Post title: Deputy Headteacher - Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Salary: Leadership scale point 20-24 (£85,547 - £94,349)
Contract type: Full time and permanent
Responsible to: Executive Headteacher
Closing Date: 12th October, 9.00am (interviewing 14th and 15th October)
Fullhurst Community College is incredibly excited to advertise the role of Deputy Headteacher with responsibility for Quality of Education.
This is a rare opportunity for an exceptional school leader to join our ambitious and highly committed Senior Leadership Team at a pivotal stage in our journey. We are seeking an inspiring, strategic and values-driven Deputy Headteacher who will lead and shape our curriculum and
the teaching and learning offer, ensuring that every student receives the highest quality learning experience and achieves their full potential.
At Fullhurst Community College, we are proud of our diverse and inclusive community, our ethos and our unwavering belief that every young person can succeed. We serve a vibrant community in Leicester and are driven by a determination to transform lives through education. We are looking for a leader who shares this vision and who is passionate about securing excellent outcomes for all students, regardless of background or starting point.
This is a key strategic role within the school and will suit an experienced senior leader with a deep understanding of curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment, and school improvement in these areas. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of raising standards and improving outcomes, combined with the ability to inspire, challenge and support colleagues at all levels.
As Deputy Headteacher, you will work closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to provide strategic direction for the school. You will lead our continued drive for excellence in curriculum design, teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring that all students experience a broad, ambitious and knowledge-rich education that prepares them for future success.
Fullhurst Community College is an over-subscribed and multi-award-winning secondary school for 11-16-year-olds based across two impressive campuses in Braunstone, Leicestershire. Our school is dedicated to our local community, and we passionately believe in transforming the lives of young people from one of the most deprived communities in the UK by ensuring that every student has the very best life chances made available to them.
What we can offer you:
- Commitment to providing a supportive and developmental culture for all staff, through an extensive CPD programme
- A comprehensive induction process.
- Dedicated time is set aside for the department to plan collectively and therefore reduce workload.
- We do not conduct formal lesson observations.
- We’re committed to equality and diversity; this is an area of responsibility for a member of our SLT and a linked Governor.
- Free electric car charging
- Free access to our fully equipped on-site gym and preferable rates for college facilities hire
- Vivup counselling service offering telephone or face-to-face appointments, 365 days a year.
- Eye care vouchers - help with your eye care if your work involves significant periods of time looking at a computer screen
- Annual flu jab - to protect against those winter germs
- We provide a wide range of activities and events for staff to relax and enjoy across the year
- Cycle to work scheme - designed to promote healthy travel to work and reduce carbon footprint
Further details about the role, including the full information pack and application form are available from the attachments section.
A cover letter detailing why you are a suitable candidate for the position should accompany your completed application.
If you are interested in this role, please contact the school to arrange either a visit or an informal discussion with the Executive Headteacher by contacting Phil Leaman.
We are committed to keeping children and young people safe from harm and abuse and to promoting their welfare, and we expect that everyone who comes to work for us will share the same commitment. Fulfilling this responsibility includes making sure that our recruitment process includes a range of measures to identify those who may be unsuitable to work with children and young people.
In addition, all roles within the school/college are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, and are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. These posts may also be subject to further DBS re-checks at appropriate intervals. Further information about what the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 means for applicants is provided on the Application Form. Please note that having a criminal record is not an automatic bar from working with us: whether or not your criminal record has a bearing on the post you have applied for will be carefully considered as part of the recruitment process. This may involve a discussion with yourself about the circumstances and background to your offences