Assistant Headteacher: Core Subject Lead, Phase Leader, Class Teacher
Tymberwood Academy, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4BNThis job expired on 21 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
21 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership PayScale L1 – L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an inspirational, ambitious Assistant Headteacher to join our dedicated and enthusiastic team to deputise in the absence of the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. The successful individual will provide strong leadership that results in the provision of first-class teaching and learning opportunities for pupils, which leads to strong statutory outcomes. This also includes leading a core subject, managing and developing learning and teaching across the phase you lead, as well as leading and managing a specific area of whole-school responsibility/Ofsted area. The AHT will also work alongside other members of SLT in designing and delivering strategic leadership and to support / build community cohesion.
At Tymberwood Academy we strive to ensure that all our pupils are happy, confident, ambitious individuals with a passion for learning; who possess the skills, knowledge, learning attitudes and behaviours to enable them to be successful in the world today, and in the future. We achieve this through creating a strong sense of community and by providing high quality teaching and learning opportunities through an inspiring curriculum.
We provide all staff with excellent CPD, a supportive working environment and the opportunity to contribute towards projects, initiatives and experiences that make a real impact.
We are seeking an Assistant Headteacher who demonstrates a commitment to our school ethos and vision and who is:
- driven by values and a model professional setting an excellent example to teaching and support staff
- experienced in curriculum development and improvement
- experienced in working in diverse settings with associated challenges
- experienced in ensuring the children attend school to access high quality teaching and learning
- an outstanding practitioner, an experienced curriculum and team leader
What the school offers its staff
- Amazing children who want to be the best versions of themselves
- A dedicated, motivated staff
- A leadership team who works with the staff and listens to feedback
- An active school community with supportive families
- A commitment to bespoke professional development based on EEF research
- Feedback to ensure growth
- A vibrant and welcoming learning environment
- Excellent training at all levels through the school and REAch2 Academy Trust
- A recently judged ‘good’ rated ofsted school
Further details about the role
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.
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About Tymberwood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 385 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Tymberwood Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@tymberwoodacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01474361193
Tymberwood Academy is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school as reported in February 2022. We take workload seriously and work collaboratively with staff to enable an effective work-life balance. As a school we are moving towards being sustainably great. With this in mind, we firmly believe that our children – with a whole variety of different strengths and skills - need to be cared for, need to be loved and need to know that you are fighting for them. Our staff believe that our pupils can go on and do any job or role in the future and essentially that anything is possible. Our staff go above and beyond to enable that to happen. As a forward thinking and progressive school we are a hub for professional development and opportunity where our staff voice matters and is valued. We encourage our teachers to elicit change and actively contribute to help shape our school.
Arranging a visit to Tymberwood Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@tymberwoodacademy.org.uk.
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