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East Surrey College (part of Orbital South Colleges) is a successful vocational college situated in Redhill, Surrey. Students benefit from high quality teaching in state-of-the-art facilities. We deliver a wide variety of Full-time study programmes including T Levels for young people, a range of Part-time qualifications and community learning courses for adults, University Level courses and a wide choice of Apprenticeships and work based training options.

About Us The Holy Cross School, founded in 1931 by the Congregation of the Holy Cross, is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic School for girls aged between 11-18. At Key Stage 5 the school has worked in curriculum partnership with our local boys school, Richard Challoner, for the past thirty years and post 16 lessons are co-ed. The school converted to Academy status in August 2012. The school is proud to be acknowledged by the SSAT as being in the top 1% of all schools nationally for progress made from Year 7 to 11. The school currently has 980 students on roll and employs over 100 staff. The Holy Cross School can offer you the opportunity to work in an outstanding school environment with well-behaved, motivated students who are keen to learn. World Class School We were delighted to have been awarded ‘World Class Schools’ accreditation in November 2017. This is a quality mark given to secondary schools already judged outstanding by Ofsted who have moved beyond this judgement. Staff Development We believe that effective professional development is an essential component in our drive for excellence. We are committed to providing training as appropriate to your role, stage in your career and future aspirations. The Holy Cross School is an accredited ‘Investors In People Silver’ organisation and will support your on-going professional development. Continuing Professional Development We offer an array of training opportunities to support staff development. These range from safeguarding training given to all members of staff, CPD sessions based on identified training needs for all teaching as well as non-teaching staff, external courses and participation in nationally recognised Leadership Programmes. We particularly encourage staff to train as examiners for GCSEs/A Levels in order to further raise attainment. We facilitate mentoring for staff in new roles and provide a tailored support programme where necessary. Further development is also identified through learning

An inclusive and inspirational, student-centred, girls secondary school with a mixed sixth form in Surbiton. 'Let your light so shine' We believe that every student should have the opportunity to achieve their academic potential and realise their dream. We value every student as an individual with their own spiritual, cultural and individual strengths that enrich our school community. We celebrate the achievements of all, encouraging our students to flourish and to value each other. We aim to: - To provide a secure, nurturing and inspirational learning environment - To develop confident and happy young people who make a positive contribution to our society - To encourage respect for others, resilience and a love of learning in all students - To engender in our students the skills needed so that they can shape their own future