- Salary: L5 - L8 on the Pay Scale (£52,074 to £56,082)
- Hours: Full time (1.0FTE) All Year Round
- Start date: 1st September 2024
Applications are invited from charismatic, enthusiastic and suitably qualified leaders for this exciting, rewarding and demanding post. We are seeking the right leader to be our new Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for teaching and learning due to the promotion of our current teaching and learning lead. The successful candidate will be an exceptional teacher, an efficient organiser and an inspiring, empathetic leader.
The successful candidate will work closely with the headteacher and the wider staff team to embed and deliver our ambitious curriculum for all children, while monitoring its effective implementation and impact on pupils. You will play a significant role in improving the school and working as part of a dedicated team, as well as contributing to our school development plan.
They will be able to build strong relationships with colleagues, children and families. They will have high expectations of all children and work hard to ensure that barriers to success are overcome. They will be respectful, kind, determined and curious.
The successful candidate will also be a champion of research informed practice, driven by improving outcomes for pupils, and confident at improving the quality of teaching and learning through continued professional development, effective monitoring and delivering constructive and developmental feedback to others.
Purpose of the role
The role of the Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) is to lead and further develop teaching, learning and assessment across the school, and to oversee provision for students in receipt of pupil premium and other potentially vulnerable groups of learners including children with English as an additional language.
The successful candidate will work alongside our other Assistant Head (Pastoral) to support the Headteacher in providing professional leadership for the school; deputising for the Headteacher in their absence; ensuring high quality education for all pupils; and implementing strategies that enable improvement to be made and standards to be raised.
In this role you would also be supported by the Primary Teaching and Learning Lead and Advisor and have opportunities to attend regular trustwide teaching, learning and assessment group meetings where best practice is shared.
Our school vision statement:
At Victoria Park Primary School, we celebrate our differences and teach our children to find their place in the world through respect, curiosity and kindness. Our calm learning environment breathes warmth, security and creativity. Our staff nurture a culture of aspiration, determination and a growth mindset in our children. This opens doors for every child to embrace challenge, take pride in their achievements and be successful.
- Closing date: Tuesday 14th May 2024, midnight
- Interview: Monday 20th May 2024
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check upon appointment.
Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Notes: The duties outlined in this job description may be modified by The Principal, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title. This document does not form part of your contract of employment with the school.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.