Deputy Headteacher
Percy Shurmer Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- L10 - 14
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2023 or Sooner
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2023
Job overview
Percy Shurmer Academy is a large two-form entry primary academy. We currently have 460 pupils aged from 3 to 11 which also includes 39 children in our Nursery and a Deaf Learning Base (DLB). The school is divided into Nursery and Reception (EYFS), Years 1 – 2 (KS1) and Years 3-6 (KS2).
Our staff have benefited from our collaborative work with our other AET ‘West Midlands cluster’ of schools and we will challenge and support you with your career goals while you are part of the ‘Percy Primary’ family.
As Deputy Headteacher you will be a key player within the Senior Leadership Team. You will be encouraged to bring your own special experience and ideas to school improvement and leadership. We welcome applications from existing senior leaders or middle leaders that can demonstrate a proven track record of school improvement that will stabilise our school and lay the foundations for it to be recognised as providing a good education.
The successful candidate will:
- Nurture and cherish the children, promoting their safety, wellbeing and learning
- Have a strong vision and ethos that supports our values and culture
- Be creative, enthusiastic and resourceful with a passion for teaching and learning
- Have a strong commitment to inclusion with high expectations for all learners
- Be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to inspire children to learn
- Have a ‘can-do’ approach to the challenges of leadership in an Academy like Percy Shurmer Academy
- Be able to support and challenge in equal measure
- Value the engagement of parents and the community but maintain professional boundaries
- Have a flair for analytical and strategic thinking in relation to Academy improvement
- Be relentless in the pursuit of excellence
- Uphold the teacher's national standards and be an exceptional role model
Closing date: Monday 3rd February 2023
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Monday 13th February 2023.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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About Percy Shurmer Academy
- Percy Shurmer Academy
- Longmore Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B12 9ED
- United Kingdom
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Percy Shurmer Academy is a very special learning community. We are a 2 form entry primary based in Balsall Heath and proud to serve the communities around Central Birmingham. Over the last three years, significant investment in our building and commitment from our talented staff team has meant that attainment has risen and we are a securely ‘good’ school (Ofsted 2020).We work closely with our primary partner Montgomery Primary Academy, and we share resources, staff, training and place an emphasis on effective and tailored professional development.
Percy Shurmer Academy and Montgomery Primary Academy work in partnership to provide our children with an outstanding education. As partner schools we have an overarching vision and shared values that bind our schools together. Through our collaboration both schools are strengthened. The efficient use of shared resources enables the partnership to provide additional resources to our pupils and offer a wide range of opportunities for pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. We ensure success for all our pupils through innovative and inspirational teaching , as both schools work together to share best practice.
Percy Shurmer Academy and Montgomery Primary Academy are led by an Executive Principal and one management board. Each school has a Head of School. Their role is to ensure that each school gains the optimum benefit from the partnership, as they translate the values and vision to ensure success for each unique school.
Our Curriculum
We believe that children learn best when their learning experiences are evocative, therefore we teach most of our subjects through a connected curriculum.This works by delivering a different theme in each year group for each term throughout the year. The curriculum is planned so that as many learning experiences as possible are linked to this theme; this allows the children to see that their skills are all connected. During the children's learning we try to integrate as many real life experiences as possible that are related to the area they are studying.Literacy, Numeracy and ICT underline our curriculum to ensure that the key skills children need for success, are fully learned before the children move on to secondary education. Therefore, our curriculum is skills based and children learn to apply these skills in every part of their learning.To view our curriculum across the year please click here
Reasons to come and work with us
- The chance to work in a Talk for Writing training school
- High quality CPD for all staff, including bespoke leadership programmes
- Exciting opportunities to work within a Hearing Resource
- Two well resourced schools with opportunities for development and promotion in both
- The opportunity to work across both schools
- Work alongside artists in residence, storytellers, specialists in outdoor learning
- Be part of our journey to excellence; innovation and inspirational ideas are welcomed and encouraged
- Opportunities to become Specialist Leaders in Education
- Friendly, supportive staff. Social events arranged throughout the year
- Action research encouraged and funded appropriately
- Polite, respectful children who are willing to learn
Ofsted
We are judged to be a 'good' school and we were last inspected in March 2020. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
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