Assistant Headteacher (Permanent)
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0BT5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L3-L7
What skills and experience we're looking for
The headteacher and governors of this happy, caring school are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher who will work closely alongside the headteacher and colleagues to support the growth and development of this school. You will be:
- A leader with vision and experience, able to lead by example, able to motivate and inspire staff and children, whilst developing their own and others' leadership skills;
- A practitioner who can demonstrate that they have had an impact in raising standards through high expectations;
- Able to analyse data, the performance of pupils and pupil progress and plan appropriate actions for whole school improvement with excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
- Someone who is determined, resilient and would work well with our newly established team;
- An up-to-date practitioner with relevant experience of the primary phase and curriculum and a creative approach to learning
- An outstanding and inspirational teacher who has a proven track record of high standards in their own teaching and providing high quality learning experiences for all children, especially for children with additional needs;
- Has a willingness to support the Christian ethos of the school
- Someone who has a warm, kind, caring, positive nature and has a sense of humour.
- Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of education, implementing the school improvement plans, developing teaching and learning, leading on curriculum areas and supporting the Headteacher in the day to day running of the school.
- A role model to others within the team
- This post has a teaching commitment, initially Year 3, and a key part of the role is to support the development of teaching and learning
- Supportive team player on the SLT, and supporting the development of support staff
- A well-organised professional
What the school offers its staff
St Paul’s is a unique
place that bases all it does around the school, its pupils and families. As a
school, we have high expectations and aspirations for all our pupils to ensure
an effective learning experience and the highest possible outcomes that will
prepare and enhance our pupils for their next journey and beyond. Our Christian
values, ‘Trust’, ‘Love’ and ‘Compassion’ and ‘Respect’ underpin all that we do
in our school. Our newly established vision, ‘Do everything in love,’ also recognises
the importance of celebrating everyone who learns and works here and the need
to work collaboratively and inclusively in the diverse cultural world that we
live in. It is our hope that all children will be respectful, caring and
tolerant towards others, our world and themselves. We seek to empower and equip
children to have high aspirations and hopes for the future. It is our aim to be
inspirational and to provide strong and lasting foundation skills so that our
children develop a love of learning and flourish in all that they do.
We can offer:
*A nurturing, caring and inclusive school;
*A friendly, hard-working, professional and supportive team of staff and governors;
*Enthusiastic children who enjoy learning and who are a joy to teach!
*A commitment to your professional development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wakefield Council is wholly commited to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.
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About Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 280 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- barrellj@alverthorpestpauls.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01924 290125
Arranging a visit to Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email barrellj@alverthorpestpauls.co.uk.
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