Assistant Head Teacher
3 weeks ago
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Job title: Assistant Head Teacher - Curriculum, Assessment & Progress
Location: Ryecroft School, Walsall
Pay: £45,000.00 - £50,000.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
Start date: January 2025
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
We are looking for an Assistant Head Teacher with responsibility over Curriculum, Assessment & Progress for our New Options Autism School - Ryecroft School in Walsall.
Job Purpose
The Assistant Headteacher will support the Headteacher in:
Communicating the school’s vision compellingly and supporting the headteacher’s strategic leadership
The day-to-day management of the school
Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
Managing staff and resources to that end
Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
The Assistant Headteacher will also have a timetabled teaching commitment, complying with the Teachers’ Standards and modelling best practice for others. They may also be required to undertake any of the duties delegated from the Headteacher
Key Responsibilities (for full list of Responsibilities, please see Job Description)
School Culture and Behaviour
Under the direction of the headteacher, the assistant headteacher will:
Create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life
Uphold educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life
Ensure a culture of staff professionalism
Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school
Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy
Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment
Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across subjects and phases, based on evidence
Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
Establish curriculum leadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access to professional networks and communities
Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum
Essential Requirements
Experience of:Leading curriculum
Line managing staff, data and progress
SEND (complex) experiences.
Have obtained or willing to work towards NPQSL/NASENCo
QTS
About the school
Our New Options Autism School - Ryecroft School will have capacity for 60 pupils and will cater for pupils with Autism and complex needs.
The school is located in Walsall. Walsall is a market town in the West Midlands County. It is located 9 miles north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles from Lichfield.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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