Headteacher
Derwent Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 6ALThis job expired on 20 April 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
20 April 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 April 2020
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- £57988 - £66517 per annum (L15 - L21)
Additional allowances
We put our employees at the heart of everything we do. As a Trust we achieved accreditation on the Times Best 100 not-for-profit organisations list for 2018, we are committed to continuing to make the Trust a great place to work.
We offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits including 24/7/365 employee welfare support; ongoing employee wellbeing initiatives; tax saving salary sacrifice schemes; a staff benefits scheme that offers a host of benefits and discounts.
There is a commitment to your ongoing professional development through training and mentoring mechanisms.
Headteacher job summary
Full time, permanent contract.
£57988 - £66517 per annum (L15 – L21)
Derwent Primary School, a member of Believe Academy Trust, is looking to appoint an outstanding individual to the post of Headteacher. The candidate is required to be forward thinking, innovative and have the ability to drive school improvement. Sitting relatively central to Derby City centre, our school offers all our children and staff a caring, safe and encouraging environment for learning. This is an exceptional opportunity for the newly appointed Head to continue to make a difference to the children and adults within our whole community.
If you have the vision, motivation and desire to introduce new ideas as well as building on what we have achieved so far we would love to hear from you.
About the school:
• There are currently 275 pupils on roll. 220 school aged children and 55 children in the nursery provision for two, three and four year olds. The PAN is 45 children per year group; however, the school is not yet at capacity.
• Currently there are 30 children in F2 with 2 FTE teachers and a teaching assistant. KS1 has three classes (1x Y1 and 2 x Y2), LKS2 has three classes (2 x Y3 and 1 x Y4) and UKS2 has two classes (1 x Y5 and 1 x Y6). Class sizes vary through the school.
• 60% of the school’s current cohort is in receipt of Pupil Premium funding. 60% of nursery children qualify for the Early Years Pupil Premium.
• The current Senior Leadership team comprises: Headteacher a deputy headteacher, an assistant head teacher and two senior leaders.
• There are 15 teachers and 10 support staff (8 Teaching Assistants & 2 Learning Mentors). Staff retention rates are high.
• The school also employs a range of administrative and support staff, including a safeguarding manager and school business manager.
• The two learning mentors perform a range of roles, including family liaison, intervention and mental health support, breakfast club and attendance.
• 66% of the school are White British and 23% of the school pupils have English as an additional language.
• Mobility is higher than national average. A large number of pupils start at the school from out of catchment and move when there is a place available in their catchment area.
• Many children that start at the school enter below levels typical for their age: very low levels of language acquisition and personal and social development.
• 13.4% of the whole school are SEND. 11% of the SEND register have an Education Health Care Plan.
• Derwent Primary School is awaiting an Ofsted inspection having re-opened as an academy in June 2017.
About the Trust:
Being part of Believe Academy Trust means that you will have access to the following:
• peer to peer networking, collaboration, challenge and support
• the security of working in a climate of shared accountability
• investment in your professional development and future career
• opportunities to contribute to the development of a growing organisation and
• access to a range of core services that enable you to focus on leading, teaching and learning.
We are looking for someone with:
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Senior leadership team experience
• A track record of raising educational standards
• Experience of developing, implementing and managing effective whole school systems and innovative curriculum approaches
• Capacity to recognise and build on the successes of the academy and formulate a vision for innovation and improvement
• Experience of successfully leading change and inspiring others
• Capability to make and take decisions
• Commitment to the continuation of forming strong links and partnerships with governors, staff, parents, pupils, the wider community and other schools
• Commitment to working collaboratively within the Trust organisation.
Full details of the role and responsibilities for this position are detailed in the enclosed job description.
In return, we can offer:
• The opportunity to be innovative and implement your own educational approaches in supporting school improvement, continuing to make a real difference to the lives of Derwent Primary School pupils
• A very happy and safe working environment
• A friendly, hardworking and professional team which has high expectations of pupils
• The opportunity to join a growing, well respected and highly effective Trust that embraces each individual member schools’ identity and staff groups
• The opportunity to become an ambassador for our school whilst enhancing your skills
• A commitment to your ongoing professional development through training and mentoring mechanisms.
Closing date: Noon, Monday 20th April 2020
Interviews to be held on Tuesday 28th April 2020
• For an informal discussion please contact Believe Academy Trust CEO Graham Boyd by email via Head of HR, Jo Clifton, on hr@believeacademytrust.net
• Should you wish to arrange a visit to the school, please contact the school office team on 01332 346222 or email admin@derwentprimary.net to organise a mutually convenient time.
• If you are interested in applying for this vacancy please download our application pack and application form or e-mail HR on hr@believeacademytrust.net for a pack. Please submit a covering letter to support your application and return your completed application to hr@believeacademytrust.net
• The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which include two satisfactory references, a health and right to work in the UK check. This post involves working with children and will be subject to an enhanced DBS and barred list check.
• Believe Academy Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with approximately 1300 children in 3 Primary Schools currently, covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derby. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation.
• We promote the autonomy and local nature of each of our schools and we strive to be an enabling organisation. We believe that the Trust is there to support the school in achieving its own vision.
Commitment to safeguarding
Derwent Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance including an online check for shortlisted candidates..
This role is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
About Derwent Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 284 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Derwent Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@believeacademytrust.net
Derwent Primary School is a highly successful school that has shown rapid improvement. In our latest Ofsted inspection we received a GOOD rating.
Derwent Primary School is situated in an area of Derby City with 339 pupils currently on roll. We are a welcoming, inclusive school where children achieve to their full potential.
At Derwent we recognise children’s individuality and the challenges they face. Therefore, reflected in the heart of our curriculum design, we ensure that all children have an entitlement to rich and stimulating learning overflowing with first-hand experiences relevant to their needs. The curriculum gives all learners, particularly the most disadvantaged the knowledge and self-discipline to become ‘anything’ and ‘anyone’.
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