- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 100 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School website
Deputy Headteacher
More than one location, St Christopher's C Of E (Primary) Multi Academy TrustThis job expired on 27 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
27 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L2 - L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Have leadership skills that will enable staff to flourish and pupils to reach their potential underpinned by a strong personal philosophy and clear pedagogical subject knowledge.
- Be a charismatic leader, comfortable and able to inspire staff, build relationships with parents and who has a smile for every situation.
- Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for pupils with the ability to challenge each pupil from whatever their starting point.
- High expectations of themselves and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.
- A commitment to developing an engaging and exciting curriculum based on practical and first hand learning experiences, within and beyond the classroom making the most of our school grounds and local learning resources.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- A welcoming, nurturing school with a strong ethos and set of values that underpin all that we do
- Children who are happy and motivated to learn and a supportive and welcoming staff team
- The opportunity to work in highly-regarded schools at the centre of the community
- An exciting role within our growing organisation with opportunities for future career development within our own school and across our family of 18 schools.
Further details about the role
Are you looking to develop as a primary school leader? Does the challenge of leading a school across two sites appeal to you? Are you passionate about curriculum and exceptional in your understanding about teaching and learning? Due to the relocation of the current Deputy, we are seeking to appoint a driven and ambitious senior leader as Deputy Head (L2 -L5). Our schools have been on an improvement journey and now offer a good quality of education for our pupils. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join our Senior Leadership Team at the next stage of our school’s development.
Your role will be to support the Headteacher in the day to day running of the school, and support the senior leadership team to improve the quality of teaching, learning and provision across the school. There will be a small teaching commitment in Key Stage 2.
As part of St Christopher’s Trust we can offer a range of professional development opportunities whatever your career stage and we are looking for leaders that relish a challenge, stand out from the crowd and really want to make a difference. If your vision is to be a headteacher in the future – our Trust can develop you to achieve your aspirations.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.
Visits to the school are encouragedon 18th April at 4.30pm or 20th April at 2pm (visits will start at St. Mary’s Infant School). To arrange a visit, please contactthe school on 01752 337912.
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.
This job post has expired.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- psm.admin@stcmat.org
- Phone number
- 01752 337912
Primary Schools across Plymouth, Devon and Torquay
School Details
Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School
Old Priory Junior Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 192 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Old Priory Junior Academy website
Arranging a visit to St Christopher's C Of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email psm.admin@stcmat.org.
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