Deputy Headteacher
Burnley High School, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6NX29 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 70293 - 77552
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Burnley High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Deputy Headteacher who play a crucial role in assisting the Headteacher to maintain an outstanding education for students and in creating an environment where there are the highest expectations for all members of the school community.
You will already work within a Senior Leadership Team and have an ambition to take on further responsibility in a pivotal role. As well as being an outstanding classroom practitioner you will have experience of strong performance management, providing a positive and welcoming leadership style, whilst ensuring accountability for student progress.
We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – michael.rigby@burnleyhigh.com.
The role will include:
- Maintain the vision and direction for the school and ensure that the school’s vision and values are clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon effectively by all.
- Demonstrate an unrelenting commitment to providing the best educational experiences and opportunities for our students.
- Ensure a commitment to academic excellence, high quality teaching and learning and achievement for all.
- To undertake strategic planning, contributing to school self-evaluation sharing responsibility for developing and implementing the School Development Plan
- Use national, local and school data effectively to analyse and evaluate student progress; plan and implement effective interventions to support students.
- Inspire, motivate and influence staff and students, maintaining the highest standards and expectations of teaching, learning and student well-being.
What are the job requirements?
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Qualified to at least degree level
- Experience at Assistant Head/Deputy Head or equivalent
- Evidence of relevant and substantial CPD
- A relentless approach to securing the improvement of teaching and learning
- A commitment to establishing and maintaining honest, meaningful working relationships with children, school staff, parents, carers and the wider community
- Proven track record of excellent results in examinations
About Burnley High School:
Burnley High School was founded in 2014 in Burnley, Lancashire. It is a mainstream school for mixed pupils aged 11-16. Burnley High School is part of the Education Partnership Trust.
Values and Vision
Burnley High School promises to “transform lives” by empowering pupils to achieve their full potential. The school focuses on developing the “whole person”. Beyond academic expectations, young people also learn life skills, and their personal and social development is encouraged.
The school’s ambition is to build a life-long love of learning and a set of moral values to help pupils make a positive contribution to society.
About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):
EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.
Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.
Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:
- Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
- Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Access to teachers pension scheme.
- Free parking.
- Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
- Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
- Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.
Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com
Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Burnley High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 607 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Burnley High School website (opens in new tab)
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