Deuty Headteacher
Culcheth Community Primary School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 5HHThis job expired on 7 May 2024
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
30 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L7-L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Culcheth Community Primary School
Warrington Rd
Culcheth
WA3 5HH
01925 764312
Deputy Headteacher
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary L7-12
Start date : 1st September 2024 or earlier if possible
If you are an exemplary and innovative practitioner who will provide strong, professional leadership to develop our vision through high quality education, who shows commitment, ambition and energy to build on the successes of our school, then we would love to hear from you
Our new Deputy Headteacher should be able to demonstrate:
- They have taken a strategic lead role in curriculum development and assessment
- A proven track record of raising standards in teaching and learning
- That they are highly motivated with proven leadership skills and experience of successfully leading aspects of school improvement
- The ability to inspire, motivate and lead staff and children to achieve the highest standards
- An unrelenting drive to ensure all pupils achieve and a continuous focus on narrowing the gap
- That they can inspire a love of learning
- That they can contribute to the wider life of our school community ·
Closing Date: Monday 7th May at 9am
Shortlisting : May 7th
Interview Date : 20th May 2024
Safeguarding Statement: In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, as part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.
Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A warm, welcoming school with happy children and staff
- Stable, experienced, high quality staff
- A recent positive Ofsted inspection
- A clear focus on staff well being
- Opportunities for CPD
Further details about the role
Job Title: Deputy Headteacher
Accountable to: Headteacher
Main Purpose
The Deputy Headteacher will:
- Undertake the normal responsibilities of the class teacher
- Be a member of the senior leadership team
- Be a member of the Safeguarding team
- Assist the Headteacher in leading and managing the school
- Undertake such duties as are delegated by the Headteacher
- Play a major role under the overall direction of the Headteacher in formulating and reviewing the School Improvement Plan and the aims and objectives of the school by:
o Establishing the policies through which they shall be achieved
o leading and managing staff and resources to that end
o monitoring progress towards their achievement.
Main Tasks
The specific nature and balance of these responsibilities will vary according to the current needs of the school and may be shared.
Class teacher responsibilities
- To carry out duties of a school teacher as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
- To carry out the duties of a general class teacher as detailed in the school’s class teacher job description, including some provision for cover of absent teachers.
- To be responsible for teaching across both key stages.
The internal organisation, management and control of the school:
To contribute to:
o Maintaining and developing the ethos, values and overall purpose of the school
o formulating the aims and objectives of the school and policies for their implementation
o to contribute to planning improvement which will translate school aims and policies into actions
o implementing the Local Authorities and Governing Body’s policies on equal opportunity issues for all staff and pupils in relation to protected characteristics
o the efficient organisation, management and supervision of school routines
Curriculum Development
- To be responsible for progress and support of a Key Stage.
- To contribute to:
o The development, organisation and implementation of the school’s curriculum
o school policies on curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment, recording and reporting
o ensuring that the learning and teaching provided form a co-ordinated, coherent curriculum entitlement for individuals
o ensuring that information on pupil progress is used to improve teaching and learning, to inform and motivate pupils, to inform parents and to aid Governors in their management of the school
o Ensuring that the individual pupil’s continuity of learning and effective progression of achievement are provided
Pupil Care
To Contribute to:
o The development, organisation and implementation of the school’s policy for the personal and social development of pupils including pastoral care and guidance
o The effective induction of pupils
o The promotion among pupils of high standards of conduct and behaviour
o The development of culture of independent learning, resilience and pride in individual success
The management of staff
- To be responsible for the line management and performance management of specific subject leaders.
- To participate in the recruitment and development of teaching and non-teaching staff of the school.
- To contribute to good management practice by ensuring positive staff participation, effective communication and procedures.
- To participate in arrangements for the appraisal of the performance of teachers.
- The provision of professional advice and support and the identification of training needs.
Relationships
- To be responsible for fostering positive relationships across the school community.
- To advise and assist the Governing Body as required in the exercising of its functions including attending meetings and making reports.
- To help in maintaining and developing effective communications and links with parents and to provide positive responses to concerns and problems regarding their children’s educations and wellbeing.
- To assist liaison with other educational establishments in order to promote the continuity of learning, progression and curriculum developments.
- To develop and maintain positive links and relationships with the whole school community and local organisations
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.
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About Culcheth Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- culcheth_primary_head@sch.warrington.gov.uk
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