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Deputy Headteacher

Shotton Primary School, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, DH6 2JP

This job expired on 22 November 2023

Job start date
15 April 2024
Closing date
22 November 2023 at 9am
Date listed
6 November 2023

Job details

Job role: View all Deputy headteacherjobs
Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs - Not applicable
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £ 56,082 - £61,882
Pay scale: Leadership Scale 8 to 12

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualified teacher status

Effective classroom practitioner with a secure knowledge and understanding of how children learn
Successful experience at curriculum leadership level
Experience of successful and co-operative working as a member of a team
Experience of successfully leading change
Experience of improving the skills of other practitioners
Experience of promoting safeguarding procedures in a school

Curriculum management that has resulted in successful change and effective practice
Experience of planning and managing high quality training and sustained professional development

Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of situations
Ability to lead by example with integrity, creativity, resilience and clarity
Proven leadership skills
Ability to promote an ethos within which all staff are motivated and supported to develop their own skills and subject knowledge, and to support each other
Curriculum management – planning, delivery and assessment
Ability to analyse and evaluate school self-evaluation processes including the use of external and internal data in order to accurately prioritise strategic leadership objectives
Ability to initiate and lead change by inspiring and influencing others
Experience, knowledge and understanding of education partnerships
Ability to demonstrate enthusiastic, sensitive, resilient and appropriate focused leadership whilst working with others
Ability to promote high quality care, guidance and support for pupils and parents
A clear vision and understanding of the needs of all pupils, in order to close gaps in achievement
Detailed knowledge of the structure and content of the current primary and Early Years curriculum
Understanding and knowledge of current issues in education

Evidence of being able to build and sustain effective working relationships with staff, Governors, parents and the wider community
Flexibility and adaptability to be able to mix with a wide range of people
Friendly and approachable
Resilient with a sense of humour

What the school offers its staff

The successful candidate will become an integral strategic member of our dedicated, hardworking Senior Leadership Team, who put the needs of our children at the forefront of their practice.

The successful candidate will have high expectations and demonstrate a caring attitude towards our children’s academic, social and personal development.

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