Deputy Headteacher Class Based With Leadership NonContact Time Fulltime

Job Description

Pay: Leadership Scale 1-4 £42,195- £46,500 Start Date: 1st September 2021Excellent Leadership and CareerDevelopment Opportunity Due to the promotion of ourprevious Deputy to Headship, we are seeking to appoint a dynamic, highlycompetent, engaging individual who has the drive and enthusiasm to help fulfilour schools vison. We are looking for a highlymotivated, quick thinking, articulate and creative leader to join our friendlyand supportive team in a school of happy, enthusiastic and respectful children.This position will suit an energetic person who is passionate about educationand leadership, has the highest expectations of themselves and others, is adynamic primary practitioner who understands outstanding teaching and learningand a strong communicator with emotional intelligence. Our new deputy will have a proventrack record of excellence both inside and outside the classroom and beexpected to develop whole school teaching and learning, curriculum, staffdevelopment and assessment. High expectations are key to the role and acommitment to inclusive education, so that everyone can achieve. Our new deputyalso needs to have the ability to lead teams with care and confidence.In return, we offer a prospect inwhich to learn and develop a strong and creative leadership practice, theopportunity to work in collaboration with other local headteachers and schoolsin the Ashford area as well as more widely in Kent, a strong, supportive andactive governing body, a positive, caring and welcoming environment with aChristian ethos. If you are ambitious, enjoy a challengeand want to make a real difference to childrens lives, then please contact theschool for a telephone conversation with the headteacher and find out ifEgerton is the right school for you. Visiting the school is encouraged but, dueto COVID, government guidance will need to be adhered to. In the meantime, avirtual tour can be found on our website. The closing date for applicationsis 10:00 on Wednesday 24th March 2021. Short listed candidates will be invitedfor interview week commencing 19th April 2021. Our School and all its personnelare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Thispost is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure andBarring Service. Information about the schoolSet in the heart of beautiful,Kent countryside, Egerton Church of England Primary School is a rural, one formentry primary school with 197 children on roll. Naturally the children are ourgreatest asset and the school plays a central part in the village community.We are a voluntary controlledChurch of England school, committed to providing the highest quality educationfor all pupils in an atmosphere where our Christian faith is evident in all weteach and do together. Our aim is to create a community where our core valuesof perseverance, compassion, respect, forgiveness, honesty and hope are alwayspresent. All members - children, teachers, parents, staff and governors - playa key part in building community and we encourage with praise; we teach byexample; we lead with respect for all. We have an enthusiastic andwelcoming staff team who are committed to providing a safe and happyenvironment which nurtures every child, which encourages them todevelop their personal talents and which challenges them to achieve the highestacademic standard. We believe the induction of new staff members is key, andhave training opportunities available both in school and in our alliance ofschools in order to support initial practice. We have a very supportivegoverning body, as well as an active parent association who are keen to helpfund improvements in our curriculum and school grounds. We are looking forsomeone who is willing to join our dedicated team, working alongside otherstaff to continue moving learning forward. Our School and all its personnelare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Thispost is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure andBarring Service. KTJ1