Assistant Headteacher

About this Role

Gladstone Park Primary School, as member of the  Anthem Schools Trust family of schools, is an ambitious and friendly large primary school in the heart of Brent, North London.  

​At Gladstone, we are a culturally diverse school, where we enable all children to maximise their potential and create a school where pupils develop as confident, resilient and emotionally literate individuals, fully prepared for their future life. 

​We wholeheartedly promote a stimulating and positive learning environment where all our children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals. ​ 

​If you feel you have the skills and experience to support the pupils at Gladstone Park, we would be delighted to hear from you. ​

We welcome requests to visit to our school to experience first hand the amazing atmosphere of Gladstone Park Primary, and to get a taste of how rewarding your work will be. Please do contact us directly with any such requests. 

Main duties and responsibilities

Job purpose:

1. To fulfil the professional responsibilities of an assistant headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

The assistant headteacher will support the headteacher and deputy headteacher in:

·       Providing professional leadership and management of the school

·       Leading strategic development of the school

·       Implementing strategies for school improvement

·       Ensuring effective and efficient organisation and administration of the school

·       Creating a stimulating, nurturing, happy, safe and productive learning environment that is engaging and fulfilling for all students

·       Ensuring the curriculum is broad, balanced and underpinned by the trust principles of curriculum design

 2. Strategic direction and shaping the future

Under the direction of the headteacher or deputy headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:

·       Contribute to the development of the school in support of its vision and ethos

·       Demonstrate the school’s values in everyday work and practice

·       Support practice that promotes and sustains continuous improvement in the school

·       Support and promote robust systems for safeguarding, pastoral care and personalised learning are followed to ensure every child feels valued and is known and supported during their time at the school

·       Support members of the school community to create a positive and stimulating learning environment, making full use of their skills and talents

·       Ensure that learning is at the centre of strategic planning and resource management

·       Support management and development of all school resources

·       Contribute to Anthem and the schools within it

·       Assist with the evaluation of school performance and identification of priorities for continuous improvement

·       Work with the Anthem Community Council to promote and implement the strategic vision, values and ethos to students, staff, governors, parents and the wider community

·       Teach high-quality lessons as a model of best practice across the school

3. Leading teaching and learning

Under the direction of the headteacher or the deputy headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:

·       Contribute to leading and managing teaching and learning to secure the highest possible and sustainable levels of progress and attainment

·       Ensure that the curriculum delivered:

- Is based on excellence for all

- Meets statutory requirements

- Meets the school’s and Trust’s education vision and principles

- Meets the needs of all students

- Is supported by teaching of the highest quality

·  Ensure a consistent and continuous school-wide focus on students’ achievement, using data and benchmarks to monitor progress in every student’s learning

·  Ensure a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all students achieve success and become engaged in their learning

 ·  Ensure strategies for inclusion, diversity and curriculum access are in place and embedded

 · Implement strategies that secure high standards of behaviour and attendance

 ·Teach regularly, ensuring the lessons are of a high-quality across the school

 · Monitor and evaluate the curriculum for both quality and value for money

 ·  Ensure students feel happy, safe, and supported, and have all barriers to their learning and progress addressed/removed

 · Monitor, evaluate and review classroom practice

 ·Promote improvement strategies and provide inspiration and strategic leadership to the teaching team to ensure that the school delivers the highest standards of teaching and learning

 · Demonstrate and articulate high expectations and set stretching targets for the whole school community

 · Provide strategic leadership of the use of assessment and data systems used in the school and ensure that on-going teacher assessments are secure and robust

4. Leading and managing staff

Under the direction of the headteacher or the deputy headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:

·       Ensure that organisational structure reflects the school’s values, and enables management processes to work effectively

·       Develop, implement and monitor clear, evidenced-based improvement plans and policies for the development of the school and its facilities

·       Ensure that policies and practices take account of national and local circumstances and Anthem policies and initiatives

·       Recruit, retain and deploy staff appropriately

·       Demonstrate commitment to good worklife balance through modelling good practice and considering the impact of decision on workload across the school workforce

·       Lead and motivate others and generate effective working relationships at all levels

·       Maximise the contribution of all staff to improve the quality of education provided and standards achieved

·       Ensure staff performance is managed in line with school and Anthem performance management policies and procedures

·       Ensure access to effective induction, training and appropriate professional development opportunities