Teaching Vacancies
Deputy Headteacher
Key Responsibilities
- Provide professional leadership to secure sustained improvements in school performance.
- Provide an environment for teaching and learning that empowers pupils and staff.
- Undertake any professional duty of the Headteacher which may be delegated.
- Deputise for the Headteacher and undertake all professional duties in their absence.
Skills and Expertise
- Excellent leadership skills
- Hands-on approach
- Strong track record of working within specialist schools
- Improving teaching and learning
- Curriculum development
- Developing strategic vision
- Managing staff effectively
- Monitoring and supporting staff
- Identifying staff training needs
- Sharing expertise and implementing staff appraisal
- Motivating teachers
- Strong succession planning
- Ensuring professional duties are fulfilled
- Developing and promoting teaching for pupils with SEND
- Coaching teachers
- Promoting high-quality curriculum delivery
- Monitoring and evaluating assessment data
- Creating and maintaining environments that promote good teaching and learning
- Taking on teaching duties when needed
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Monitoring and advising on pupil safeguarding
- Leading and taking responsibility for Safeguarding procedures
- Liaising with other schools
- Promoting equality and diversity
- Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams
- Collaborating with other agencies
- Working in partnership with the governing body
- Providing information, objective advice, and support to the Headteacher
- Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing school policies, priorities and targets
- Ensuring parents/carers are well-informed
- Contributing to school development planning and self-evaluation
- Meeting regularly with the Headteacher and leadership team
- Strategic planning, budget preparation and monitoring
- Being attuned to national developments, best practices and innovation in the field of SEN
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Friendly work environment and supportive leadership team
- Team dedicated to making a difference
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Continuous CPD opportunities