Deputy Principal
Paxton Academy Sports And Science, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AWThis job expired on 23 April 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
23 April 2019 at 1am
Date listed
4 April 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 5, £43,136 to £47,281
Deputy Principal job summary
Job Purpose
In addition to carrying out the professional duties of a teacher as stated in the current Academy Teachers Pay & Conditions document the Deputy Principal will play a role in the distributed leadership and management of the school.
S/he will work in partnership with the Principal and Senior
Leadership Team as a member of the Extended Leadership Team (ELT) to create a culture of high achievement where all children receive a high quality education and there is continuous improvement in standards of achievement.
Strategic Direction and Development of the School
The Deputy Principal works with the Principal and
Senior Leadership Team to implement the strategic view for the whole school.
The Deputy Principal will:
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of the Academy Development
Plan (SDP) linked with the SEF particularly with reference to their phase
and subject.
• Communicate effectively the long, medium and short term objectives of the
Academy Development Plan to Staff within their phase including roles,
responsibilities and timescales.
• Monitor, evaluate and review Academy policies and practices taking account
of national, local and Academy data and inspection and research findings.
• Responsible for cross phase liaison including home / Academy links.
Teaching and Learning
The Deputy Principal works with the Principal and
Senior Leadership Team as part of the Extended Leadership Team to create and maintain an environment which promotes and secures good quality teaching, effective
learning, high standards of achievement and progress along with good behaviour and discipline.
The Deputy Principal will:
• Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of policies which promote effective
and professional practice and define curriculum content.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluating of the quality of teaching and
standards of achievement of all pupils in their phase and subject; using phase
leader release time effectively.
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the curriculum and assessment
policies / practice including Assessment for Learning in their phase and
subject.
• Maintain an effective partnership with parents to improve children’s
achievement and personal development and well-being.
• Identify and develop effective links with schools, networks, external agencies
and parents to enhance teaching and learning.
Leading and Managing Staff
Working with the Principal and Senior Leadership
Team as part of the Extended Leadership Team, the Deputy Principal will lead,
motivate, support, challenge and develop Staff to secure improvement.
The Deputy Principal will:
• Plan, allocate, support and evaluate the work undertaken by their phase’s
teaching and support staff as groups, teams and individuals.
• Find solutions to remove barriers to learning in their phase.
• Contribute to the implementation of effective systems for the management of
staff performance, incorporating Performance Management and Appraisal
targets for the teachers and support staff including those relating to pupil
achievement.
• Motivate and enable staff to develop expertise in their respective roles through
continuing professional development.
Accountability
The Deputy Principal will support the Principal and Senior Leadership Team to account
for the efficiency and effectiveness of their
phase to the Governors and others, including parents, staff and the local
community.
The Deputy Principal will:
• Provide information, objective advice and support to the Local Governing body to
enable it to meet its responsibilities for securing effective teaching and learning,
improving standards of achievement and achieving efficiency / value for money.
• Contribute to the creation and development of an organisation in which all staff
recognise that they are accountable for the success of the school:
• Contribute to the presentation of regular reports of the school’s performance to
Governors, Trust, local community, DfE and OFSTED:
• Contribute to the establishment and monitoring of systems which keep parents wellinformed
about curriculum, children’s achievements and
progress and encourage parents and other family members to make a
contribution to achieving challenging targets for their children
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About Paxton Academy Sports And Science
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 190 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@paxtonacademy.org.uk
Paxton Academy is a thriving primary school in Thornton Heath. Pupils leave us equipped with a firm grasp of key basic skills, a broad knowledge base and personal interests, shared moral values, excellent communication skills and the tools to be successful in secondary school and beyond.
In all subjects the knowledge and skills are closely focused on developing the children in ways which will equip them for lifelong learning. At Paxton pupils know that no matter your age or where you live we can all make a positive impact – whether that’s through volunteering, fundraising or raising awareness for causes that matter
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