Senior Deputy Headteacher
Biddick Academy, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8ALThis job expired on 25 April 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
25 April 2019 at 1am
Date listed
27 March 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- £63,806 to £70,370
Senior Deputy Headteacher job summary
We are committed to providing the very best education for our students and are seeking to appoint an exceptional Senior Deputy Headteacher who shares our unwavering commitment to raising standards across all areas of the academy for all groups of students.
The successful candidate will play a significant part in accelerating the development of the academy into an outstanding provider of education for the local area. Your track record to date will clearly evidence the impact you have had as a senior leader in shaping whole school culture, as well as in raising achievement.
First and foremost we are looking for a leader with the right skills and attributes to effect rapid school improvement. The successful candidate will have responsibility for a number of key strategic areas as well as be required to effectively carry out the full range of day-to-day operational duties. Specific responsibilities will be based upon the strengths of the successful candidate. You will be expected to readily build excellent relationships with students, staff and parents in order to ensure that the students thrive and achieve to the highest standards.
We are seeking to appoint a person who:
• Has an outstanding track record in educational leadership with proven success and demonstrable impact.
• Is able to think strategically, analytically and creatively about school improvement and who has the personal authority and communication skills to make a difference.
• Has the vision, imagination and commitment to be part of a cohesive team that takes the school to ‘outstanding’.
• Is committed to the continuous improvement of people and systems.
This post provides an outstanding career opportunity for the right individual to be part of driving our academy forward and to play a critical role in the next phase of the academy’s development.
We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our academy. Please contact Mrs Helen Neary, HR Manager at neary.h@biddickacademy.com or 0191 5111600, ext 5013 to arrange a visit, or to have an informal discussion with the Headteacher regarding the role.
To apply, please complete an application form and covering letter (maximum of two sides of A4) detailing how your skills and experience will enable you to fulfill the role of Senior Deputy Headteacher, returning to Mrs H Neary at the email address above.
Biddick Academy is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect that all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before taking up the post, along with pre-employment safeguarding checks.
Closing date for application: 9:30am on 25th April 2019
Shortlisting date: 29th April 2019
Interviews: 7th and 8th May 2019
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.
About Biddick Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Biddick Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- neary.h@biddickacademy.com
Biddick Academy is a thriving, oversubscribed secondary school conveniently located 10 minutes' drive from Newcastle and Durham. We are passionate about education and believe that all students can and should achieve their full potential.
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