Deputy Head Teacher
Springwell School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6DHThis job expired on 19 February 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
2 September 2021
Closing date
19 February 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership scale L15 - L19 £59,581 - £65,735
Deputy Head Teacher job summary
We are very excited to be recruiting for a Deputy Head Teacher to join our school. We are looking for a strong, well-rounded individual who can drive significant improvements in their areas of responsibility but also for the whole school.
We are looking for an experienced senior leader who has reached a stage in their career where they are ready for the challenge and exciting step to deputy headship. This vacancy is an ideal opportunity for someone who can lead strategically to build on current and significant achievements.
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, highly driven leader who is an outstanding teacher with proven success in both teaching pupils with complex learning difficulties and with leadership and management experience.
The successful candidate will lead on standards and provision for pupils’ personal development, promoting and safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable children in our school, and to ensure high quality communication in promoting partnership working with parents, professionals and the wider community.
Amongst other things this individual must;
• Be a positive role model and lead by example
• Have high aspirations and a commitment to excellence for all
• Be a robust and resilient leader, committed to going above and beyond
• Be committed to working with pupils, parents and staff to raise standards
Please refer to our Recruitment pack that can be found on our website, www.springwellschool.net.
Commitment to safeguarding
Springwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
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About Springwell School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 11
- School size
- 271 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Springwell School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@springwellschool.net
- Phone number
- 02380445981
Located on the edge of the city of Southampton, Springwell School is a designated day special school for children aged from 4 - 11 years with complex learning difficulties including speech and language disorders, autism and challenging behaviours. Every child within the school has an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP).
Our purpose-built school has recently undergone a significant expansion, which has created two buildings within our main site: Puffin Building for Years R, 1 and 2 and Partridge Building for Years 3 to 6. Both buildings have wonderful facilities and specialist teaching rooms, including food technology rooms, art rooms, ICT Suites, soft play rooms, multi-sensory interactive rooms and a hydrotherapy pool, together with dining halls and office space.
Our school encourages a supportive and positive learning ethos that enables both staff and pupils to work and learn together to develop their full potential, providing the highest possible standards of education and support to children, families and staff.
Arranging a visit to Springwell School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@springwellschool.net.
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