Assistant Headteacher

Post: Assistant Headteacher (responsible for Teaching and Learning)

Required for: September 2019/January 2020

Pay Range: Leadership Pay Scale – 8 to 12

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team.  The position will suit you if you have school experience at senior leader leadership level or a post of equivalent responsibility within the education sector. The successful applicant will have proven track record being able to identify and target underachieving students and implement effective strategies for raising achievement and improving outcomes. You will be able to enthuse, engage, motivate and challenge students and staff, be forward thinking and passionate about raising standards and continually developing teaching and learning practice across the school.

We are a Trust that believes in unlocking potential in both students and staff and as a result offer substantial and sustained professional development in support of leadership at senior/whole school level within and beyond the MAT; a competitive salary, robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish, and opportunities to work with colleagues across the MAT to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships.

We invite applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates who are committed to academic excellence and feel they have the drive and skills required for this role; as well as a commitment to making a real difference to the achievements of young people whilst delivering first class learning.

Do you have the following qualities?

• Forward looking, energetic and visionary with high level organisational skills

• An outstanding teacher 

• Have you an uncompromising belief that all children deserve an outstanding education?

• Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills

• Committed to working with staff and students to help them achieve their potential

• Ability to create a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all students can achieve

     success and become engaged in their own learning

• Energetic, creative and able to embrace the challenges in this exciting, vibrant Trust

• Excellent communication skills and demonstrate openness and honesty

• Excellent team player who enjoy working collaboratively and leading by example, setting high

     standards for all

• Ability to inspire and motivate students and staff

• Highly skilled in managing personal interactions

• Resilient under pressure

• Experience of leading whole school change and innovation in an educational context.

If so, we are recruiting to the above position ideally starting in September 2019 but January would be considered, as we build on our journey of ‘Transformation to Excellence’.

If you think you have the passion, energy and drive to help us to move to the next stage in our development, we look forward to hearing from you.

Application packs can be downloaded from: www.cockburnschool.org/vacancies the closing date for this post is 9:00am on Monday 3rd June 2019.  Interviews will be held on Wednesday 5th June 2019.

The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.