Deputy Headteacher
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea
- £78,790 - £86,899 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- SECAT Enhanced Leadership Scale L24-28
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January or April 2023
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2022
Job overview
Southend East Community Academy Trust (SECAT) and Shoeburyness High School are seeking to appoint a dynamic and dedicated Deputy Headteacher to join our current leadership team, adding capacity and thinking, to drive our strategic development.
This role is suitable for a leader with appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience of significant and successful work with students of all backgrounds and abilities. If successful, you will lead and develop teams to deliver an excellent student experience and outcomes, which will set them up for success in their next steps after Shoeburyness High School.
As Deputy Headteacher, you will work as part of our leadership team supporting the development, delivery and evaluation of curriculum and assessment. You will take a lead role on an agreed area of responsibility tailored to the strengths you bring under either of the following remits:
Academic Standards: Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Academic Standards: Progress, Assessment and Outcomes
Crucially, you will need to have the expertise and interpersonal skills to enable successful work with all staff in further developing and refining consistent and effective classroom engagement. You will focus on excellence in curriculum delivery and assessment that leads to the best possible outcomes. In addition, alongside the wider Senior Leadership Team, you will need to understand and embrace the role that students and parents have in developing a positive culture and be committed to utilising the voice of these stakeholders in school improvement.
You may also have strategic responsibility for extra-curricular activity to ensure this supports development of character and personal development.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning and are committed to ensuring that every child in Shoeburyness has access to the best possible education.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us by email, or call to arrange a conversation with the Headteacher. We encourage visits to the school prior to application.
To apply, please visit: www.secat.co.uk to download Guidance Notes and a SECAT Application Form. Please return your completed application to: hr@secat.co.uk
Closing date: Wednesday, 7 December 2022.
Interview date: w/c 12 December 2022.
SECAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance, social media checks and satisfactory references. We are an equal opportunities employer.
SECAT reserves the right to appoint before the closing date.
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About Shoeburyness High School
- Shoeburyness High School
- Caulfield Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea
- Essex
- SS3 9LL
- United Kingdom
Shoeburyness High School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form in Essex, serving students from the age of 11-18. The secondary school, situated in Shoeburyness, has approximately 1,650 students on record.
In 2013, the secondary school was identified as good with outstanding features by Ofsted. It converted to academy status in 2011.
Headteacher
Teri-Leigh Jones
Values and vision
Shoeburyness High School wants all students to achieve their full potential in a stimulating and welcoming learning environment, with the motto: “Expect Excellence.” It wishes for pupils to enjoy their time at the school and for all members of the school community to have access equal opportunities – regardless of their differences, faith, beliefs or background. Success is celebrated at the school and students are encouraged to nurture their talents and interests through taking part in extra-curricular activities, which include sports academies, language classes and textile clubs. Citizenship and democracy are practiced throughout the school year with the active running of the Student Council, where pupils can get involved in helping to implement positive changes to their school life. The school works to maintain a strong partnership with parents and keep them up to date with their children’s learning throughout the year, which is achieved through an online programme which allows them to track their progress.
Ofsted
“Students achieve well and make good progress, regardless of their starting points or backgrounds. Students say that they feel safe and are proud of their school. They behave well, both in and out of lessons.”
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