of the Science and Language rooms also have these facilities and we have an on-going
programme of installation through the school.
The School also benefits from an excellent and extensive wireless network. This means that all
departments can access the curriculum and administration systems and the Internet.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Applicants can assume that they have been unsuccessful if they are not called for interview
within two weeks of the closing date. We therefore take this opportunity to thank all applicants
for their interest in this post and in Edgbarrow School.
We trust that the information provided is sufficient for you to complete your application but if
you have any further queries please contact our Deputy Headteacher, Ginny Rhodes on
01344 772658
Applications should be returned to the Headteacher, Mr Robert Elsey, Edgbarrow School, Grant
Road, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7HZ.
Last Revision June 2007