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Deputy Headteacher- Secondment

Thomas Harding Junior School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1LR

This job expired on 26 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Wednesday 23rd April 2025

• Closing date

  26 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £57,979.00 - £60,838.00 Annually (Actual) L6-L8 (Dependant on previous experience)

Deputy Headteacher- Secondment job summary

Thomas Harding is a happy, popular and thriving two-form entry junior school serving a diverse community in Chesham. Our ASPIRE values are embedded in the culture of the school. We all have a relentless drive to ensure that all children achieve their full potential. We have the highest expectations and aspirations for our children and for each other which is tangible in and around the school. We do not put a ceiling on achievement and the warm and positive ethos across the school means that children can thrive.

As part of the ODBST, you will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the other academies within our forward thinking, innovative trust.

Staff are the vital ingredient in our school and our commitment to the development and wellbeing of staff at all levels is a fundamental priority for us.

Leaders at all levels are highly effective and believe that their staff are the vital resource. A strong team ethos shines through this school. The teachers and support staff are willing to go the extra mile to benefit all pupils. A member of staff said, ‘Everyone pulls together led by the top, it’s all for the pupils’. (Ofsted November 2021)

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven, effective leadership skills and the drive to help lead our school with passion, raising standards where required, but recognising and maintaining excellence where it is already in place.
• Has an unrelenting belief and focus that all students can achieve high standards, whatever their background, life experiences or starting point.
• Promotes high standards of teaching and learning through excellent classroom practice.
• Possesses excellent communication skills with a firm commitment to working in partnership with children, staff, governors, families and the wider community.
• Is passionate about education and learning and can inspire and motivate the school community.
• Can demonstrate a commitment to the principles of inclusion, equality and high achievement for all.
• Is committed to the continual development of themselves as practitioners.

We can offer you:

• A passionate, positive and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heart of every decision.
• Working in a supportive partnership within and beyond your school, driven by a moral purpose which isunderpinnedby our ASPIRE values.
• Dedicated leadership time, PPA and a full induction programme.
• Significant support through both the Headteacher and the ODBST, ensuring that you will succeed in this role.
• A commitment to quality CPD as part of the ODBST.
• Engagement with Trust networks to share best practice and learn from others across our partnership.
• A strong network of deputies who support each other and share best practice.
• An SLT who are committed to supporting and enabling the wellbeing of all 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 Thomas Harding Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thomas Harding Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-harding-junior-school

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