Assistant Headteacher

The Keystone Academy, Shrewsbury, SY1 3LP

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  24 April 2023

• Closing date

  10 February 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 January 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher, deputy or assistant headteacher
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full time hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L3 to L8

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated Assistant Headteacher with the vision and experience to play a pivotal leadership role at The Keystone Academy. This is a truly unique opportunity for an ambitious, inspirational and talented practitioner to support the Headteacher in continuing to develop our brand-new specialist school for SEMH and neurodivergence. We are looking for an outstanding practitioner who can bring creative and innovative ways of working within the Trust and the local authority.

Key Priorities

• Support the strategic vision and direction of the Academy
• Support strategic leadership and management to staff within the Academy
• Support with securing and sustaining effective teaching and learning throughout the school
• Undertake Performance Management and Line Management responsibilities for a group of teachers and other staff in the school
• Deploy staff and resources efficiently and effectively to meet specific objectives in line with school’s strategic plans.
• Ensure effective pastoral care and behaviour support throughout the school
• To be responsible for the day to day leadership and management when the Headteacher, or Deputy Headteacher are not in the Academy

What the school offers its staff

We offer the following benefits to all Trust employees from their first day with us:

• Access and support with training and CPD
• Specialist training where required
• Free lunch at school
• Free parking
• Nursery benefits
• Car purchase salary sacrifice scheme
• Education Mutual – access to free face to face counselling, physiotherapy, nurse help-line, prescription service whenever you need it
• Perkbox

- A huge range of discounts, free gifts, perks including shopping, eating out, holidays

- The wellness Hub – access to a variety of practical and useful resources

- Medical – on-line GP appointments, prescriptions and advice at a time convenient to you

Applying for the job

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Assistant Headteacher Application Pack Keystone - January 2023.pdf - 307 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Keystone Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 16
• School size: Up to 120 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Keystone Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@thekeystoneacademy.org
• Phone number: 01743 599011
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-keystone-academy (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to The Keystone Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@thekeystoneacademy.org.

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