Deputy Headteacher
The Grey Coat Hospital, London, SW1P 2DYThis job expired on 31 January 2020 – see similar jobs
Closing date
31 January 2020 at 4pm
Date listed
15 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- £81,867 to £89,491
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Required for the Summer Term (start date 1st May, 2020 or 1st September, 2020)
Key areas of responsibility
1. Strategic planning and implementation of the school vision
• Support the Headteacher in developing and communicating a clear strategic vision of how to develop the school successfully
• Support the Christian ethos of the school and its values
• Motivate and empower others to carry this vision forward
• Model the values and vision of the school
• Support the Headteacher in successfully implementing change
• Work in harmony with the Headteacher, Governors, local schools and other partners as appropriate
• Deputise for the Headteacher in her absence, taking responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the school as directed
2. Learning, teaching, provision and outcomes
• Lead by example on outstanding learning and teaching
• Work with others to promote the highest student attainment and progress
• Work with others to develop effective approaches to meeting the needs of all students through curricular and other provisions
• Maintain a sense of harmony, through the effective management of student behaviour
• Involve students in the decision-making processes in the school and treat students as partners in the learning process
• Support effective management of pastoral care, student welfare and anti-bullying procedures
• Work with others to ensure impactful assessment, recording and reporting systems of student progress
3. Leading and managing staff
• Lead and motivate others and generate effective working relationships at all levels
• Maximise the contribution of staff to improve the quality of education provided and standards achieved
• Contribute to the effective recruitment, deployment, training and performance of staff
• Create and maintain good working relationships among all members of the school community
• Sustain own motivation and work-life balance and that of other staff
4. Efficient and effective use of resources
• Work with others to deploy staff effectively in order to improve the quality of education provided
• Work with others to monitor and evaluate the curriculum and other provisions for both quality and value for money
• Support the Headteacher and Bursar in managing and organising accommodation efficiently and effectively to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum, as well as Health and Safety requirements
• Support the Headteacher in providing resources for the school which promote the highest aspirations, practices and outcomes
5. Accountability and wider working
• Provide information, objective advice and support to the Governing Body to enable it to meet its responsibilities for securing effective teaching, learning and improved standards of achievement
• Contribute to the school performance management processes, self-evaluation, inspection preparation and management
• Support the Headteacher in maintaining and developing a school in which staff recognise that they are accountable for its success
• Present a coherent and accurate account of the school’s performance in a form appropriate to a range of audiences
• Ensure that a good information flow is maintained within the school and with parents, students and other stakeholders
• Maintain and develop excellent relations between the school and the local community
• Work closely with other schools, locally, nationally and internationally
• Work closely with the Westminster Local Authority, the United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation, the LDBS and other institutions and agencies to meet the needs of the school and its students
Person Specification
When completing Section 6 of the application form ‘relevant skills and competencies’ you should address and evidence your experience, skills and qualifications in relation to the key criteria detailed in this person specification. You should also outline how you would contribute to promoting excellent outcomes for all students at The Grey Coat Hospital. This section of the application form should be no longer than two sides of A4.
The Person
Our aim is to ‘enable students to take charge of their learning, make decisions based on Christian values, live in the world as independent women, and meet the challenges of the twenty-first century’.
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is hard working, resilient, positive, dynamic, empathetic and wholly supportive of the vision and ethos of this outstanding school.
The Deputy Headteacher will join the SLT, Headteacher and Governors in their continued quest for excellence in all areas of school life.
Experience
• Evidence of successful leadership and management at a senior leadership level, leading to outstanding outcomes (essential)
• Evidence of successful use of monitoring and evaluation strategies to raise the standards of the quality of teaching and learning, student outcomes, quality of provision and efficiency (essential)
• Experience of identifying and developing high quality staff and of effective staff performance management (essential)
• Experience of targeted school development planning to raise standards and improve outcomes (essential)
• Experience of developing and leading new initiatives using the latest technologies to support learning (essential)
• Successful management, as part of a senior leadership team, of school self-evaluation and/or the OfSTED process (essential)
• Experience of developing, leading or supporting pastoral initiatives that have significantly improved student discipline, behaviour and attitudes (essential)
• Evidence of effective innovation in secondary education (essential)
• Evidence of successful teaching and outstanding outcomes in more than one school (essential)
• Evidence of innovative approaches to timetabling and effective use of pupil performance data to raise student outcomes (desirable)
Skills
• Understanding, analysing and making effective use of a wide range of data
• Engendering a desire for learning in young people and adults
• Articulating a compelling vision underpinned by targets and goals
• Empowering others to support the school’s vision, targets and goals
• Communicating and liaising effectively with a range of audiences formally and informally, orally and in writing
• Managing the implementation of the vision through innovation and improvement
Education and Qualifications
• Good Honours Degree
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Recent and relevant leadership and management development
*Previous applicants need not apply*
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.
About The Grey Coat Hospital
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1139 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Grey Coat Hospital website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@gch.org.uk
The Grey Coat Hospital, founded in 1698, is a Church of England comprehensive school for girls aged eleven to eighteen with a mixed Sixth Form. The historic foundation of the school and its current ethos are rooted in a confident and generous Christian faith and practice, which welcomes students and staff of all backgrounds and beliefs. The school is situated in the heart of central London close to excellent transport links.
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