Deputy Headteacher
Whitecross Hereford, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0RNThis job expired on 1 April 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
1 April 2020 at 4pm
Date listed
16 March 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 19 to Lead Practitioners range 24, £63,975 to £72,306
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Core Priorities:
To support and assist the Headteacher by providing dynamic and professional leadership that models our DNA, promotes and develops our values, improves outcomes for our students, is relentless in seeking to raise standards, is committed to the growth and development of staff and students and is strategic and reflective with the highest expectations.
Specific role:
The Deputy Head (Students) has a specific role within the senior leadership team focussing on the behaviours and expectations of our students. They will lead on:
• The continued development of a supportive and ambitious culture for all our students
• The effective use of school systems to promote the highest standards of conduct
• The growth of our school as an inclusive community
In addition to the specific role, all members of the SLT have core responsibilities:
Responsibilities of all members of the Senior Leadership Team
1. Achievement and Standards
• Demonstrate high expectations and set challenging objectives for pupils performance, both personally and for those we line-manage
• Ensure a consistent and continuous focus on student achievement, using data to track and monitor the progress in every pupil’s learning
• Challenge underperformance which acts as a barrier to pupil achievement
• Use national, local and school data effectively to analyse and evaluate pupil progress; plan and implement effective interventions to support pupils
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of learning outcomes
• Ensure we close any gaps between different groups of pupils
2. Quality of Provision
• Ensure all teaching in the school is highly effective and that students are engaged in outstanding learning experiences every day
• Secure and sustain effective teaching through structured monitoring, evaluation and review
• Monitor the quality of teaching and students’ learning through the analysis of performance data, observations of teaching, learning walks, work scrutiny, student interviews in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team
• Have the personal pedagogical understanding which inspires learners to achieve well, relative to their prior attainment and to make progress as good as, or better than, similar learners nationally
• Contribute to the development of teaching and learning by leading and supporting professional learning programmes, coaching and mentoring of teachers
• Contribute to the development of the curriculum to best reflect our curricular aims and to meet the needs of all students
• Seek opportunities to collaborate with other schools and other relevant networks to share and develop excellent pedagogies
• Take a strategic role in the development of new and emergent technologies to enhance and extend the learning experience of students
• Implement strategies that ensure high standards of behaviour
• Promote extra-curricular activities and out of hours learning which enhances learning opportunities
3. Leadership and Management
• Deputise in the absence of the Headteacher
• Lead by example and be a role model for all stakeholders in the school
• Effectively manage an agenda of continual improvement to raise standards in all areas of school life
• Take the lead strategic oversight for specified areas of improvement and development and make a significant contribution to the strategic development of all areas of our school whether or not holding a direct responsibility for the strategic feature
• Contribute to the development and review of the School Development Plan, Self-Evaluation Statement and related documentation
• Line manage designated members of staff to ensure they work effectively to raise student achievement and attainment across the school and provide effective support, guidance, challenge and information for all staff within designated areas of responsibility
• Maintain clear expectations, high standards of professionalism and collaboration to meet the school’s improvement and development priorities
• Assist in the appointment of staff and their deployment to make the most effective use of their skills, expertise and experience in order to raise standards of achievement across the school
• Ensure that all staff members have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities
• Deploy appropriate resources, in consultation with the Headteacher, for effective, efficient and safe teaching and learning, having consideration for budgets, staff, time, courses, development opportunities and ICT resources
• Liaise effectively with all stakeholders, including parents, students, feeder schools, partner secondary schools, business and community partners and the wider community, as appropriate to designated strategic responsibilities
• Network with other institutions in order to learn more about the ways that they are effecting change and transformation
• Ensure the school is compliant with national and local legal and policy requirements
4. Personal Development and Well-being
• Treat all members of the school community fairly, equitably and with respect to create and maintain our DNA
• Ensure a consistent and continuous school-wide focus on student achievement, using baseline and progress data to monitor progress
• Recognise and reward students who are making good progress and identify underachievement, putting in place appropriate support to help them overcome their barriers to learning
• Support extra-curricular opportunities
• Support the school in ‘narrowing the gap’
• Ensure a safe working and learning environment through the implementation of effective policies and procedures
• Ensure a safe working and learning environment through application of appropriate risk assessment and adherence to current Health & Safety regulations.
5. Professional Development
• Keep up-to-date with current research in teaching and learning, and in school improvement
• Lead professional development activities, as appropriate, to update and develop the skills of colleagues
• Provide regular coaching and mentoring for less experienced colleagues
• Participate in Performance Management in accordance with school policy
Commitment to safeguarding
Whitecross is committed to safeguarding. The post involves contact with children and therefore involves regulated activity. All such posts will be subject to enhanced safeguarding checks.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The school will undertake online checks of shortlisted candidates in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Applicants.
Successful candidates will be required to follow our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and will also be required to sign a self-disclosure statement. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website.
About Whitecross Hereford
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 940 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Whitecross Hereford website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cmcdougall@whitecross.hereford.sch.uk
Whitecross is an 11 to 16, mixed comprehensive academy located in beautiful surroundings on the edge of Hereford with over 945 students on
roll. As a PFI school, we relocated to our new site in 2006 and enjoy fantastic facilities.
We became a specialist sports college in 2004, something that is still very close to our hearts. The message of sporting excellence is a
universal one and the values of teamwork, leadership, hard work and sacrifice lie at the heart of our identity.
This is a school with kindness and compassion at its core where thinking of others is a real strength. It is a place where students take part in an
incredible range of additional experiences outside the classroom, expanding their horizons and enriching their lives and where all students
regardless of starting point or background can excel
Every adult at Whitecross is committed to the following principles.
They form our DNA – the heart of who we are:
⬧ Outstanding learning for all
⬧ We are role models living our values
⬧ The highest standards everywhere
Therefore we:
⬧ Believe everyone belongs and everyone matters
⬧ Know good relationships focussed on learning are vital to success
⬧ Actively inspire and enthuse young people
⬧ Believe every lesson and every moment at school matters
⬧ Believe in overcoming barriers not making excuses
⬧ Embrace feedback and value practice in the pursuit of excellence
So that our students:
⬧ Feel they belong and are safe
⬧ Believe that by working hard they will improve
⬧ Are motivated to achieve great things
⬧ Recognise and realise their potential
⬧ Care about the people around them
⬧ Have outstanding levels of literacy and numeracy
⬧ Make exceptional progress
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