Deputy Headteacher - Teaching & Learning

As Deputy Head you will:

· Deputise for the Headteacher when required

As a member of the David Nieper Academy leadership team you will:

· Think strategically while being able to deal with immediate challenges

· Provide opportunities for staff to grow and develop

· Set a high standard through personal example

· Contribute in a variety of ways to the day to day running of the academy

· Support all academy events

General role responsibilities

· To strategically lead all aspects of teaching and learning 

· To have an oversight, lead and organise the Continuous Professional Development programme across the academy 

· To oversee NQT and School Direct trainees throughout their programmes in the academy

· To have an oversight, lead and organise the Performance management of Teaching staff and appraisal of teaching support staff across the academy in conjunction with the Headteacher

· To lead and manage work supporting the teaching and learning, progress and outcomes of the most able and talented pupils across the academy

· To lead developments in teaching and learning to address any differences in the performance between groups

· To lead, monitor and review the teaching and learning quality assurance policies and procedures 

· To continually evaluate the effectiveness of our teaching and learning for education in the 21st century and provide the vision to drive its development

· To monitor and evaluate learner experience within the classroom

· To lead on student voice including the academy council

· To lead on SMSC and FBV, ensuring that teaching and learning supports the development of these areas 

· To ensure that work related opportunities and employability skills are embedded within teaching and learning and delivered to a high standard across all year groups

· To contribute to the academy development plan and academy self-evaluation, providing regular reports to governors

· To act as line manager and performance manager for identified members of staff

· To make a full contribution to the wider leadership and management of the academy 

· To have a teaching commitment of approximately 35% - any subject area will be considered

  Experience

· Proven successful experience as an   Assistant Headteacher or Deputy Head

· Proven successful experience of leading   and developing teaching and learning 

· Excellent classroom   practitioner 

· Planning and implementation of teaching   and learning strategies which impact on raising pupil attainment

· Practical experience of   self-evaluation

· Evidence of successful leadership of   Continuing Professional development

· Evidence of developing coherent systems   to allow evaluation of impact

· Evidence of successful pupil   progress and outcomes

· Experience working effectively with   a range of professionals and stakeholders

· Experience of successful NQT   programmes

· The capacity and desire to move onto   headship

· Experience in more than one school

· Other management experience

· Experience of leadership of teaching   and learning

· Experience of working directly with   employers

· Experience of effectively leading   Performance Management

· Experience of School Direct training   programmes and provision

 Knowledge

· Sound understanding of effective   teaching and learning pedagogies

· Knowledge of key educational issues   and priorities

· Clear understanding about strategies   to develop the quality of teaching and learning

· Clear understanding about strategies   to support pupil progress and outcomes

· High level of IT skills including   social media

Leadership and Management

· Ability to contribute to strategic   planning for whole academy development

· Ability to see a task through to   successful completion 

· Ability to establish excellent   working relationships across the whole academy community 

· Ability to build on current practice

· Ability to manage change

· Ability to draw data from a variety   of sources, analyse, synthesise and present this to inform Self Review and   Assessment evaluation.

· Ability to enable others to achieve   success

· Evidence of successful leadership   and management

· Ability to delegate effectively

· Experience of managing a significant budget

· Undertaken nationally recognised leadership training

 Organisation

· Evidence of effective organisation of   self

· Evidence of effective organisation   of teams/ others

· Evidence of effective project   management

· High standard of administrative   skills

· Evidence of effective organisation   of complex teams

Communication

· Ability to communicate a vision to   key stakeholders both internal and external

· Demonstrate excellent presentational   skills

· Be able to build professional   relationships and work sensitively with a wide range of people

· Evidence of training others in   effective communication skills