Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education)
Phoenix Primary School, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5QDThis job expired on 16 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2023/1st January 2024
Closing date
16 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
5 June 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £46,548 - £51,470
Pay scale
- L3-L7
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a passionate, driven and committed Assistant Head (Quality of Education) to join our successful senior leadership team. This is a crucial role where you will work closely with the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Governors and extended leadership team to shape the future of the school. This position which may suit an experienced Phase Leader or Head of Department and may be excellent preparation for Deputy Headship. The post holder will be line managed by the Head. The successful candidate will, in turn, be line managing Middle Managers. This is a permanent position which will include a 0.5 teaching commitment.
You will be joining us at an exhilarating time with the school becoming a Centre of Excellence, Character Education School and continuing our journey as a VBE school. We are also finishing our journey with The National Behaviour Hubs and looking to become a lead school in the near future. We are passionate about developing ethical vocabulary and ethical intelligence, which could be argued is the most important intelligence for the sustainability of our world, enabling Phoenix children to be educated citizens, helping to engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement.
We have carefully designed a relevant curriculum driven by excellence, which prepares the pupils for the world in which they will live and work. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide the pupils with the knowledge, skills, habits and character traits that can be applied across all traditional academic subject areas an in all educational, career and social settings throughout their life.
We provide rich opportunities for the pupils to explore citizenship and real-life issues, which at times they may have to grapple with and make sense of, working together to develop ‘real life’ values such as collaboration and communication, respect, justice, courage, compassion and forgiveness.
What the school offers its staff
Step into Phoenix Primary School and you will feel a haven of warmth and a true sense of community, halls filled with children enjoying their day, staff with a great sense of humour, a leadership team that places importance on family and professional trust. A team that faces the next steps of each journey with resilience, kindness and compassion. A team that supports the children and their families through so much more than their educational journey. We ask that you do not judge a book by its cover. Look beyond and you will discover the exciting opportunities that Phoenix Primary School has to offer
We also offer:
Membership of Benenden Healthcare Scheme
Whole Trust approach to well-being
Teachers Pension Scheme
Two week half term in October
Family Friendly policies
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to Civil Service Sports Council
20% discount of membership for Avenue Tennis
Employee Referral Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
The Beyond School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all staff and students. Any offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS with children’s barred list and online check will be required for all successful applicants
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Phoenix Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 369 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Phoenix Primary School website
- Email address
- mireland@phoenixprimary.com
Phoenix Primary is a proud accredited enhanced VbE setting, our values are at the heart of everything we do for our children. Our curriculum is knowledge-engaged and along with our values, the two promote self-leadership, which enables all children to work towards fulfilling their wonderful potential.
This year Phoenix Primary School welcomed our first cohort of Year 2 to continue the exciting transformation from a junior school to a Primary School. Our EYFS and KS1 classes are inspiring, using planning in the moment and Continuous Provision in Year 1, our curriculum is only possible with the key relationships staff build with the children.
Arranging a visit to Phoenix Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mireland@phoenixprimary.com.
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