Deputy Headteacher

We are currently looking for an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join our leadership team at Aveley Primary School. We are an Ofsted good school (June 2023) and part of Catalyst Academies Trust, a small, local trust and one of the highest performing in the country. The school is an active part of the Teach Thurrock Primary Partnership, supporting teachers during their training, supporting students in our schools.

We are seeking a dedicated and ambitious individual to develop as a senior leader and take the next step towards headship. Along with other members of the senior leadership team, the Deputy Headteacher will be centrally involved in the management of the school and will be responsible for raising standards, instilling high expectations for all and helping to establish a culture that is nurturing and rigorous. They will also play an important part in the team, working with Headteachers and Deputies from the other 4 schools to moderate, review and improve teaching and learning across the Trust.

Our ideal candidate will be an outstanding teacher and a strategic leader with a resilient character and a strong personal drive.

• Have a proven experience of positively impacting on student progress, raising attainment and developing excellence


• Be fully committed to Catalyst Aveley Primary's ethos of high expectations


• Have the drive to make a real difference to the lives of pupils


• Be the strategic lead for assessment and pupil progress


• Have experience in leading staff professional development in order to improve an aspect of teaching and learning


What the school offers its staff

In return, Aveley Primary can offer you:


• Well behaved children who are keen to learn and achieve their full potential


• A non-class based role with some teaching responsibility across the school


• Excellent professional development and opportunities for career development within the trust (all of the Headteachers in the trust have gained promotion within the trust).


• A hardworking team who are committed to providing outstanding education to all children, no matter what their background or needs


• An attractive and spacious building.


All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Commitment to safeguarding