Deputy Headteacher
Denton Community College
Tameside
- Expired
- Salary:
- £61,341 - £69,330
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2018
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2018
Job overview
Denton Community College
Taylor Lane, Denton
M34 3NG
Telephone: 0161 336 2219
DEPUTY HEADTEACHER
Employer: Denton Community College
Location: Denton Manchester
Salary Grade: L19 - L24
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
Job starts: Required from September 2018
This could be your next step towards Headship…
The Governing Body of Denton Community College wish to appoint an outstanding individual to the post of Deputy Headteacher from September 2018.
Denton Community College is an 11-16 fully inclusive mixed comprehensive school with 1350 students. The town of Denton is situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester. It is five miles (eight km) to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of around 27000. The location of the town also places it within 5 miles of the High Peak and is a drivable commute from the Peak District National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The successful candidate will be able to inspire and motivate colleagues and students, by providing support, appropriate challenge, and leadership on standards within the School. We seek not only an outstanding classroom practitioner but someone able to handle this challenging position with imagination, inspiration, experience and integrity. The Deputy Headteacher plays a pivotal role in developing the College’s response to the educational landscape. They will need the ability to think systematically and creatively, provide strong leadership and inspire staff to become involved in our journey to excellence. As well as leading on standards within the school, they will enjoy strategic oversight for curriculum and staffing.
The successful candidate will:
· Evidence strong, strategic leadership and management skills
· Be a strategic thinker
· Have a proven ability to lead and manage change
· Evidence experience of effective management of standards within an educational context
· Have a strong record of raising achievement
· Have outstanding communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
· Demonstrate experience of positively enhancing an organisational ethos.
Further details about our College are available at www.dentoncommunitycollege.org.uk. All applications to be either posted or emailed to: recruitment@dentoncommunitycollege.org.uk
Visits to the College prior to application are warmly welcomed. Please contact Lesley Pope at l.pope@dentoncommunitycollege.org.uk.
Closing date: 12 pm Friday 27 April 2018.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service Check.
We seek to promote diversity and equality of opportunity so applications are welcome from all, irrespective of gender, race, marital status, age, disability, sexuality, religion or faith.
Attached documents
About Denton Community College
Located in the town of Denton, Greater Manchester, Denton Community College is a co-educational secondary school with places for around 1,350 pupils aged 11-16. It was founded in 2010 after the merger of two local schools, Egerton Park Arts College and Two Trees Sports College.
In 2012, having previously been spread across two sites, the school opened a brand-new purpose-built site.
Acting Headteacher
Mr Donald Cumming
Values and vision
With a comprehensive ethos, Denton Community College strives to improve the life chances of every student, regardless of ability or background. The school provides a dynamic and deep curriculum, with the intention of ensuring that every pupil is given the opportunity to explore a subject they enjoy.
The secondary school aims to create good citizens as well as good students. The importance of community, responsibility and respect is stressed at all levels of the school.
Motto
Our School motto of ‘INSPIRE, ASPIRE, PERFORM’ unites us and underpins everything we do at Denton Community College. This expression forms our ethos, drives our curriculum and reminds us of our common goal to ensure all students reach their full potential.
We see it as a privilege to be entrusted with the education of young people and understand that every child is different. As an inclusive centre for learning, we never lose sight of this and are adaptable, flexible and creative with our provision.
We recognise that every child that passes through our door forms part of the future of our school, our wider community and the wider world.
Ofsted report
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