Deputy Headteacher - Behaviour, Culture & Ethos

Based at Eden Park High School 

Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.  

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.   

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.  

About the role:

Qualities and Knowledge 

• To lead and undertake any job at the reasonable request of the Executive Headteacher and Head of School. 
• Lead SLT and senior pastoral discussions, particularly with regard to BC&E and ensure positive outcomes for students. 
• Be the schools named DSL, Lead safeguarding strategic direction and ensure the culture of safeguarding is exemplary. 
• To keep abreast of developments in education and with Ofsted – in particular in relation to BC&E, ensuring that the school adapts to necessary changes/demands/expectations. 
• Contribute to setting a strategic vision for the school and lead on aspects of the School Development Plan as directed by the Executive Headteacher and Head of School. 
• Challenge any low expectations from staff, students or parents. 
• Act as a role model for others by consistently delivering good and outstanding lessons. 
• Remain up to date with national and Trust changes to how student academic progress is evaluated and tracked, learning and teaching is evaluated, and that the curriculum reflects best practice and has a positive impact on students learning and outcomes.  
• Remain up to date with educational research and pedagogy that has a positive impact on student learning and outcomes.  
• Contribute to an ethos which reflects the core values of the Trust and enables everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding, celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes. 
• Hold and articulate a clear vision that is underpinned by the school values of Integrity, Kindness and Endeavour. 
• Uphold the E21C pillars of leadership. 

*We reserve the right to this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. 

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.