Deputy Headteacher

Are you an experienced/aspiring Deputy Headteacher who wishes to inspire confidence in, act as a role model to, and empower pupils and staff?

Could you improve outcomes for young people in Fenland and beyond, who experience social, emotional and mental health related barriers to learning?

We want to hear from you!

About the School:

• An independent DFE registered, day school providing specialist education for students aged 11-16.
• Tailor education to a range of special educational needs and diagnosis of communication difficulties, challenging behaviour, social, emotional and mental health difficulties and more complex needs.
• Alongside a personalised curriculum, students benefit from an experienced and knowledgeable team of staff, who are able to deliver a therapeutic and holistic educational experience.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To deliver/ teach at least 25% of either core / non-core or vocational lessons throughout the week.
• To assist in the management of the curriculum and ensure that the school’s curriculum is ambitious, coherently planned and sequenced towards clear end points and supports all pupils to read to age-appropriate levels.
• To assist and support in the EHCP and PEP process.
• Focus on improving teachers’ subject, pedagogical content knowledge in order to enhance the teaching of the curriculum and the appropriate use of assessment.
• To assist and support trainee tutors and mentor them through the teacher training process.
• Aim to ensure that all pupils attend well and successfully complete their programmes of study and provide the support for staff to make this possible.
• Provide each pupil with the skills and support to be confident, resilient and independent learners and nurture and stretch their individual talents and interests.
• Fully support all pupils to engender an appreciation of creativity and achievement so to be equipped with the cultural capital they need to succeed in life.
• Strive to ensure that there are high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and that staff are supported to positively well manage behaviour.
• Provide all pupils with meaningful opportunities to understand how to be healthy, respectful and active citizens and fully prepare them for their next steps when leaving the school.
• To provide all pupils with access to a wide and rich set of experiences in a coherently planned way.
• Engage effectively and purposely with pupils and others in their community, including, parents/carers, employers and local services.
• Engage effectively and purposely with staff and be aware of and take account of the main pressures on them, including their workload.
• Constructively manage the staff team to increase skills, knowledge and expertise leading towards continual professional development for all.
• Protect pupils and staff from bullying and harassment and create a positive and respectful school culture.
• Have a clear and ambitious vision for providing high-quality, inclusive education to all pupils through strong, shared values, policies and practice.
• To support the Assessment lead.

What we are looking for:

• Qualified Teacher Status (pre or post-16)
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Evidence of successful and recent teaching responsibility of English
• Passion, experience and an understanding of Special Education, particularly SEMH

A full job description is available on request, if this position is of interest to you, please reach out to Sophie Lamont at Reed Education (Cambridge office) to discuss further.