Deputy Headteacher

Job Type:Full time Permanent
This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader with a proven track record to join our campus and further contribute to the life chances of young people in the school and across the Trust. It will support career development and provide opportunities for promotion within and across the schools.
Stoke Damerel Community College is a vibrant and aspirational community of teachers and learners. We have an excellent teaching and support staff team who demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, within and beyond our curriculum.
We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.
We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.
The successful candidate will work across Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College. No additional travel is required as the sites are next door to each other.
To work within the Leadership Team to contribute to raising student achievement and the continued development of the schools.
Demonstrate a passion for education and a desire to improve the life chances of all students
● Build a culture of continuous learning and development.
● Adapt rapidly to the challenge of building on the existing strengths of the school to achieve all round excellence.
● Assess their approach and style and challenge themselves to think differently about how to best align their leadership to the needs of the school.
● Maintain and develop the school’s ethos of diversity, inclusivity, and equality of opportunity
● Be a highly visible presence around the school and model expectations of staff and students.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
You will have access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and a full range of staff benefits.
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