Head of Campus - Deputy Headteacher
Barking Abbey School
Barking and Dagenham
- £76,618 - £83,699 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L22 - L26
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 30 March 2020
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity?
Do you aspire to Headship in the future?
Do you want to work with exceptional young people and hardworking staff committed to going the extra mile?
Commencing: September 2020
Leadership Scale: L22 to L26, £76,618 to £83,699
Are you highly motivated and driven, with a proven track record of leadership, outstanding classroom teaching and known for having a positive impact on whole school development?
This is an extremely rare and exciting opportunity for the right candidate to take up a leading role of one of our large campuses. Barking Abbey is looking for an inspirational Deputy Headteacher who aspires to be a Headteacher in the future who will:
• Have held a position of an Assistant Headteacher for 2 or more years
• Lead by example
• Demand the highest expectations and standards in all aspects of school life
• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
• Be uncompromising in their pursuit of the best outcomes for young people
• Demonstrate impact, creativity and high levels of personal integrity
• Have a relevant and continuously developing understanding of what quality education looks like and up to date guidance on best practice for supporting student learning
In return we can offer:
• A student-centred, progress focussed student ethos
• A welcoming and supportive community
• The opportunity to work with a passionate, hardworking and supportive staff
• Opportunities to develop the skills and qualities to become a Headteacher in the future
• A commitment to support continued professional development
• A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body
• A cohort of students with high aspirations and a willingness to learn
Key Dates
Visits to the School: 08.30am Friday 13th March
Visits to the School: 08.30am Thursday 19th March
Visits to the School: 08.30am Wednesday 25th March
Closing Date for Applications: 09.00am Monday 30th March
Notification Sent to Shortlisted Candidates: 17.00am Wednesday 1st April
Interviews All Day: Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th April 2020
If you would like to visit the school, please contact Mrs Wright, Headteacher’s PA to book a place for one of the sessions.
This is a new role for the school and therefore we are looking for a Head of Campus for both of our school campuses. The campus allocation for each Deputy Headteacher will be agreed following the interview process.
Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Attached documents
About Barking Abbey School
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. With a large KS5 provision and Additional Resourced Provisions (ARP) on each of our campuses, the school provides a varied role for the right individual.
Headteacher
Tony Roe
Values and vision
Our school motto is 'Give and Expect the Best' and we do this by living our values each and every day. Bravery, Excellence, Self-Discipline and teamwork.
Barking Abbey School aims to provide world-class teaching and learning to all its students. Staff strive to offer outstanding pastoral care, and to deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum while offering regular and robust assessment. The secondary school also has a programme of high-quality enrichment classes.
Recruitment process
We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also welcome candidates with a non traditional background. The most important thing for us is your desire and ability to make a difference in young peoples lives.
Our recruitment process is fair and transparent and designed to get the best candidate for the role. A sample of our recruitment process is listed below
- Advert placed on TES, internally and in LBBD boards
- Blind shortlisting by a panel against the Job description. Potential applicants are scored. Shortlisting by at least 3 people including one SLT.
- Shortlist for interview based on scores from shortlisting.
- Interview process will depend on role and may include; lesson observations, data or admin tasks, panel interviews, student panels and a final interview
- All assessed tasks are scored according to set criteria and scores are moderated to ensure consistency.
- All panel interviews and final interviews are scored. Each interview has a moderation process to ensure consistency of scores where appropriate. Questions are common to all applicants.
- Feedback is provided by a member of the panel.
Ofsted report
A clear theme running through the school is the positive behaviour of pupils and their excellent attitudes to their work. Pupils are keen to do well and seize the opportunities given by teachers to work hard. They conduct themselves well around the school and are polite and respectful towards others. These attitudes have a strong impact on pupils' achievements because they enable learning to take place without undue interruption.
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