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Assistant Headteacher - Grove Wood Primary School
Leadership Scale 3 - 8
Desired April start 2019 though a later start could be considered for the right candidate.
The Governors, staff and children wish to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and inspirational Assistant Headteacher to play a significant role in the Senior Leadership Team of our school.
The successful candidate will have a range of responsibilities and take a strategic lead in developing outstanding learning and teaching, overseeing curriculum innovation, leading on school based assessment and managing Pupil Premium.
Working closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you would ensure that the school offers children an engaging, creative curriculum and exciting learning opportunities. Essential strengths will include outstanding teaching skills combined with vision, creativity, energy and resilience.
Our children deserve the very best and this will be a demanding role, but you can also be assured of support at all times and a dedicated staff team.
This post provides an excellent opportunity for an outstanding practitioner wishing to progress into senior leadership or develop their senior leadership experience. The successful candidate will make significant contributions towards developing successful and motivated learners with a passion, energy and excitement for lifelong learning.
The postholder will not have class teacher responsibility but will have teaching commitment involving working with classes, groups or sets.
We are looking for a leader who:
• Is not afraid of change in order to provide an outstanding education
• Can make tough decisions which impact positively upon attainment and pupil progress
• Can inspire and lead our school to further excellence with vision and commitment
• Has experience as an exemplary and outstanding classroom practitioner
• Views themselves and is viewed by colleagues as a lead learner for others
• Has high expectations of the children's learning and behaviour
• Has knowledge and experience of assessment for learning, data analysis and rigorous school self-review and evaluation practices
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to lead, motivate and inspire members of our school community
• Has proven experience of managing teams and leading whole school initiatives to raise standards
• Has the vision, energy and enthusiasm for this exciting challenge
• Values a fun and innovative curriculum and has experience of successfully leading curriculum development
• Has experience of working with pupils across the full primary range
• Will enable us to build upon our successes
• Has a commitment to their own professional development
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. Please contact Sarah Mark, HR Officer, to make an appointment. sarahmark@grovewood.essex.sch.uk or telephone 01268 743445.
Application packs are available from Sarah Mark on request and via e-mail.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of an Enhanced DBS check, as well as other pre-appointment checks.
Closing date for applications will be Thursday 7th February
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 13th February