Deputy Headteacher

From our curriculum to our enrichment offer, our approach to professional development to our partnerships with the local community, we are striving for innovation and excellence. We believe that school should develop a child's mind, body and soul. This drives every decision that we make and we are proud that we are able to offer this entitlement to all of our children. It's what we care passionately about. We also know that to fulfil this, we need to ensure that mental and physical health and wellbeing is at our core, for our children and our adults. You will see this reflected in everything that we do.

Be a consistently excellent teacher and be able to model and exemplify this to others. Substantial knowledge and understanding of learning and teaching across the primary age range. Experience of a significant leadership role. Experience of Assessment for Learning, delivery of the Curriculum. Leading and managing change. Experience or understanding of the unique challenges of working within a multiculturally diverse school/community. A practitioner with a very good knowledge and understanding of:

• Current national education initiatives.
• Target setting; pupil tracking; and other methods of analysing both pupil attainment and achievements.
• The importance of measuring the impact of interventions and taking next steps to ensure progress.
• Strategies for inclusion and development of all children.
• A commitment to developing an enriched and diverse curriculum in school and through extra- curricular activities.
• ICT and its effective use as a management tool as well as across the curriculum to enhance teaching and learning.
• Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and legislation.
Take a lead role in school development
• Demonstrate outstanding practice in class teaching.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all those involved in the life of the school.
• Be flexible and supportive of all staff.
• Contribute to staff development activities; Experience of coaching and mentoring staff to improve quality of teaching.
• Set a good example in terms of punctuality, attendance and general professionalism.
• Think creatively and imaginatively to solve problems and identify opportunities.
• Lead and manage people to work both individually and in teams; to facilitate a collaborative approach to decision making.
• Ability to work in tandem with the headteacher enabling school vision to be put into practice.
Ability to plan time and organise work effectively. This will include an ability to:
• Prioritise and manage time.
• Have a sense of humour, energy and enthusiasm.
• Be an excellent communicator.
• Capacity to influence others.
• Be approachable.
• Work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Be self-motivating and set personal goals.
• Be innovative