Assistant Head of Primary

MAIN PURPOSE

To work with the Head of Primary in all aspects of leadership and management and to take responsibility for managing and leading on school improvement across Y1- 6.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assistant Head of Primary is to take a central role in assisting the Head of Primary and working closety with the Deputy Head of Senior school (Y7-Y10) to develop our school in accordance with its shared values and our school development plans.

The Assistant Head of Primary is to experience across the primary age range, an experienced curriculum and team leader, a leader in teaching and learning, leader of a core subject and a key person in curriculum development. The Assistant Head Teacher will be a model professional setting an excellent example to teaching and support staff. They will work in close partnership with the Head of School and Deputy Head of Senior in actively and demonstrably promoting enrichment, entitlement and achievement through building and implementing agreed school policies. 

The Assistant Head Teacher will lead by example of their practice, and by positively encouraging and supporting all members of staff. 

Leadership and Management

1. Have responsibilities in the effective day to day management of the school and school community including recruiting and inducting staff, developing and implementing policies, leading assemblies and staff meetings, arranging cover for absent staff or staff on training, hosting and organising whole school events such as open days and parents evening, and responding to the views, needs and requests of children, staff, parents, governors and visitors.

2. Work in the development, implementation and review of school improvement plans including regular monitoring and evaluation of standards and quality of provision supporting school governance by attending meetings where appropriate.

3. Work with the whole staff to develop a strong learning environment that has at its centre high expectations of learning, work, performance, academic achievement and behaviour. 

4. Work on the school’s achievement reviews and target setting processes by taking a major role in assessment and actively supporting and securing the school's success in international benchmarking tests, internal assessments including those at the end of each key stage.

5. Support the Head of Primary to ensure that all teaching and learning and assessment policies and protocols are in place and up to date.

6. Assist in the line management of classroom-based personnel including timetabling and allocation of classes, duties and tasks, managing and developing roles to ensure the provision of high quality interventions and support for children’s progress, achievement, well-being and good behaviour. 

7. Work with the leadership team in setting, nurturing, promoting and maintaining a very high standard of behaviour and mutual respect throughout the school ensuring that all staff play an active role in the pursuit of these standards

8. Assist in the line management of classroom-based personnel to ensure the provision of high quality interventions and support for children’s progress, achievement, wellbeing and good behaviour. 

BASIC QUALIFICATION
Experience:

• Significant experience of working as a key curriculum leader in a primary school.

• Evidence of being an excellent classroom practitioner in a primary school.

• Evidence of improving pupil progress and outcomes

• Experience as a current or recently practicing leader

• Experience of implementation/development plans that demonstrate impact

• Experience of working with children across the primary age range

• Experience of being a performance manager

• Experience of delivering training for others

• Experience observing and feeding back to teaching and support staff

Qualifications or Training

• Qualified teacher status

• Recent, relevant in-service training - particularly in relation to teaching and learning and assessment  and in relation to leadership and management eg NPQSL/Senior leader training 

• To be at least level 2 Child Protection trained

Please attach your CV, Teacher License together with a cover letter here. 

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT:

Wellington College Hangzhou is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service, or local national equivalent.

 

Further details of the above position are available in the file of Job Description below. 

For more information about Wellington College Hangzhou, please click ‘Learn More about this school’ in the bottom. 

Should you have any further questions, please email us at jobs.hangzhou@wellingtoncollege.cn.