Deputy Headteacher: Inclusion and Culture

Deputy Headteacher: Inclusion & Culture

Required for 1st September 2023 or earlier if possible

Leadership scale 19-24 Full time— Permanent £69,022—£78,010

We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher for September 2023 (or earlier if possible). This post has arisen due to the current postholder being promoted within The Foundation. We are looking for an exceptional leader who will be integral in driving school improvement to enable us to achieve our vision of Achieving Excellence for our school community.

You will support the Headteacher with the general management and running of the School. You will advise the Headteacher on matters of process, policy and strategy, with a particular emphasis on inclusion and culture. You will take full responsibility for the wellbeing and personal development of students in terms of the development and implementation of strategies and policies. You will strategically lead the Student Support team, which includes two Assistant Headteachers, Year Leaders and a team of Support Staff. You will strategically lead safeguarding, supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and wider team to ensure that our school community is supported and kept safe. You will have a key role in driving the culture and ethos of the school. You will lead and embed cultural expectations and structures which result in students Achieving Excellence and demonstrating Aspiration, Kindness and Pride. You will be working alongside the Headteacher and the Leadership team as a driving force for school improvement, to ensure that excellence in school culture goes hand in hand with excellent academic achievement.

The successful candidate will demonstrate clear leadership and vision and the ability to develop strong and positive relationships with all colleagues across the school. You will have proven leadership experience in a school setting as well as being an excellent subject teacher. You will require passion, determination, resilience, humour, emotional intelligence and will demonstrate an ability for agile and strategic thinking. Importantly, it is a key expectation that you engage in wider research and reading, demonstrating a willingness and ability to reflect and continue to learn and of course to complete the work you set out to do to a high standard.

The school is at a key moment in its strategic development. The successful candidate will match the pace, passion and drive of the Headteacher and the Foundation in relentlessly driving school improvement. You will demonstrate the ability to think deeply, to plan strategically and to act decisively. You will be an inspirational leader and role model who actively lives and breathes the expectations of the school. This community requires your heart and your mind - and you in turn will be at the heart of the community.

This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a school on its journey of achieving sustained excellence, of success that is built to last. If this sounds like the role for you and you are ready to take advantage of a new challenge, then we would be delighted to hear from you. We offer a secure, supportive environment, a full induction programme for all new staff and continuous professional development.

If you require further

information regarding the post or wish to make an appointment to visit the

school, please contact Mrs Mandy Pimlatt, Personnel Manager at

mpimlatt@leftwichhigh.com. We very much welcome tours by appointment in the weeks beginning 30th January and 6th February 2023.

The closing date for applications is 10th February 2023, 12pm. Interviews will take place on 15th & 16th February 2023.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. The School is an equal opportunities employer.