Deputy Head of School
Bridgewater Park Primary School, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2LWDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
28 September 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 September 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - 37 Hours Per Week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £49,574 - £54,816
Pay scale
- L3 - L7
What skills and experience we're looking for
Duties and responsibilities
Under the direction of the head
of school, the deputy headteacher will:
Create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life.
Embody the school’s values:
tenacity, kindness, integrity.
Encourage high standards of
behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff
and pupils and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school.
Teaching, curriculum and
assessment
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across all subjects and phases, based on evidence.
Ensure teaching is underpinned by subject expertise.
Effectively use assessment to inform strategy and decisions.
Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum.
Establish curriculum leadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access to professional networks and communities.
Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum.
Organisational management and school improvement
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing board and through consultation with the school community.
Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively.
Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care.
Manage staff well with due attention to workload.
Ensure rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk.
Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context.
Professional development
Under the direction of the head of school the deputy head of school will:
Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high standard professional development opportunities.
Keep up to date with developments in education.
Seek training and continuing professional development to meet the needs of self and others.
What the school offers its staff
Bridgewater Park Primary School is on a transformational journey of improvement and is a great place for you to take your next leadership step.
You will be joining a staff team that does what it takes to prepare children for their next stages. Values are at the front and centre at Bridgewater Park and, alongside a strong curriculum and an embedded teaching approach, underpin our work. Our school culture is nurturing and inclusive. Kindness, integrity and tenacity are at the heart of what we do, and relationships are crucial.
Further details about the role
We are looking for someone who knows what excellence looks like in primary school education and who can lead, coach and support others to deliver strong teaching and learning. Someone open, collaborative, and reflective. You will bring significant knowledge and experience of excellent teaching, and a proven track record of positive impact. You will have experience of raising standards in teaching and learning and understand the importance of building school culture where all members of the school community can thrive. You will be resilient and tenacious about school improvement.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@theheathfamily.org.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bridgewater Park Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 104 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- AHudson@BWP.theheathfamily.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01928 563838
Bridgewater Park School is a delightful Primary school nestled in the heart of Castlefields, Runcorn. We offer an exciting and enriching curriculum to ensure that all our children achieve their full potential and become life-long learners. Bridgewater Park is part of the Heath Family (NW) Multi Academy Trust which operates 8 schools across Merseyside and Cheshire.
Arranging a visit to Bridgewater Park Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email AHudson@BWP.theheathfamily.org.uk.
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