[240718A] Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Attitudes)
Millbay Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3EGThis job expired on 8 September 2024
Start date details
Autumn term 2024
Closing date
8 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £50,807.00 - £56,082.00 Annually (Actual) L4 - L8
[240718A] Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Attitudes) job summary
Millbay Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to specialise in Behaviour and Attitudes from the Autumn term 2024.
Post: Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Attitudes)
Location: Millbay Academy, 22 Millbay Road, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Salary Range: £50,807 to £56,082 per annum (L4 to L8)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Contract Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
About the role
The Assistant Headteacher, under the direction of the Headteacher, will take a role in:
- Formulating the aims and objectives of the academy
- Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
- Managing staff and resources to that end
- Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the academy's aim and objectives.
The Assistant Headteacher will also have a timetabled teaching commitment. This will be agreed with the successful candidate and will comply with the teachers' standards and best practice within the sector.
About the successful candidate
You will be a passionate advocate of equality and committed to raising standards, raising aspirations and facilitating the real life chances of the next generation. You are tenacious, enjoy a challenge and are dedicated to your own professional development as a means of providing the best to our young people and our team. You will understand the importance of “soft skill” development as a means of developing the whole individual alongside a strong drive for academic excellence. You are a creative, forward thinker who understands the vital necessity to provide young people with high aspirations and a clear pathway for life beyond school.
You will have knowledge and experience of strategies to support students with social, emotional and behavioural challenges and have successful leadership and management experience in school. You will have had involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning and to contributing to staff development.
About the school
Located in Plymouth’s historic Coastal Quarter, we are a centre of excellence for Plymouth with our specialism for creative thinking, underpinned by our broad and balanced curriculum. We are a diverse family and responsible to all corners of our community.
Our young people are offered outstanding learning opportunities in a broad range of subjects focusing on industry, innovation and technological competence. Rated ‘Good’ by OFSTED inspectors in February 2024, we have a relentless drive for improvement, equity, and social justice. All barriers to success will be removed with no young person being held back in their quest to become the next generation of innovators, creators, scientists and environmentalists. Employability is our end goal.
Located in Plymouth’s historic Coastal Quarter, we are a centre of excellence for Plymouth with our specialism for creative thinking, underpinned by our broad and balanced curriculum. We are a diverse family and responsible to all corners of our community.
Our young people are offered outstanding learning opportunities in a broad range of subjects focusing on industry, innovation and technological competence. Rated ‘Good’ by OFSTED inspectors in February 2024, we have a relentless drive for improvement, equity, and social justice. All barriers to success will be removed with no young person being held back in their quest to become the next generation of innovators, creators, scientists and environmentalists. Employability is our end goal.
About the trust
Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 17 academies in Plymouth, Exeter, Bournemouth, Dorset and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.
Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.
Teachers within Reach South belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. In time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike.
Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.
Next steps
Applying for this opportunity is easy! Just click 'apply now' at the top of the advert and complete our online application form.
Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday, 8th September 2024.
Interview date is provisionally booked for the week commencing 16th September 2024.
Opportunities and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary plus pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.
We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Millbay Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 545 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Millbay Academy website (opens in new tab)
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