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Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum and Post 16

West Walsall E-ACT Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9UA

This job expired on 22 March 2019 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  22 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  12 March 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Lead Practitioners range 18 to Lead Practitioners range 20, £60,755 to £63,806
• Additional allowances:

  CPD , Job Training

Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum and Post 16 job summary

- To provide the strategy and development of our new knowledge-
based curriculum to ensure stretch and challenge from 11 - 18
- To strategically lead on the development of our curriculum model
to ensure that we offer as wide a range of subjects as possible from
year 7 right through to year 13
- To work with Walsall college and Willenhall Academy to make our
joint P16 a reality
- Ensure effective timetabling that minimises staffing costs
effectively, including the lead of cover in cases of absence
- Develop effective reporting to parents
- Ensure that work experience forms part of West Walsalls curriculum offer.
- Ensure the effective implementation of all exams across the
Academy
- Strategic lead on literacy and numeracy.

As the senior leader for Curriculum:

- Ensure that all subjects areas across the academy offer the correct
depth and challenge to ensure that our students are able to
accesss higher grades in exams
- Ensure that our curriculum is fit for purpose across all years : 7
right through to 13
- Working with our teaching and learning lead ensure that strategic
roll out of knowledge-based homework
- Ensure that the academy is compliant in terms of OFSTED and
progress 8 as well as ensuring that we are best fitting our students.
- Ensure that literacy and numeracy strategies are embedded across
all areas of the academy

- Strategically lead so that our curriculum responds to the needs of
individual students highlighted by data coming in from teachers.

As lead of work experience

- Ensure that work experience opportunities are in place across all
areas of the Academy. Ensure that P16 links are formed to enable
our students to move from the Academy into work places
seamlessly

Supporting the academy:
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to
child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and
data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have
equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the academy and our
E-ACT values
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals
- Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
- Participate in training and other learning activities and
performance development as required
- Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including
before and after lessons and at lunchtime
- Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of
lesson activities as required and take responsibility for a group
under the supervision of the teacher
- Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and
role.
- In conjunction with the line manager, take responsibility for
personal professional development, keeping up-to-date with
research and developments in teaching pedagogy, changes in the
academy curriculum, policy implementation and national research
to inform leadership practice.
- Undertake any necessary professional development as identified
in the Academy Improvement Plan taking full advantage of any
relevant training and development available.
- Maintain a professional portfolio of evidence to support the
Performance Management process - evaluating and improving own
practice.
- To have an understanding of and work within the requirements of
GDPR at all times and comply with E-ACT policy in terms of data
protection
- All duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with
the Academy Policies, standing orders and current legislation with
an emphasis on customer care, equal opportunities, data
protection and health safety.

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.

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About West Walsall E-ACT Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1172 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: West Walsall E-ACT Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: midlands.recruit@e-act.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-walsall-e-act-academy (opens in new tab)

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