Deputy Headteacher - Behaviour, Culture and Ethos
Eden Park High School, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RDThis job expired on 29 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Closing date
29 April 2024 at 10am
Date listed
2 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £77,258.00 - £84,812.00 Annually (FTE)
Deputy Headteacher - Behaviour, Culture and Ethos job summary
Based at Eden Park High School
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
About the role:
Qualities and Knowledge
To lead and undertake any job at the reasonable request of the Executive Headteacher and Head of School.
Lead SLT and senior pastoral discussions, particularly with regard to BC&E and ensure positive outcomes for students.
Be the schools named DSL, Lead safeguarding strategic direction and ensure the culture of safeguarding is exemplary.
To keep abreast of developments in education and with Ofsted – in particular in relation to BC&E, ensuring that the school adapts to necessary changes/demands/expectations.
Contribute to setting a strategic vision for the school and lead on aspects of the School Development Plan as directed by the Executive Headteacher and Head of School.
Challenge any low expectations from staff, students or parents.
Act as a role model for others by consistently delivering good and outstanding lessons.
Remain up to date with national and Trust changes to how student academic progress is evaluated and tracked, learning and teaching is evaluated, and that the curriculum reflects best practice and has a positive impact on students learning and outcomes.
Remain up to date with educational research and pedagogy that has a positive impact on student learning and outcomes.
Contribute to an ethos which reflects the core values of the Trust and enables everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes.
Hold and articulate a clear vision that is underpinned by the school values of Integrity, Kindness and Endeavour.
Uphold the E21C pillars of leadership.
Students & Staff
Under the direction of the Executive Head and Head of School:
Lead strategically on and be accountable for student behaviour and personal development within the school.
Lead on the quality assurance systems and processes for BC&E in the school.
Lead on student behaviour tracking, interventions and outcomes within the school.
Lead on student exclusions and admissions.
Lead on safeguarding and ensure compliance and effectiveness as set out in local and national guidelines & legislation.
Lead the Inclusion Meetings at the school.
Oversee the delivery of sex and relationships education together with the wider PHSE curriculum
Maintain a visible presence around the school. Be a role model for staff and students.
Contribute to the preparation and review of the school SIP/SEF with specific input on BC&E.
Lead a team of pastoral staff, responsible for improving pastoral and welfare outcomes for students across the school.
Complete termly and weekly reports that detail the impact of initiatives on student BC&E as required by the Executive Headteacher, head of school, Trust and LGB.
To work with the appropriate staff to monitor the E21C BC&E rubrics; holding all teachers and support staff to account when standards are not met.
Systems & Processes
Under the direction of the Executive Head and Head of School:
To effectively use and lead on school & Trust data systems to track students' progress with regard to BC&E.
To develop processes and strategies with school leaders to address any staff or student underperformance in a timely way.
To lead on whole school processes to monitor and improve BC&E
Conduct regular student data reviews and action feedback to address any cause for concerns.
Set high expectations for student behaviour with regular monitoring at school level.
Evaluate the impact of all improvement activities on BC&E.
Lead on establishing staff expertise to use data to impact positively on student BC&E.
Embed a culture where students are constantly given appropriate challenge and high expectations.
Deliver personally or arrange third party staff INSET on any aspect of BC&E which requires further staff training and development.
The Self-Improving School System
To inspire and influence others – within and beyond Eden Park High School, including across E21C where appropriate
Develop a teaching community who are confident their delivery will enable students to achieve the highest grades.
To report to the Local Governing Body in the termly Governors report on BC&E.
To produce reports/presentations on BC&E as may be required by the Trust or any external body.
Remain up to date with current educational pedagogy and disseminate to staff where appropriate.
Undertake INSET as appropriate to enable ‘best expert’ status in all areas of responsibility.
Collaborate with other schools and organisations in order to share expertise and bring positive benefits to Eden Park High School.
Maintain a regular consultation with the Executive Headteacher, Head of School and any staff which are accountable to the post holder.
Identify opportunities to work with outside partners to develop BC&E at the school.
Identify opportunities for training and sharing of best practice across schools within E21C and wider where appropriate.
*We reserve the right to this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Commitment to safeguarding
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
About Eden Park High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1190 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Eden Park High School website (opens in new tab)
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.
We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.
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