Assistant Headteacher Behaviour and Attitudes
Greenshaw High School
Sutton
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Points 14-18
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2025
Job overview
We are looking for a Assistant Headteacher Behaviour and Attitudes. This is an exciting opportunity to join GLT / Greenshaw High School and become an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Assistant Headteacher will be a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team and play a major role in the strategic development of the school, as outlined below. The exact scope of the role (line management of specific year groups, oversight of particular sections of the school) will be finalised during the summer term as all Senior Leadership Team roles are reviewed. However, the postholder will be likely to line manage several year groups and support the school’s oversight of behaviour across the school. They would have support in this from a fellow Assistant Headteacher, and be line managed by our Senior Deputy Headteacher.
Behaviour at Greenshaw High School is excellent. This was confirmed by two very positive Ofsted inspections in the last two years. The first report (October 2023) was an ungraded inspection, but the report stated “Behaviour in lessons is excellent” and that “Pupils are very polite around the school. They hold doors open for staff and thank them when they do the same”. The second report (October 2024) was graded, and rated Behaviour and Attitudes as Outstanding.
Our approach to behavior management is founded upon two pillars. The first is that we take a relational approach to behaviour management based around five key expectations: Do as asked first time; Be safe and considerate; Be ready to learn; Show respect to pupils, staff and the school; and Persevere with learning. The second is that we have clear and predictable routines that are familiar and calm for our young people. This encompasses our first contact with every young person on their entry to our site, to the familiar routines in every classroom. We have worked incredibly hard to create an environment that allows all pupils to thrive, and invested in staff training to develop skills of high-quality classroom management. With our young people we promote an ethos of self-regulation, where pupils can learn to accept responsibility for their own conduct.
When necessary we ask pupils to hold a corrective conversation with a member of staff on the same day to ensure the young person is able to understand if something has gone wrong, put it right and start the next school day afresh. This is in line with our relational approach, and something that lies at the heart of our values.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To contribute to the strategic leadership and development of pastoral and behaviour systems, ensuring the highest standards of student behaviour and attitudes to learning.
- To provide effective line management and leadership of identified team leaders responsible for behaviour.
- Work closely with staff responsible for support of vulnerable students, including those with responsibility for attendance, safeguarding, LAC students, and pupils with SEND.
- To have a comprehensive understanding of the interventions across the school to support behaviour and self-regulation, and understand their effectiveness.
- To lead aspects of the School Improvement Plan and Self Evaluation relating to behaviour and attitudes.
- To model outstanding practice in the classroom, including teaching, planning and feedback in line with the Greenshaw Principles of Teaching
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
- Share the responsibility for the leadership of the school and contribute to the decision making processes of school leadership.
- To take a lead in the maintaining of high standards of behaviour and dress.
- To have a visible presence in corridors and ensure care for the environment and the fabric of the building, including assisting with lunch-time supervision and gate duty.
- To espouse and actively promote the ethos and policies of the School.
- To communicate and consult with governors, staff, students, parents and members of the wider school community.
- Managing staff and resources, including adding to the capacity of the existing senior team (chairing PSPs, leading readmission meetings, supporting day to day needs).
What’s in it for you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 19.05.2025 We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Greenshaw High School
Greenshaw High School is a highly over-subscribed 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form situated in Sutton, South West London. Greenshaw High School is at the heart of a group of over twenty other schools in the Greenshaw Learning Trust. It was designated as a Research School in 2020, so we have access to some of the best research and evidence about how learning can happen most effectively.
With these supportive connections it is no surprise that Greenshaw has been popular with parents of children of all abilities and there continues to be a large demand for places.
Our Vision
We have an established reputation of nurturing high levels of attainment in our students alongside excellent pastoral support. We strive for high outcomes and also value high welfare, for both pupils and staff. Education should not be a choice between one or the other, and we hold both in equal esteem.
Our Learning
As a comprehensive school, our curriculum breadth is incredibly important for us. We want all of our students to experience a wide range of subjects including maths, English, sciences, humanities and languages, and proudly make a space for the performing and creative arts.
We also relish our social responsibility to educate our students about important areas that do not fall neatly into subject categories, but that are critical to young people so they can be empowered citizens and intellectually capable. This includes the books we read in tutor time each morning, and a homework scheme we call The Big Ideas that Shaped the World.
Examination Results
A level results
Reviewing exam outcomes over the last few years of educational disruption presents challenges, but in the previous nine years of public exams our post-16 results were always significantly above national average rates of progress. In the most recent year of public examinations (2019), more than one in five of every A Level grade at Greenshaw High School was at grade A or A* with 73% of students achieving a pass at A*-C.
Over the last two years our students continued to progress well onto their next stage. The majority of our Year 13 students progressed to undergraduate courses (including medicine and law) at prestigious Russell Group universities, including Cambridge and Oxford Universities. We are also proud that our strong work in the creative arts continues to enable large groups of students to move on to foundation art courses, and directly into world leading institutions such as Central St Martins University for the Creative Arts.
GCSE results
Similarly, in Year 11 the proportion of our students securing firm destinations for post-16 education has been ahead of national averages. They have gone on to access a range of BTEC, A Level and other courses both at our school and other colleges locally. In 2019, Greenshaw High School celebrated the GCSE results achieved by students of the school, with 72% of all qualifications graded at 4 or better (what used to be the old ‘grade C’), and a quarter of all qualifications at grade 7 or higher (the old ‘grade A’).
Our Commitment to Your Career
As a Research School Greenshaw High School is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities and career progression for all staff. We prioritise staff training and development and believe that all members of staff should have a thorough induction and an ongoing programme of training and professional development.
On each Wednesday lessons end an hour earlier, allowing our training to be done within the school day, rather than in twilight sessions. We call this part of the week ‘Professional Growth’, and is divided between departmental sessions on subject pedagogy, and broader professional enquiry in areas such as assessment, educational disadvantage and language. All colleagues are part of the whole school coaching programme where we review effective lesson structures and pedagogy, enabling all of us to continually reflect on our current teaching and always seek to improve.
Our programme of professional development has been recognised as excellent. It was awarded ‘Gold’ status by the Teacher Development Trust, a level of award that is rarely granted.
By investing in staff development our staff body is up to date with the latest thinking and practice in education. This in turn enables them to provide the best learning opportunities for our students, something we are passionate about every day we come to work.
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