Assistant Headteacher
Barnsole Primary School
Medway
- £50,870 - £57,482 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L4 - L9
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 29th August 2024
- Apply by:
- 15 March 2024
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced leader to join our senior leadership team and lead our pastoral care and inclusion efforts, ensuring every child is supported to achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in fostering an inclusive, nurturing environment that accommodates the diverse needs of our pupils. In addition to pastoral responsibilities, this position involves collaborating closely with other senior leaders to drive excellence in teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum development, and raising pupil outcomes.
Barnsole Primary School, located in the heart of Gillingham, Kent, is a vibrant and thriving community where creativity and excellence in teaching are highly valued. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we are dedicated to providing an enriching and inclusive educational environment. Our school is renowned for its commitment to fostering a love of learning, encouraging all pupils to reach their full potential. We are currently seeking an Assistant Headteacher who is passionate about making a difference in children's lives and who shares our commitment to excellence and innovation in education. Join us in shaping the future of our pupils at Barnsole Primary School, where your contribution will be pivotal in continuing our tradition of creating a supportive and dynamic learning community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the school's pastoral care strategies to support pupils' emotional and social development.
- Support the Inclusion Lead to help oversee the inclusion agenda, ensuring all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are fully integrated into school life.
- Collaborate with staff, parents, and external agencies to create personalised support plans for pupils.
- Fostering a sense of leadership for our children, including areas such as pupil voice, student council, and child-to-child support.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and practices that promote diversity and inclusion.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with significant teaching experience in a primary school setting.
- Experience in leading pastoral care or inclusion initiatives, with a deep understanding of the strategies to support pupils' well-being and academic achievement.
- Experience in developing and implementing effective teaching and learning strategies, curriculum design, and assessment.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate staff and pupils.
In return we offer:
- A positive, friendly and happy working environment
- Tailored and bespoke CPD and a network of senior leaders across the Trust
- A fantastic school community all working towards achieving the best for our pupils
- National terms and conditions
- Early salary access scheme and financial advice (Wagestream)
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the MyNewTerm and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
The Trust and its academies are committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks may be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
In line with KCSIE 2023 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and to share any pertinent information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children with Hiring Managers to be discussed at interview stage
Further information about the Trust and school is available at www.maritimeacademytrust.org and the attached information pack.
Attached documents
About Barnsole Primary School
- Barnsole Primary School
- Barnsole Road, Gillingham
- Kent
- ME7 2JG
- United Kingdom
Welcome to our School's profile. Barnsole School forms part of the Maritime Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust that is committed to making sure that education is meaningful.
Our Trust is made up of 11 primary schools located in Greenwich, Bexley and Kent. Though our schools may be different with their own in-school culture and community spirit, they all work harmoniously and collaboratively together with a curriculum that ensures each and every child is being equipped with leadership and life skills. At Maritime, we do this by empowering schools to drive more meaningful and enjoyable outcomes for children by having great people working for us, who commit to working hard to make an impact whatever the school and whatever the role.
Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.
We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.
At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:
Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.
We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.
Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.
So, if you are looking for a place to apply your knowledge and develop your skill set in a friendly and energised environment, then Maritime may be the place for you. All we ask for is a commitment to continue to learn and the flexibility to try new things as we strive to ensure that every single child receives a phenomenal education.
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