Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education - Intent)

Thank you for your interest in the post of Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education - Intent), which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work in our improving and thriving school during an exciting time in its development.

We are a happy school community in which the skills and potential of our students are developed, encouraging moral, social and economic awareness so that they can lead confident, healthy and responsible lives as individuals and members of society. Academic success is of course important, but we are also committed to ensuring that students develop the skills that will prepare them for life-long learning in a rapidly changing world; confident in their ability to meet any challenges ahead and enabling every student to succeed and achieve their full potential.

We are looking for a well-qualified, enthusiastic and conscientious Assistant Headteacher (Q of E, Intent).  The successful candidate will be aspirational, showing a commitment to raising achievement through outstanding teaching and learning. 

The successful candidates will be:

• Vibrant with high expectations of themselves and students
• Passionate about learning
• Caring and patient
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ambitious for their own professional and career development
• Able to motivate and enthuse students through a commitment to equal opportunities, regardless of background, Special Educational Needs or prior attainment
• Enthusiastic about wider school developments, including Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education

We can offer you:

• An environment in which all members of staff are valued and developed according to their own aspirations
• Additional access to professional development both within school and through other local providers.
• A supportive and ambitious Academy Trust which enables strong networking and career development

To assist with your application, and give further background information on the post, we have enclosed details on the department, person specification and job description.

We look forward to receiving your completed application form, which must include your supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 (Section 7on the application form), by 9am on 27 March 2023.  Interviews to be held w/c 27 March 2023.

If you would like to speak to someone about the vacancy, please contact Taffy Brown at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College on 01274 676285, or by email at taffy.brown@bbec.bdat-academies.org

Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and a prohibited list check. 

INCLUSION

As a Trust we are an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faith, ethnicities or with any protected characteristics. We are simply looking for the very best candidate for the job and will assess your application only on the information in your written application or your performance at interview should you be successfully shortlisted.

We will ensure that the selection process is fair and without discrimination for or against any candidate based on age, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation or disability. The person specification sets out the criteria used to assess candidates through the selection process.