Assistant Headteacher - Teaching And Learning

Cutteslowe Primary School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7SX

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 1pm

• Date listed

  18 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £49,574.00 - £54,816.00 Annually (Actual) (2024 Pay Award Pending)

Assistant Headteacher - Teaching And Learning job summary

Are you an inspirational leader looking for a new challenge, an exceptional middle leader or a high performing teacher who is passionate about transforming the lives of children and shaping the future of the school?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for that next step to lead the curriculum within our dynamic senior leadership team and school. You must be an excellent practitioner with the ability to model outstanding teaching to others and lead a team of able and willing colleagues. As a member of our team, you will be passionate about your teaching and committed to improving your own practice alongside like-minded professionals to ensure high-quality learning experiences for all.

This full time post has up to a FTE 0.6 teaching commitment with at least FTE 0.4 dedicated to leadership responsibilities.

Play a major role in the school improvement and school self-evaluation planning process, through agreed priorities.

Take responsibility for child protection issues as appropriate as the deputy DSL

Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of action plans and other policy developments where appropriate .

Be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement.

What we can offer.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

We would delighted to arrange a tour of our wonderful school and if you would like to have a confidential conversation with Lee Smith (School Business Manager), about the role, prior to application, then please email lsmith@cuttesloweprimary.org or telephone 01865 649618.

The River Learning Trust and Cutteslowe Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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 Cutteslowe Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 336 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cutteslowe Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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