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Deputy headteacher

Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0EY

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• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  29 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - Initially 1 year with the possibility of being made permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership L5 - L8

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A minimum, a B.ED or B.A & PGCE / PGDE or equivalent & have at least 4 years’ experience in teaching or leadership
  
• A full understanding of processes involving children in care, child protection and safeguarding and be committed to working in partnership
  
• An innovative and creative approach
  
• An excellent classroom practitioner and committed to high standards of teaching and learning
• High expectations that motivate, support and challenge teachers and students alike
  
• Commitment to high standards of the professional development of staff
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
• The ability to support the Head in delivery of the school vision, for all learners
• Lead the school in the absence of the Headteacher for assemblies, management decisions, budget control
• Take ownership of evidencing our improvement of outcomes for all learners
• Manage and motivate the support team, including TAs, lunchtime staff and all support staff
• Work closely with teachers to enrich and improve curriculum planning across all subjects and year groups

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming environment where the children enjoy learning, are positive, cheerful and well behaved.
• Professional, hardworking and motivated team of teachers and support staff committed to developing and raising standards.
• Positive relationships with parents and the wider community.
• Development opportunities within our academies trust and investment in your professional development and future career.
• A positive working environment focused on staff well-being, student welfare, and high standards of achievement and behaviour
• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• Eligibility to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme
• Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family
• Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements.
• Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions, and supported through regular JCNC meetings.
• Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox
• Cycle to Work Scheme

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 Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: louise.gregson@cidari.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/darwen-st-james-cofe-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

We are a Church of England primary academy. Being an academy means that we joined a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), our trust is called Cidari. Being a CofE academy, means that our Vision and Mission statements are at the forefront of everything that we do here, they are not just words we live them out every day.

We are a one form entry academy and our intake starts with 2yr olds all the way up to 11 year olds. Our staff team are friendly and welcoming, we have an open door policy so that parents can speak to us as and when needed.

Our children are happy and love coming to school, they settle well and always make good friends. The children are engaged in their learning and use a Growth Mindset approach to enable them to build resilience and to be able to challenge themselves to take risks.

Arranging a visit to Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email louise.gregson@cidari.co.uk.

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