Deputy Head Teacher
Stanley High School, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9TFThis job expired on 15 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
April 2024
Closing date
15 January 2024 at 9am
Date listed
6 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time, Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £71,729- £79,112
Pay scale
- Leadership 18-22
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualifications Qualified Teacher Status.
- Good Honours Degree.
- Evidence of further professional study, e.g. MA, NPQSL.
- Experience – The successful candidate will have: School experience in more than one school.
- At least 3 years’ experience at senior leadership level.
- Understanding of key educational issues / change, combined with the ability to lead and co-ordinate their effective implementation.
- Successful and proven track record of innovation and leading change with a demonstrable impact on school improvement.
- A record of sustained progress in learning with improved outcomes for students.
- Successful line management of key areas of responsibility and holding others to account.
- Experience of developing quality assurance programmes and evidence of successful outcomes.
- Experience of effectively working with others including parents, Governors and external agencies.
- Experience as an outstanding teacher.
- Experience of successful school to school support.
- Experience of budget setting.
- Experience of HR Management.
- Knowledge of whole-school budget management.
- Strategic Leadership – The successful candidate will have: Ability to provide clear educational vision and direction.
- Ability to inspire and motivate all stakeholders.
- Evidence of developing effective strategies for school improvement.
- High level of involvement with school improvement planning and developing implementation plans.
- High level involvement in monitoring and evaluation procedures leading to clear impact.
- Ability to work in partnership with senior leaders and governors.
- Ability to set challenging targets for children and staff.
- Ability to analyse and use pupil data on attainment and progress to raise standards.
- Secure knowledge of the Ofsted Framework.
- Understand the principles of effective teaching and learning.
- Use of assessment data management systems to improve standards.
- Successful experience of integrating British Values into school life.
- Leading Teaching & Learning – The successful candidate will have: Successful experience of monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality of teaching and learning.
- Understanding the role and impact of assessment in children’s learning.
- Secure knowledge of statutory requirements relating to curriculum and assessment.
- Experience of leading curriculum innovation.
- Successful experience of developing effective learning behaviours.
- Leading & Managing Staff – The successful candidate will have: Ability to lead, manage and motivate across the school community.
- Ability to establish positive working relationships.
- Ability to plan, allocate, delegate, support and evaluate work undertaken by individuals and teams.
- Successful experience of identifying the need for, and leading, in-service training.
- Significant experience of taking a lead role in performance management of staff including leading lesson observations.
- Experience of dealing with staff when performance gives cause for concern.
- Experience of working with governors.
- Managing Resources – The successful candidate will have: Successful experience of managing budgets.
- Ability to manage, monitor and review available resources, ensuring value for money.
- Budgetary management at whole-school level.
- Experience of recruiting and deploying staff.
What the school offers its staff
Working alongside the headteacher you will learn about governance, financial operations, admissions, recruitment, policy management, human resources and have opportunities to access in-house and external CPL.
We recognise that as a senior leader, you will also need support and challenge yourself so that you can grow to be the best you can be and we will commit to making this happen. The successful applicant will join our ambitious and committed leadership team in school but also thrive in our network of schools.
You would be joining the Southport Learning Trust, a family of seven schools which includes five secondary schools in the locality where you would gain support from a wider group of senior leaders. Being part of a Trust would give you the opportunity to share and be involved in developing practice across several schools. You would benefit from an excellent Employee Assistance Programme and a commitment to your well-being and professional development.
If you have the qualities to be part of the team to take outcomes and the curriculum at the school to the next level, please get in touch.
We welcome visits to the school prior to application by interested candidates. We look forwarding
to meeting interested candidates.
For any enquiries about the post, please contact:
recruitment@stanleyhigh.co.uk or telephone 01704 339872
We look forward to receiving your application.
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at the interview.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Stanley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 841 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stanley High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@stanleyhigh.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01704339870
Stanley High School is a proud member of the Southport Learning Trust family of schools leading to collaboration amongst our wider school community. We have a strong safeguarding culture and we will expect you to champion this within your role. Our staff will engage in high quality Continuous Professional Development at both school and Trust level and all staff have access to our supportive well-being package.
Arranging a visit to Stanley High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stanleyhigh.co.uk.
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