Deputy Headteacher

Post Title: Deputy Headteacher

School: Lowercroft Primary School

Employment details:

Grade: Leadership Level 7 - 11

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Full year

Closing date: Friday 22nd November by 12 noon

Required from April 2025
Leadership pay scale L7-11

The Role:

As a Deputy Headteacher at Lowercroft Primary School you will support the headteacher in her role to lead the school as it continues to develop and grow. You will teach for 3.5 days a week and your leadership responsibility will be to develop Teaching and Learning across school.

We are looking for:

• An excellent classroom practitioner.
• Someone who is excited to hear that Lowercroft has plans to improve teaching through the development of rubrics and instructional coaching and that you will play an instrumental role in this.
• A dedicated and ambitious leader who would like to use this rare opportunity to further develop their skills and career in education.
• Someone with high expectations of all pupils.
• Proven leadership experience, preferably in teaching and learning, but also in curriculum design and development.
• An excellent role model.
• Someone who leads with integrity, compassion and courage.

What the children are looking for:

To see what our children would like in their new Deputy Headteacher please look at the attachment.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate outstanding pedagogical practices.
• Provide strategic leadership and support the Headteacher in leading the school's vision, values, and priorities.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the school's policies, practices, and procedures,
• Lead and manage teaching and learning and curriculum design throughout the school.
• Promote the safety and well-being of pupils and staff, ensuring good order and discipline.
• Lead, manage, and develop the staff, including appraising and managing performance.
• Organise and deploy resources within the school.

We can offer you:

• Staff and pupils who are committed to our values of empathy, respect, independence, courage, and curiosity.
• A friendly, happy, and highly successful school with a caring, welcoming ethos.
• Enthusiastic and well-motivated pupils who are engaged in their education.
• A creative, balanced curriculum that instils a lifelong love of learning.
• An established, professional, highly skilled, and motivated staff team.
• Families who are very proud of and committed to supporting our school.
• An exciting CPD opportunity to be part of a committed and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team.
• A supportive board of governors and headteacher who will work with you to achieve your aspirations.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Friday 22nd November 2024

Shortlisting: W/C Monday 25th November 2024

Interviews and Tasks: Tuesday 3rd December 2024 and Wednesday 4th December 2024

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation. All application forms should be emailed to nregan@lowercroft.co.uk, or delivered to the school by 12 noon on Friday 22nd November 2024. CVs will not be accepted. Please be aware, if shortlisted that interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 3rd December and Wednesday 4th December 2024.