Fryent Primary School - Deputy Head Teacher
Fryent Primary School
Brent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Scale L16 £72961 – L20 £79113 (inner London weighting)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023/January 2024 (dependent on candidates availability)
- Apply by:
- 19 June 2023
Job overview
School: Fryent Primary School
Address of school: Church Lane, Kingsbury, London, NW9 8JD
Job role: Deputy Head Teacher
Headteacher: Grace Gonzalez & Lauren Quick
Salary: Leadership Pay Scale L16 £72961 – L20 £79113 (inner London weighting)
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Permanent
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 19 June 2023
Interviews: Monday 26 or Tuesday 27 June 2023
Start date: September 2023/January 2024 (dependent on candidates availability)
How to apply: An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be obtained from Beverley Brown, HR and Facilities Manager, either in person or via email hr@fryent.brent.sch.uk
As current employees of the school, there is no requirement to complete an application form. Letters of application should address the statements set out in the person specification for this job.
Completed letters of application should be returned to Beverley Brown, HR and Facilities Manager, either in person or via email hr@fryent.brent.sch.uk
Additional information: Fryent Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please note CVs not accepted.
The School
Excellence in Everything
Fryent Primary School is a large multi-cultural primary school located in Kingsbury in the London Borough of Brent. We have an additionally resourced provision for pupils diagnosed with ASD. We are recruiting to the post of Deputy Head Teacher.
Fryent is a gold Rights Respecting school, we are ambitious and determined to ensure our pupils receive the highest possible standard of education that we can afford them. We believe that this should be across the whole curriculum. We are committed to driving forward educational practice, always in the best interests of our pupils, and do so through creating our own professional framework in which to operate.
Why work at Fryent Primary school?
- Pupils and their outcomes are at the heart of school life.
- We have an open and supportive staff team with a focus on improving practice and raising standards.
- Our pupils demonstrate an excitement for learning.
- We provide opportunities for staff to grow and develop.
- Everyone is valued.
The Post
We will offer you:
- Exceptional pupils, who are at the centre of all work undertaken by the school’s staff
- A commitment to ensuring we continually strive to be at the cutting edge of primary education
- An inclusive and multi-cultural school, including a growing ARP for children diagnosed with ASD
- An enthusiastic and knowledgeable leadership team focused on achieving the best for the pupils
- A skilful, supportive and challenging governing body
- A committed staff team with a range of teaching experience and expertise
- Continuing professional development, taking into account your own career goals
- An environment where the well-being of all stakeholders is of paramount importance
The Person
We are looking for a Deputy Head Teacher to add to our already strong senior leadership team. Therefore, you will be able to demonstrate:
- A proven record of successful senior leadership within a primary school
- A commitment to safeguarding all children and adults
- An in-depth knowledge of teaching and learning and current issues facing the education system
- A commitment to the vision and values of the school
- Have strong knowledge of ASD and be committed to leading an additionally resourced provision within a mainstream school.
- A commitment to working in partnership with parents, school staff and outside agencies
- High levels of professionalism and the ability to act as a role model to others
- A commitment to ongoing professional development
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with high levels of emotional intelligence
- The ability to tend to the pastoral, as well as, the educational needs of our pupils
- A relentless drive for the highest standards across all aspects of the curriculum for all pupils, including those with SEND and EAL and those entitled to pupil premium
- The ability to operate strategically and systematically and to take calculated risks
Last updated 02/06/23
About Fryent Primary School
Fryent Primary School is a mixed, non-denominational community primary school for children aged 3-11, located in Kingsbury, in the north-west London borough of Brent. It has about 700 pupils, including around 50 children who attend its nursery. From 2018, the school will expand from two-form entry to four-form entry.
Headteacher
Sam Nowak
Values and vision
Fryent Primary School’s values encourage high aspirations, respect, empathy, independence and responsibility. The school is proud of the diversity of its pupils and staff, and encourages children to be friendly, enthusiastic, keen learners. Fryent Primary School strongly believes that all pupils should have the chance to excel, and that each of its learners should have access to a first-class education.
The school’s mission statement urges staff and governors to “work closely with parents to ensure that all pupils benefit from a broad and balanced education, which is provided in a safe, happy and stimulating learning environment”. This, the school says, will help pupils to reach their potential and become healthy, responsible members of the community.
Ofsted report
“The quality of teaching throughout the school is good, with some examples of outstanding teaching. Teachers ask probing questions that extend and deepen pupils’ learning.”
“Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage enjoy the wide range of learning activities, both inside and outside the classrooms, that enable them to achieve well…The school provides good opportunities for developing pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development through a well-planned curriculum.”
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