Deputy Headteacher
Royds School
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- L20-24 (£63,806 - £70,370)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2019
- Apply by:
- 4 April 2019
Job overview
Are you a leader and a learner? Do you thrive working as part of a team to achieve a common goal? Are you hardworking, passionate and committed to ensuring all our students maximise their potential? Are you curious and excited by our #LiveLoveLearn philosophy? If so, then we would love to hear from you!
We will always put students at the centre of everything we do. We are proud of our reputation as a student centred learning community. At Royds, every learner is an individual with a distinctive personality and characteristics.
Staff well-being is very important to us. Happy contented staff leads to a happy and productive school. As part of our LiveLoveLearn ethos we strive to create a climate where staff are trained well enough so they can leave, but valued highly enough that they don’t want to. Royds is a happy and vibrant place to work; ‘staff morale is high’. (Ofsted 2018). We place significant emphasis on staff development and collaborative partnerships to ensure what goes on in our classrooms is as good as it can be.
The successful candidate will be the sole deputy – a key driver in our school improvement journey with a strong focus on achievement and standards. We are looking for an all-rounder. Please feel free to visit the school with confidence that you will receive a warm welcome from our staff and students. It is important that this is a ‘match’ for both parties. If you are as excited as we are about this opportunity and our journey ahead, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Attached documents
About Royds School
Royds School is a secondary community school for girls and boys aged between 11 and 16. It is a non-denominational establishment, situated in the town of Oulton, in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Headteacher
John Higgins
Values and Vision
Royds School values students who have respect for others, who are resilient and those who take responsibility for their actions. The school believes no child should be stopped from having an excellent education and everyone can have great achievement. Children should try their best to achieve outstanding results. Students are encouraged to take part in enrichment activities. These can range from several sporting clubs, including gymnastics, basketball, netball, cricket, football and rugby. In the past, pupils have competed in the Olympics.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher and senior leaders have tackled the significant weaknesses identified at the last inspection well. They have placed the school in a strong position to secure further improvement. The quality of teaching and pupils’ learning and progress in English, mathematics and science are improving quickly. Governors are effective in supporting and challenging the headteacher and senior leaders.”
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