North Star Academy Trust is a small multi-academy trust that was set up with the ambition to improve the SEND provision in the South West and provide as many young people as possible with a bespoke, specialist education that is tailored to each individual’s needs. We are a small but growing Trust, we currently consist of 4 schools including both Primary and Secondary provisions, an Alternative Learning Provision and an Outreach Team.
We have an exciting new opportunity at North Star 180°, we are looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team. The Assistant Headteacher will lead and manage the pastoral teams to provide a positive, secure and values led environment for the students where each student has a sense of achievement, belonging and worth. You will work with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure outstanding levels of pastoral care and professional leadership and management of the pastoral teams. This will require the effective use of resources within the school, the ability to understand and motivate the different pastoral teams while striving to continually improve the standards and achievements of all students.
The Assistant Headteacher is a senior manager and leader within the school and has a key role to play in both the strategic development of the school and the day to day management of it. We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates a positive and successful impact on the experience and outcomes for young people, alongside the raising of standards in staff performance. They must have strategic and operational safeguarding experience.
Main Responsibilities
• To model exemplary relationships with staff and pupils, demonstrating to the school community how high expectations can be maintained alongside high quality relationships and communication.
• Supporting the Headteacher with the leadership of the safeguarding team
• Lead, manage and have strategic oversight of the implementation of the school’s pastoral systems
• Management of whole school attendance
• Identification of key improvement for that area, followed by planning of activities with key success indicators and milestones.
• Lead aspects of the School Improvement Plan and Self Evaluation relating to the agreed area.
• Provide effective line management and leadership of identified team leaders.
• To model outstanding practice in the classroom, including teaching, planning and feedback
• Attend and participate in all SLT meetings, presenting reports and updates as required
Leadership & Management
• Share the responsibility for the leadership of the school and contribute to the decision-making processes of school leadership.
• To take a lead in the maintaining of high standards of behaviour and dress code.
• To raise expectations and standards of learning and teaching
• To provide professional leadership and management to secure improvement in achievement and attainment for all students
• To actively promote the ethos and policies of the school.
• To communicate and consult with governors, staff, students, parents/carers and members of the wider school community.
We can offer you:
• a friendly, professional and committed team with a strong ethos of working together for the good of our students
• an experienced, supportive senior leadership team and trustees
• a rewarding role supporting the education of vulnerable learners
• training and professional development as required
This is a full time, fixed term position with the potential to move to permanent.
North Star Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.