Assistant Head Teacher - Quality of Education

Selly Park Girls’ School is a high performing 11-16 school in the south of Birmingham with 820 girls on roll and a proven record of GCSE success.

We are a successful, vibrant, happy and oversubscribed school. We consistently rank as one of the top 10 Local Authority schools in Birmingham in terms of student progress. The school has been judged as significantly above the UK average in progress for the past three years, consistently scoring within the top 20% of schools nationally. In 2022 the school was awarded Secondary School of the Year at the Birmingham School Awards and were winners of the SSAT Educational Outcomes Award 2019 for exceptional student progress.

Selly Park Girls' School is known for its high expectations, academic success, first-class education and its innovative approach. Our vision and values underpin all we do. Indeed, everyone who knows us or visits our school speaks of our distinct ethos.

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Head Teacher - Quality of Education to work as part of the Senior Leadership Team to provide strategic leadership to the school in order to secure continuous improvement and support the Head Teacher and Governors in achieving our strategic aims.

We are looking for an Assistant Head Teacher - Quality of Education who:

• Will be committed to supporting the vision, aims and values of Selly Park Girls' School;
• Has a proven track record of successful leadership, management and school improvement;
• Has personal qualities which influence, motivate and inspire others to learn best practice and be confident to accept responsibility, innovate and lead change;
• Will over see the improvement of quality of education for all students, ensuring the highest standards of curriculum planning, pedagogy and delivery;
• Will lead in the monitoring, evaluation and review of standards and provision across the curriculum;
• Will actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion within the school.

In addition to being part of the welcoming and supporting Selly Park Girls' community, our school offers:

• Continuing Professional Development: All our staff have access to a wide range of CPD and training opportunities, including access to The National College online CPD platform.
• Pension: Teachers Pension Scheme, which is a Defined Benefits scheme.
• Wellbeing: We care deeply about the wellbeing of our staff. We have termly health and wellbeing events, a school workload committee and occupational health support available.
• Employee Assistance Programme: A free, confidential and independent service, available for staff to access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Services include counselling, as well as financial and legal support for matrimony, housing, consumer, boundary disputes, debt management and more.
• Flexible Working: We endeavour to support flexible working and family-friendly policies, including job sharing.
• Cycle-to-Work: The cycle-to-work scheme allows staff to obtain commuter bikes and cycling accessories, spreading the cost over 12 months and making unbeatable savings through a tax break.
• Staff Discounts: Includes subsidised travel passes and access to an employee website offering discounts and cash back on hundreds of retailers, called My Rewards.

The post is full-time but part-time applications will be considered.

Full details of the role can be found in the Applicant Information Pack.

Deadline: 9am Monday 29th April 2024

To apply: Apply online using the 'Quick Apply' button below.

Informal inquiries should be sent to recruitment@sellyparkgirls.org

Selly Park Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We have a number of policies and procedures that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, all of which can be viewed at https://sellyparkgirls.org/policies