Assistant Headteacher STEM

Ricards Lodge High School is an outstanding, successful and vibrant multi-cultural comprehensive school for girls with a co-educational Sixth Form. We have high expectations of all our students and provide a dynamic and stimulating environment in which they can learn and develop as individuals.

What you bring to the role:

You are looking to develop your role further as a STEM leader and are ready to step up to the post of Assistant Headteacher and join a Senior Leadership Team in a popular, oversubscribed and outstanding state girls school in the centre of Wimbledon Village. You have significant and successful experience of leadership of a large team with exceptional outcomes at both GCSE and A level. You are excited to be leading on preparations for a new sixth form STEM building and to grow opportunities at Post 16.

You have led training either in STEM subject specialisms or Teaching and Learning. You know how to grow talent in your teams, embed a shared sense of purpose and support great middle leaders in the development of their leadership skills. You may have completed an NPQSL or similar senior leadership programme. You are ambitious for your teams and drive change forward with a supportive culture.

Assistant Headteacher

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team you will be expected to support the Governors and Headteacher achieve their goals outlined in our strategic plan.

Responsibilities include;

Leadership Responsibilities

• to be ambitious for both staff and students especially in the STEM subjects
• initially to work with the Science leadership team to develop and ambitious curriculum offer and continue to recruit to STEM all subjects
• to lead and support the STEM enrichment programme
• to foster a shared vision in the curriculum team which reflects the whole school vision and school priorities
• to lead, guide and motivate team members
• leading and developing staff training to develop and enhance teaching practice across the school
• to ensure all school policies are consistently implemented
• the day-to-day management of the school including duties
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Monitoring progress towards meeting the school’s aims and objectives
• Quality assure teaching and learning
• Follow relevant procedures where there is a cause for concern in teaching practice. Implement and monitor appropriate intervention
• Prepare and present at relevant SLT and Governor committee meetings
• Create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life
• Uphold educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life
• Ensure a culture of staff professionalism
• Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school
• Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy

As a valued member of staff we want to ensure that you have access to all the benefits available to you.

Benefits include the following:

• Well being weeks and social events
• A laptop for all teaching staff
• Car parking on site
• Social staff area and work area for staff
• Access to Merton’s Employee Assistance Programme including new wellbeing app with instant access to free support for up to six weeks
• Collaborative approach to teaching and learning
• Merton Employee VDU users – possible to claim a fee towards glasses/eye test
• Annual season ticket travel loans are available

The staff are very supportive towards each other with a great camaraderie existing throughout the school with a number of social events that are open to all and well attended.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.

Ricards Lodge High School welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Educating Successful Women of the Future

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

Closing date: 21st January 2024