Assistant Headteacher: Teaching and Learning
The Priory School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2URThis job expired on 26 April 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
26 April 2021 at 5pm
Date listed
14 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L14-18 £58,135-£64,143
Assistant Headteacher: Teaching and Learning job summary
The Priory School is a thriving learning community which seeks to appoint an outstanding middle or senior leader as Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning. We are looking for an innovative leader who will inspire, motivate and challenge colleagues to improve their professional practice and who has a passionate commitment to the academic, personal and social development of all our students.
The successful candidate will:
- have an expert knowledge of the process of learning and effective pedagogy
- be well-informed in (and possibly contribute to) current educational research
- be an innovative and creative thinker
- be solutions focussed in their approach to challenges
- understand how to affect change
- demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- show enthusiasm, common sense and good humour
- embody the school’s values of Responsibility, Respect and Resilience
- have the desire to progress further in their career
- have the ability to make a difference to staff and students
We will provide you with the right balance of support, challenge and stimulation for both job satisfaction and career development.
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 The Priory School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Priory School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- emma.sangster@priory.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01462 622300
The Priory School:
- is oversubscribed
- has happy, disciplined students who are eager to achieve their best
- has a well-qualified, hard-working and committed staff who enjoy working at the school
- is moving towards all students having a Chromebook by September 2021
- promotes learning outside the classroom though our TPS Award
- is one of four Hertfordshire secondary schools to be developing a Specialist Resource Provision hub for students (due to open in September 2022)
- is committed to innovation and excellence
- actively promotes staff wellbeing
-works in a well-established and successful sixth form consortium with other local schools
-is undergoing a £5 million facilities upgrade
-is situated on a modern, attractive greenbelt campus in Hitchin with excellent transport links to London, Cambridge and beyond
Arranging a visit to The Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email emma.sangster@priory.herts.sch.uk.
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