Deputy Head Teacher- The Dales
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
17/02/2017
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 17/03/2017 12:00
Salary:
£51,127 to £56,511
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching
Employment Location:
Blyth, Northumberland
Further Information
Are you a highly skilled leader looking for the next step in your career?
Are you looking for a school to take you to the next stage in your career in terms of development and progression?
Are you an aspiring Head Teacher, keen to understand more about strategic and systemic operations in schools?
Join this highly regarded SEND school in Northumberland and become an important member of the team as the new Deputy Head Teacher!
The Dales School is a very successful Specialist School in Blyth, Northumberland. Since relocating to Blyth in September 2010, the school has become a central driver for many initiatives within school, within the partnership of Blyth schools, within provision of multi-services to families in Blyth, as the Lead school in a Teaching school Alliance, as a national support school and, numerous other creative initiatives.
Owing to the planned retirement of the current highly experienced and respected Deputy Head Teacher, we require someone to replace her at The Dales School.
(N.B. It should also be noted that the Head Teacher plans to retire at the end of the academic year 2017/18).
The Dales School is:
Outstanding, Ofsted 2013.
The Lead School within The Dales Teaching School Alliance.
A National Support School.
An outward-facing school we aim to further develop links with partners to benefit pupils across partner schools and further afield.
Staffed by professionals including Specialist Leaders in Education.
Brief Person Specification - Deputy Head Teacher
This post requires a personable middle management post holder seeking greater responsibility or a current diligent Deputy Head Teacher looking for a new challenge.
About the Role
The Dales is a specialist school providing for 89 pupils who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health / Complex needs with a high percentage functioning with Autistic Spectrum Condition.
A current focus of the role is ensuring that the curriculum and organisation for learning across the school achieves positive outcomes for the school’s pupils by offering a creative curriculum which benefits from rigorous assessment and planning for individual children.
As a Deputy Head Teacher
• You will help to develop creative new approaches to learning throughout the school.
• You will share responsibility for safeguarding with the Head Teacher.
• You will support pupils with establishing positive behaviour for learning and develop whole school approaches in response to projected and current needs of our children.
• You will be a key player in maintaining and building on the ‘outstanding' reputation of the quality of the school’s provision.
• You will take over-all responsibility Appraisal and staff monitoring and professional development.
• You will assume other appropriate duties as identified by, and with, the Head Teacher
Application forms and further details are available to download above.
Candidates are welcome to visit school on Wednesday 8th March at 10a.m. or, by appointment.
Closing date
Interviews are scheduled to take place over 2 days: 29th and 30th March 2017
Please note
This job is closed for applications.