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Assistant Headteacher

St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5FN

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Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
21 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 March 2023

Job details

Job role: Headteacher
Deputy headteacher
Assistant headteacher
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Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: L4 - 9

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

Have a track record of high-quality teaching (preferably in KS2) which has delivered strong pupil outcomes and progress.
Be able to demonstrate that they have leadership skills that bring out the best in other staff, enabling them to flourish and pupils of all backgrounds to reach their potential.
Have a clear personal philosophy and strong pedagogical, and curriculum knowledge steeped in research.
Be happy to support and further the Church of England ethos of our school though our school values.
Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for pupils with the ability to challenge each pupil from whatever their starting point.
Have high expectations of themselves, other staff and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.
Be an excellent communicator and able to demonstrate the development of strong relationships with parents and other stakeholders.
Value the importance of forging strong productive relationships with the whole school community.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

A welcoming, nurturing school with a strong ethos and set of values that underpin all that we do.
Children who are happy and motivated to learn and a highly effective, supportive and welcoming staff team.
The opportunity to work in a modern, well-equipped school, with spacious grounds within Plymouth’s Ocean city, close to both the coast and the moor.
An exciting role within our growing organisation with opportunities for future career development within our own school and across our family of 19 schools.
A chance to make a real difference and to be a major part of the next phase of development at St Matthew’s.

Further details about the role

Would you like to work in a modern, purpose built forward thinking primary school in Plymouth’s Ocean City? St Matthew's C of E Primary & Nursery Academy is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to our strong school leadership team.

Assistant Headteacher (L4 – 9) with responsibility for Key Stage 2 initially and a significant aspect of whole school development. Your role will be to support the headteacher in the day to day running of the school and to lead a team of Year leaders to continually improve the quality of teaching, curriculum, leadership, and provision within this phase of the school. There will be a small teaching commitment associated with this role.

Working as part of St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future development of our school as we move from being a Good school to being a Beacon school in which children, staff and our wider community are enabled to shine. As part of St Christopher’s Trust we can offer a range of professional development opportunities and we are looking for leaders that relish a challenge, stand out from the crowd and are able to make a real difference.

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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