Deputy Headteacher
Castle Manor Academy
Suffolk
- £64,143 - £70,745 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership L18-L22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 19 March 2021
Job overview
Welcome to Castle Manor Academy. We are a small, family school in the heart of its community. We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher to join our leadership team as we embark on the next steps for our school in pursuit of excellence for all of our learners.
We are passionate about our students and our staff and our ethos is one of continual growth and development.
Castle Manor Academy has a strong culture and a big heart. We have a strong set of values, our PROUD values, and we care. Teaching and Learning is at the heart of all we do and permeates our culture. We are part of the Unity Schools Partnership with other secondary, primary and Special Free Schools and have a strong history of effective staff development and training. The Unity Schools Partnership has a Research school and will be leading a new Teaching School Hub as recently designated.
We are looking for the right person for our team and school. The postholder will work with our leadership team to drive forward continuous school improvement, This role will cover a mix of operational and strategic responsibilities and will Deputise for the Headteacher in her absence.
The successful candidate will be innovative, creative and enthusiastic with a determination for all to achieve the highest outcomes. They will have an incisive understanding of teaching and learning and curriculum and the ability to reflect, challenge, and grow others.
The core strategic responsibilities include;
- Curriculum development
- Quality Assurance and Self Evaluation
- Line management of Maths and English Team Leaders
- Overview of implementation of Curriculum with Assistant Headteachers for Teaching and Learning (1.6FTE)
Professional development opportunities are plentiful, and we are working hard to be innovative around workload- we want you to have a balanced life and enjoy working with our children! We have really strong supportive policies on feedback, reporting, home learning, and behaviour for learning and are evidence informed in our approaches. Our teaching and learning work is focused on Rosenshine, TLAC 2.0 and Walkthrus. We are committed to developing Instructional Coaching models inspired by our work on the Ambition Institute ECF pilot this year. We are also keen to embed Alex Bedford’s Pupil Book Study in our school as a strategic priority and a central core of our curriculum evaluation.
This position is as a result of the promotion of our previous two Deputy Heads to Headship in the past 18 months.
We are located 20 miles from Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds.
To arrange a visit or conversation with Vanessa Whitcombe, Headteacher, please email VWhitcombe@castlemanor.org.uk
We work hard, we a kind we are PROUD
Closing Date: Friday 19th March 12pm
Interviews: week beginning: 22th March
To apply, please visit https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/129783TES
If you are a current employee of Unity Schools Partnership, please use the following link to apply https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/129783INT
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all successful candidates will be expected to have a DBS and other relevant employment checks. We are a smoke free site.
Unity Schools Partnership – welcoming diversity.
Attached documents
About Castle Manor Academy
Castle Manor Academy is a co-educational academy school based in Suffolk for students aged 11-18. It is a non-denominational school.
The school is a member of the Unity Schools Partnership Trust.
Headteacher
Vanessa Whitcombe
Values and vision
Castle Manor Academy’s vision is to improve the life chances of all its students whatever their backgrounds, skills, and capabilities. It aims to secure, in a safe and caring environment, the highest possible standards of achievement and attainment for each of its students.
It wishes to, through the education it provides, enable its students to become responsible, independent members of society. The school firmly believes that a love of learning should be nurtured from a very young age and that the traditional phases of education should be integrated to secure continuity, progression, and high standards. The school also intends to work within the wider community to maximise opportunities for all its students.
Ofsted
“The new headteacher has quickly evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the school and this has informed clear, coherent development planning focused on rapid improvement… The support of the new academy trust is having a positive impact on the school’s provision. Pupils conduct themselves well around the school and develop positive and constructive attitudes to their own learning.”
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