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Deputy Headteacher

Millfield Primary School, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3RQ

This job expired on 2 October 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2021

• Closing date

  2 October 2020 at 3pm

• Date listed

  2 September 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £48,808 - £58,856

Deputy Headteacher job summary

The Governing Board of Millfield Primary School is seeking to appoint an exceptional teacher to join the senior leadership team of our school as deputy head teacher. This post would initially have a full time teaching commitment of three days with the other two days being involved with leadership and management of the school.

This is an exciting time for Millfield Primary as we move forward and make the necessary changes to make our school the very best that it can be. We are committed to making our school a centre of excellence and are relentless about our drive for improvement.
In particular our new Deputy Head Teacher will have the responsibility for leading curriculum development, assessment / pupil progress and other key areas for school improvement with a focus on further raising our standards of achievement. They will be a Designated Safeguarding Lead and performance manage staff teams.

The successful candidate must:

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with proven experience of delivering consistently good / outstanding lessons
• Be able to lead and take the initiative
• Be prepared to contribute to whole school improvement through demonstrating good teaching across the school
• Be able to contribute to developing the curriculum at our school
• Have proven success in securing good pupil progress and motivating children to learn
• Be able to take responsibility for leading and managing significant areas of the day to day life of the school
• See partnerships with parents / carers as an essential tool for raising achievement
Our school can offer:

• Enthusiastic children with excellent behaviour for learning
• High expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour
• Supportive colleagues, parents and governors
• Opportunities for training and professional development

Applications are invited from all good and outstanding teachers with excellent references, proven success in the classroom and evidence of leadership and management impacting on whole school improvement.

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 Millfield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 385 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Millfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@millfield.staffs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millfield-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Millfield Primary School is a two form entry primary school that caters for pupils from EYFS to Year 6. Currently the school has 409 pupils on roll (September 2020).

The school is a mixture of buildings consisting of a main building (which has been significantly developed over time as the school has grown in size) and mobile classrooms which currently house six classes (two Y2, Y3 and Y4 classes).

The school is located in Fazeley which is on the outskirts of Tamworth. The school sits next to the Fazeley and Birmingham canal, and the two mills which used to rely on the canal for transport, are located close to the school as is St Paul's Church.

Arranging a visit to Millfield Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@millfield.staffs.sch.uk.

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