Wesley Methodist Primary
Location
Bury, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Title: Deputy Headteacher
Salary Grade: Leadership Scale 8-12
Actual Salary: £56,082 - £61,882
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: 1st September 2024
The Deputy Headteacher will assist the Headteacher to lead, motivate and inspire pupils, staff, parents, and work alongside the Methodist church and the wider community, to ensure every pupil is confident in themselves, is respectful of others, achieves well and gains the skills and knowledge to succeed in life and at work.
As a senior leader within the Epworth Education Trust, the Deputy Headteacher, together with the Headteacher and Local Advisory Board (LAB), will be responsible for establishing and implementing the vision and direction for the school. Demonstrating inspirational leadership and creativity to ensure that Epworth Education Trust’s ethos and values are deeply embedded and visible amongst pupils and staff, and that the school enables everyone to be the very best they can be.
You will be expected to interact with and lead colleagues on a professional level in order to promote a mutual understanding of the school’s vision and values.
You will work collaboratively with partners across the Trust and wider school community in the area, networking and liaising to support high standards of leadership, teaching, learning and behaviour across our family of schools.
You will be required to meet the general conditions of the post as specified in the School Teacher Conditions Document.
In addition, you will be required to fulfil any reasonable expectations from the Headteacher.
We are looking for an excellent Deputy Headteacher:
• To secure and maintain excellent teaching and learning throughout all members of the school, ensuring an environment that empowers both staff and students to their highest potential.
• To develop and maintain a high quality learning environment.
• To support the Headteacher’s overall leadership, development and management of teaching and learning of all pupils.
• To be able to teach in both key stages.
• To take a leading role in the monitoring and evaluation of standards across the whole school and to be a leading professional, actively promoting effective teaching and learning practices across the school.
• To take full responsibility for the school in the absence of the Headteacher.
• The post will require you to work in partnership with the Headteacher, governors, staff and other schools in the Trust to ensure the continuous improvement of the school.
• To work in partnership with the Headteacher to promote the Christian ethos of our Methodist school.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In return our Trust and its school offers you:
• Supportive parents and a welcoming local community
• A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision
• A supportive and highly committed staff with high expectations, who are willing to help each other.
• Well resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments
• Strong working partnerships within the Trust
• Pupils with positive attitudes to learning, who are hardworking, caring and proud to attend their school.
• The opportunity to make a difference.
• An enthusiastic and supportive Governing Body
• The support of a strong and skilled Trust Central Team
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Wellbeing Day
• Tech and Cycle salary sacrifice schemes as well as other discount schemes.
• Access to Employment Assistance Programme
• Access to training opportunities and professional development
Applicants are welcome to come and visit school. Please contact the school at [email protected] to arrange this.
All application forms should be returned by email to [email protected] or by post with a letter of application which makes reference to the job description / person specification. This should be no longer than 2 sides of A4 with a font size of 12
Closing date: Sunday 14th April 2024 12:00pm
Short listing: Monday 15th April 2024 12:00pm
Lesson Observation in own setting, one date: 18th - 23rd April 2024
Interview and Presentation: Thursday 25th April 2024
Application packs are downloadable or available by email from: [email protected]
The main base for the role will be Wesley Methodist Primary School.
Please note, the employer for this position is Epworth Education Trust, not Bury LA
This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Epworth Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
At the Epworth Education Trust we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We work to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. The procedures contained in our Safeguarding Policy apply to all staff, volunteers and governors. Our child protection policy can be read here:
We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
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£56.08k per annum
