Deputy Headteacher
About This Role
Do you want to make a real difference to children’s lives? Do you want to work with likeminded people who put children at the heart of what they do? Do you like working hard and seeing the impact of your work? If you have answered YES to any of these, then we might be the right fit for you.
We are looking for a Deputy Head who shares our values, has energy and resilience and a willingness to try new ideas and we want people who will bring the joy. We are looking for someone who has a passion for curriculum development and enrichment. We want someone who is a good communicator and can ensure our families are able to fully engage with their child's learning.
We need a Deputy Headteacher who: -
- Has a passion for developing the curriculum to ensure children make great progress as well as having wide and varied enrichment opportunities.
- Has the confidence to make quick decisions under pressure
- Has the experience and ability to build relationships with children and families
- Has a DSL qualification or willingness to train for this position
- Is self-motivated, can manage their own timetable and is able to use their initiative
- Willingness to be flexible, no day will be the same
- Has experience of training and developing staff
- Is a qualified teacher with high expectations of themselves and others
- Has up to date whole class teaching experience, with a record of high quality practice (all key stages considered).
- Has a clear understanding of behaviour and why children behave in the way they do
- Has completed trauma informed trainingor a willingness to complete this
- Is flexible and able to work well with others.
- Has experience of working with parents and other professionals including the LA (essential)
- Understands the importance of ongoing assessment to determine children’s next steps in learning.
- Is driven, ambitious, has resilience and energy
Our children would like someone who:
- Makes them feel safe and understands them
- Is kind, even if we make the wrong choices.
- Has high expectations for them
The successful candidate will join a team who are passionate about engaging and inspiring young people in their learning and will have experience of working with primary age range children including EYFS.