Deputy Headteacher
The Vale Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QPThis job expired on 31 January 2020
Job start date
13 April 2020
Closing date
31 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 5 to Lead Practitioners range 9, £45,319 to £50,026
Additional allowances
• Leadership Pay Scale
• The Vale Academy is a very popular primary academy within the Dunstable area, with increasing numbers of children attending from Nursery – Year 6
• A new state of the art EYFS unit, including a fully-equipped Nursery
• Fantastic results in the past three years in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2
• An innovative curriculum that reflects the needs of the children and the community, with a balanced focus on core and foundation subjects
• A dedicated focus on the mental health and wellbeing of our staff and children
• Fantastic facilities and resources, including our school forest, a stage for our Annual Performance and significant space to provide our children with an excellent PE curriculum
• An academy and a Multi-Academy Trust that is committed to supporting its colleagues to continue their professional development through high-quality training and qualifications
• Experienced and innovative leadership with a fully committed governing body
• Colleagues who are absolutely dedicated to providing the best school experience for all of our children
• A lovely close-knit team that feels like a family
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Are you a Primary Teacher interested in a leadership position for April or September?
Would you enjoy leading on new ideas and strategies that make a difference to Teaching & Learning?
Would you like to be part of a genuinely lovely team where you are recognised and valued?
If you have answered yes to these questions, The Vale Academy would love to hear from you!
The Vale Academy is on an exciting journey where we are looking to expand and develop. Therefore, we have a brilliant opportunity for an additional Deputy Headteacher to join our dynamic team! Here at The Vale Academy, we are passionate about inspiring young minds and ensuring that in everything we do, we are making a positive impact on our pupils’ lives. We are looking to recruit a Deputy Headteacher that will take a major role in formulating the aims and objectives of the school.
As much as we look for teachers who will invest and care about our pupils, it is equally important we support and invest in our teachers too. At The Vale Academy, we ensure we look after all our staff and that they have the trust, autonomy and support necessary to be happy in their role.
The Deputy Headteacher, under the direction of the Head of School, will take a major role in:
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Managing staff and resources to that end
• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
Commitment to safeguarding
The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
About The Vale Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 617 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Vale Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.anderson@thesharedlearningtrust.org.uk
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