Deputy Head Teacher

Overview

We are very excited to be recruiting for a second Deputy Head Teacher to join our school. We are looking for a strong, well-rounded individual who can drive significant improvements in their areas of responsibility but also for the whole school. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, highly driven leader who is an outstanding teacher with proven success in both teaching pupils with complex learning difficulties and with leadership and management experience.

Key Accountabilities

Pupils’ personal development and welfare
• Ensure the school ethos and environment are conducive to and promote effective Behaviours for Learning
• Ensure high levels of pupil attendance and co-ordinate the tracking and monitoring systems
• Act as the co-lead Educational Visits Co-ordinator
Pupils and staff
• Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality and instil a strong sense of accountability in staff for pupil outcomes
• Secure excellent teaching across the school
• Demand ambitious standards for all pupils, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality and instil a strong sense of accountability in staff for pupil outcomes
• Establish a culture of openness as a basis for sharing best practice to drive improvement
• Create an ethos within which all staff:
o are motivated to develop their professional skills and knowledge
o provide mutual support in the interests of the health and well-being of the whole school team
• Hold all staff to account for their professional practice and conduct
Vulnerable pupils
• Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead and perform all functions associated with the role
• Lead all aspects of Safeguarding Children across the school, monitor the Single Central Registrar and ensure regular and effective communication with the Safeguarding Governor
• Ensure the obligations under the Prevent strategy are fulfilled
Staff development and welfare
• Act as the strategic lead for all aspects of teacher induction
• Lead on all aspects including planning, co-ordinating the delivery and reviewing the impact of Continuing Professional development for new teachers and ECTS
• Act as the mentor for and lead the delivery of the Early Career Framework, including established teachers new to Springwell
• Provide direction and support to HLTAs across the school to ensure and maintain staff well being
Partnership working
• Act as the strategic lead for Annual Reviews and all associated aspects of work
• Ensure effective, relevant and ongoing communication with parents, including canvassing opinions and views to inform school improvement
• Lead provision aimed at increasing parental/carers confidence, knowledge and understanding such as workshops, information sessions, website, videos etc
• Ensure effective partnership work and relationships with visiting professionals, including therapists, Educational Psychologists
• Maintain and further the profile of the school in the local and surrounding community.
Senior leadership
• As a member of the School Leadership Team, provide effective collaborative leadership and management with a focus on school improvement and well being.
• Provide accountability for UPS teachers in regard to whole school responsibilities.
• Deputise for the Headteacher as required.
• Undertake a 0.1 teaching responsibility dependant on prior experience and needs of the school.
• Manage designated budgets to ensure efficient use of resources.
• Lead in the recruitment and appointment of school based staff and HR processes related to their phase.
Managing the organisation
• Manage the school environment efficiently and effectively to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum and health and safety regulations.
• Lead specific areas of strategic and improvement plans and polices for the development of the school, wider provisions and facilities.
Securing Accountability
• Maintain an ethos that enables all staff to work collaboratively, share knowledge, skills and understanding, celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes.
• Ensure agreed individual staff accountabilities are clear and secure outcomes for all pupils.
• Work with the Governing Body to provide information, objective advice and support.Salary

Salary

Salary from £73819 to £84699 per year

Location

Springwell School
Hinkler Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO19 6DH

Supporting documents

• Advert
• Recruitment Pack
• Job Description
• Person Specification
• Application Form

How to apply

How to apply:

To apply, please complete the application form and return to Rachel Ambrey, HR Lead, by email to [email protected]. Alternatively, please post your completed application to HR at Springwell School, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6DH. We do not accept CV’s.

We would welcome tours of the school with either one of the Co-Heads or a member of SLT. We can facilitate these during weeks beginning 9th February or Monday 23rd February please contact Rachel Ambrey via email or call 02380 445981 to arrange a suitable time. If you are unable to attend in person tours will also form part of the interview process.

If you have not heard from us, then unfortunately on this occasion you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. Please note that we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. We may also interview candidates at a mutually convenient time before the closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Safeguarding:

Springwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and a full online check of social media platforms as per the updated guidance in KCSIE 2022.

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