Deputy Head Teacher
Portway Primary School
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership range 16 – 20
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020/April 2020
- Apply by:
- 27 November 2019
Job overview
Deputy Head Teacher of Portway Primary School
Required for January 2020/April 2020
Leadership range 16 – 20
Portway Primary School is part of the Leading Learning Trust.
Chief Executive Officer – Emma Nicholls
Headteacher – Scott Chudley
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, innovative and outstanding Deputy Head to join the Leadership Team of Portway Primary School.
We welcome applications from experienced leaders who will:
- Undertake the day-to-day operational management of the school, as directed by the Head teacher;
- Support the Headteacher to formulate, communicate and deliver a strategic vision for our school;
- Work collaboratively with staff to ensure support of this vision and to encourage their own professional development;
- Put safeguarding at the heart of everything they do;
- Have a strong vision of what excellent teaching and learning looks like, and the energy, commitment and professional expertise to deliver this across the whole school;
- Encourages positive engagement of children, staff, parents and the wider community in the life of Portway Primary School.
We can offer you:
- Quality first professional development;
- Curious children, who love learning;
- A supportive, forward thinking, and dedicated team of colleagues;
- An energetic and sociable environment to work!
Visits to the school are most welcomed and considered essential. To arrange a visit and/or informal discussion about this post, please contact Scott Chudley – Head teacher on 020 84727142.
Please visit our website for further information about Portway Primary School.
Closing date for applications – 27th November 2019
Shortlisting - 28th November 2019
Interviews – 4th December 2019
Portway Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS. We are fully committed to safeguarding children. References and qualification checks will be undertaken.
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About Portway Primary School
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Portway Primary School is an Outstanding primary school in Plaistow, Newham, which provides an exceptional and enriching education for children from 2 to 11 years. We believe that our core purpose as a school is not only to help our children succeed academically, but also to teach them about the wider world and their role in the future. We want children to learn today the knowledge and skills required to be able to transform tomorrow, and so at Portway, we have one simple statement that encapsulates our vision: Learning today, transforming tomorrow.
Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES.
Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more. Please note that this programme is currently aimed at secondary teaching staff.
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