Deputy Headteacher
Risley Avenue Primary School
Haringey
- Expired
- Salary:
- £62,416 - £68,107 (L15-19) Inner London
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017
- Apply by:
- 5 October 2016
Job overview
Risley Avenue is a large, three form entry Primary school that serves a richly diverse community. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and creative leader to join our successful staff team from January 2017.
We are looking for a person of high calibre who is a vocational teacher and leader, who can work closely with the headteacher and senior leadership team to ensure the continued success of the school and lead it into the future.
Our aim is for the leaders at Risley Avenue to have a real vision for serving our children and local community. As well as ensuring our children make excellent progress and achieve the highest of standards, our aim is to instil a genuine love of learning and enjoyment of life. To this end we encourage all staff to share and use their talents and interests with the children and work as a highly cohesive team.
The successful candidate(s) will:
- be dynamic, innovative leader(s) with a track record of success;
- encourage and inspire children and staff to achieve their highest potential;
- work well, contribute to and be a key part of a successful team;
- have a commitment to creativity and diversity; and
- work very effectively with parents
We can offer you:
- a wonderful career opportunity;
- a strong team of committed staff and supportive governors;
- opportunities for professional development;
- a vibrant learning environment
- motivated children from a wide range of cultural backgrounds
Applications are invited from experienced Middle Leaders and Assistant Headteachers from large primary schools and experienced Deputy/Assistant Headteachers from small primary schools. We are also willing to consider candidates who wish to job share.
For further details and a recruitment pack, please email elizabeth.read@rt-education.com quoting reference no. RT-ER/2034.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Elizabeth Read our Recruitment Partner, on 01992 535 770 from Monday 19th September onwards.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. These will commence on Thursday 29th September 9.30am or Tuesday 4th October 9.30am and can be arranged through Elizabeth Read, elizabeth.read@rt-education.com.
Closing date for applications: 5pm on Thursday 6th October
Please email to elizabeth.read@rt-education.com
Interview date: Tuesday 11th October 2016
*RT Education also offer a £100 referral bonus if you refer a friend. *(Terms and Conditions apply).
We make safeguarding a high priority so all appointments are subject to satisfactory references and safeguarding checks.
About Risley Avenue Primary School
Risley Avenue Primary School is a larger than average sized primary school serving a richly diverse community. We are situated in the heart of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey, close to Bruce Castle Park and Bruce Castle Museum, on The Roundway.
The school building is Grade 2 listed and is located on a large site, it was built in 1912. We have our own school garden, which our children enjoy using to grow vegetables and plants. Over the years we have invested in the structure of the school; in September 2011 a new school entrance and parents` resource centre was created in September 2012 a dedicated food technology classroom was opened. In 2014 the school gained a dedicated art block and both playgrounds were updated with new climbing frames and table-tennis equipment.
The school is a three form entry Primary School with an Early Years Foundation Stage which comprises three Reception Classes and a Nursery which can facilitate up to 103 part-time places. We serve a very diverse community and our school population, pupils and staff, reflects our community; pupils refer to our school as a “Rainbow School”. Our children speak over 40 different languages and come from a range of cultures, religions and backgrounds, which we respect and value. It is a happy and stimulating learning environment where every child is encouraged and supported to achieve their very best.
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