Deputy Headteacher
George Stephenson High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6SAThis job expired on 10 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
10 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time Hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L21 - L25 (£69,031 - £76,141)
Deputy Headteacher job summary
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, committed and talented professional to join our Leadership Team from January 2023.
You will be joining the Leadership Team at an exciting time to drive our school on its journey to the next stage of its development. Excellent learning is at the centre of what we do and we make no apologies for this. If you want to join a dynamic outward looking team and want to make a real difference to students’ lives, then this is the school for you.
This is a key appointment for our school and would be ideally suited for existing deputy headteachers looking to expand their school experience or experienced assistant headteachers looking to take on their first deputy headship. In this senior post you will be expected to be flexible and show initiative in identifying areas that we can improve in and be proactive in planning for and delivering improvements. However, the role will initially lead on areas such as inclusion, behaviour and attitudes, Pupil Premium and Safeguarding as well as the line management of our guidance, pastoral and SEND systems and staff.
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 George Stephenson High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1214 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- George Stephenson High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- enquiries@gshs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 216 1115
George Stephenson High School has an extremely positive ethos, with very strong pastoral and academic guidance and a real emphasis on learning. We believe that the support, care and welfare of our students are second to none. This school is, and will always be, fully inclusive and puts the students at the very centre of all that we do.
We believe that it is a happy, safe and enjoyable place to be with a purposeful atmosphere. We also want the school to be at the very heart of the local community and to be the school of choice of all who live here. The learning environment we provide allows students to grow and develop academically, socially and personally into responsible, caring and confident young people.
We seek to provide the best possible educational experience and outcomes for every child, where students make excellent progress and secure their most appropriate destination when they leave. We value the individual differences of our students, encourage them to succeed in everything they do. We achieve this through providing excellent teaching, fostering the very best relationships, having a personalised and enriched curriculum, having the highest aspirations for all our students and collaborating widely with a range of partners.
George Stephenson High School is an 11-18 high school with excellent facilities for learning. Students are encouraged and supported throughout their time to achieve highly and fulfil their potential in all aspects of school life. We take pride in our students, value our staff and relentlessly strive to improve as an educational provider. The school has continued to improve significantly, building up a reputation as a lively, caring school and an exciting place for students to learn which has meant that we have been oversubscribed for many years.
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