Assistant Headteacher Progress and Achievement KS4
Barking Abbey School
Barking and Dagenham
- Expired
- Salary:
- L18 - L22 per annum (Inner London Weighting
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 10 February 2020
Job overview
Do you wish to contribute to the next phase of Barking Abbey’s journey towards outstanding?
Do you have the ability to innovate and lead on whole school priorities?
Do you have an excellent track-record of inspiring students and colleagues to reach beyond their potential?
Do you have the drive and vision to lead a team in order to impact on student/staff outcomes?
Do you have high aspirations for colleagues and yourself?
Do you have a vision for excellence?
If you are excited by your answers to these questions, then you may wish to apply to become our next Assistant Headteacher.
We are looking to appoint an inspirational colleague, to join our SLT. We are building on present best practice and you will help to develop our strategic vision in order to raise standards even further.
Colleagues will be required to lead from the front and be dynamic, creative and effective at all levels.
Interested applicants should download the teachers application form, found on-line at www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk
Your personal statement must be structured to address the person specification and must not exceed 1000 words. The final 100 words of your personal statement should be a clear statement of why you went into teaching and what your main motivation is in applying for this post.
Closing date for this post: Monday 10th February at 9am
Interviews: Thursday 27th February 2020 and Friday 28th February 2020
Please send applications to jobs@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk
Only fully completed application forms will be accepted, CV applications will not be considered.
If you would like to visit the school prior to applying, please contact the Head’s PA, Mrs C Wright at office@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. The school is located less than 10 mins walk from Upney tube station and Barking mainline station (25 minutes from Liverpool Street).
Please click here to find out more informational about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey www.barkingabbeyschool/join-us/staff-vacancies/
To find out more about how teachers can secure rented accommodation at a discounted rate of 20% please contact info@bdsip.co.uk
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About Barking Abbey School
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. With a large KS5 provision and Additional Resourced Provisions (ARP) on each of our campuses, the school provides a varied role for the right individual.
Headteacher
Tony Roe
Values and vision
Our school motto is 'Give and Expect the Best' and we do this by living our values each and every day. Bravery, Excellence, Self-Discipline and teamwork.
Barking Abbey School aims to provide world-class teaching and learning to all its students. Staff strive to offer outstanding pastoral care, and to deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum while offering regular and robust assessment. The secondary school also has a programme of high-quality enrichment classes.
Recruitment process
We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also welcome candidates with a non traditional background. The most important thing for us is your desire and ability to make a difference in young peoples lives.
Our recruitment process is fair and transparent and designed to get the best candidate for the role. A sample of our recruitment process is listed below
- Advert placed on TES, internally and in LBBD boards
- Blind shortlisting by a panel against the Job description. Potential applicants are scored. Shortlisting by at least 3 people including one SLT.
- Shortlist for interview based on scores from shortlisting.
- Interview process will depend on role and may include; lesson observations, data or admin tasks, panel interviews, student panels and a final interview
- All assessed tasks are scored according to set criteria and scores are moderated to ensure consistency.
- All panel interviews and final interviews are scored. Each interview has a moderation process to ensure consistency of scores where appropriate. Questions are common to all applicants.
- Feedback is provided by a member of the panel.
Ofsted report
A clear theme running through the school is the positive behaviour of pupils and their excellent attitudes to their work. Pupils are keen to do well and seize the opportunities given by teachers to work hard. They conduct themselves well around the school and are polite and respectful towards others. These attitudes have a strong impact on pupils' achievements because they enable learning to take place without undue interruption.
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