Assistant Head Teacher

If you are interested in working on a part time basis, please get in touch as we would be happy to explore this further with you. What does the role involve? The key portfolio of work for the successful applicant will include the strategic development of the school's Culture and Pastoral Care offer. The Culture and Care portfolio will include the leadership, management and operation of effective systems of Pastoral Support, Behaviour and Safety for all pupils across the school's roll, including the day-to day leadership and management of staff. The successful applicant will strategically lead and implement effective behaviour, engagement and pastoral care approaches for pupils with complex needs and barriers to learning. They will also assume the role of deputy designated safeguarding lead, supporting the DSL as required. The successful candidate will have opportunity to contribute to the Vision and Values of The Hub School as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. To support this, we:

• Trust our staff to plan, prepare and assess at the best time for them, allowing them to go off-site in their PPA
• Have centralised our Behaviour Policy so teachers are freed up from supervising detentions
• Demand ethical leadership built on professional trust
• Reject fads and ensure our CPD is evidence-informed and predominantly subject specific
• Have reduced data collections to twice yearly
• Do not expect staff to respond to emails outside normal working hours
• Do not deploy staff at other Trust schools unless it is at their request
We have removed the following
• Performance management objectives and performance-related pay
• Lesson observations and high stakes, toxic accountability
• Onerous marking policies
• Requirements for daily or weekly lesson plans
Above all, we recognise that seeking to remove the number of tasks staff undertake will have little effect on improving work/home balance if this happens within a toxic culture. To support this, we offer training for our leaders to ensure they are able to translate our values into behaviours which are built on the principles of dignity, respect, professionalism and integrity. As well as all of this, we can also offer you:
• Ethical leadership, professional trust and autonomy and a caring ethos in which everyone is valued and respected.
• A great programme of CPDand opportunities to collaborate with other teaching professionals across TEAL.
• Family friendly policies,including sector leading Maternity, Adoption and Neonatal care pay offers.
• Well-being supportincluding discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to afree employee assistance scheme 24/7with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
• Access to ourstaff benefits platformwhich includes big brand discounts and other financial incentives including acycle to work schemeoffering discounted bike purchases
• Membership of theTeachers' Pension Scheme.
  
  Are you passionate about Teaching and Learning and dedicated to making a positive impact on young people's lives?, We are looking for an individual who is passionate about Teaching and Learning and wants to make a positive impact on the lives of young people, the successful candidate will have a proven track record of implementing strategies and interventions to raise achievement and standards, narrowing gaps in attainment and progression as well as:
• Qualified Teacher Status and up to date knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of effective teaching and learning, monitoring/ assessment and evaluation.
• A high degree of knowledge of the principles and practices of effective relational practice and Inclusivity for pupils with special educational needs
  
  We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed.
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance. The Education Alliance's Child Protection Policy can be accessed at:https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf What the school offers its staff Why choose us? We offer specialist support for students with social, emotional and mental health needs and this is at the centre of everything we do. We support our students to accelerate their academic, social and emotional skills development and ultimately enable them to re-engage with learning. We are genuinely committed to our students and our staff and have a strong, supportive and dedicated staff team whose moto is 'work hard and be nice to people'. We are part of TEAL (The Education Alliance) Multi Academy Trust and together we share a common purpose

Starting in April 2025, the role is up to Full Time and will be paid on TEAL's Leadership pay scale points L9 to L14 (£60,644 to £68,586 FTE).