Deputy Headteacher - Director of Standards

Deputy Headteacher - Director of Standards

Job Type: Full time Permanent

Salary/Grade: Leadership Scale L19 - L23

Salary calculated in line with Teachers Pay and Conditions, England and Wales pay scale, points L19-L23, £73,509 - £81,070 per annum (Starting point and salary will be determined on appointment, subject to experience)

Application Deadline: 11:59pm Thursday 9th May 2024

Job Start Date: 1st September 2024        

We are now recruiting for a Deputy Headteacher – Director of Standards to join our Leadership Team. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader with a proven track record to join our campus and further contribute to the life chances of young people in the school and across the Trust. It will support career development and provide opportunities for promotion within and across the schools.    

Stoke Damerel Community College is a vibrant and aspirational community of teachers and learners. We have an excellent teaching and support staff team who demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, within and beyond our curriculum.

Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.

We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.

The successful candidate will work across Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College. No additional travel is required as the sites are next door to each other.

Main duties and responsibilities

To work within the Leadership Team to contribute to raising student achievement and the continued development of the schools. 

The Deputy Headteacher will:

● Demonstrate a passion for education and a desire to improve the life chances of all students

● Build a culture of continuous learning and development.

● Adapt rapidly to the challenge of building on the existing strengths of the school to achieve all round excellence.

● Assess their approach and style and challenge themselves to think differently about how to best align their leadership to the needs of the school.

● Empower and motivate staff.

● Maintain and develop the school’s ethos of diversity, inclusivity, and equality of opportunity

● Be a highly visible presence around the school and model expectations of staff and students.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

You will have access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and a full range of staff benefits. 

To apply for a staff vacancy, please register for an online account to complete the application form. Please visit our website https://www.greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk/join-us/staff

If you require further details please email hr@sdcc-smhc.net 

Interview date: TBC