Deputy Headteacher

Job Title:Deputy Headteacher - Behaviour and Safeguarding
Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Salary: £50,807 - £56,802 (L4-L8)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start Date: 3rd June 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a senior leader at an Ofsted rated good SEN school in Gloucestershire!!!
We are currently seeking a Deputy Headteacher to join a Specialist provision in Berkeley for 11-16 year olds with additional learning needs including SEMH and ASD.
The main purpose of the role:
We are looking for an inspirational and engaging current Deputy Headteacher, or Middle Leader ready for the next step, who shares the same commitment and vision in providing an ambitious and therapeutic, person-centred learning environment for students with additional needs.
Working collaboratively with the Headteacher and the Leadership Team, you will have knowledge, experience, and interpersonal skills to develop the school in accordance with its shared values and the school development plans.
The successful candidate will have responsibility for leading on behaviour and safeguarding (including Designated Safeguarding Lead), across the school and will champion the schools PACE and restorative approaches to ensure that they continue to be at the forefront of all that they do as a school. They will also play a key role as a member of the senior leadership team in developing the curriculum as they work towards becoming an outstanding school. This will include line management of education staff and oversight of exams and awarding bodies.
This is an organisation who will also support you as an individual to fulfil your potential. They therefore seek a dedicated and passionate individual to lead in the operational running of the school and to further develop the quality of education provided.
Qualifications:

• Qualified teacher status (Essential)
• Accredited training in specific areas of special education, e.g., Social/Emotional Needs (Desirable)
• Recent management training (Desirable)

Experience:

• Show evidence of at least 5 years successful proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching.
• At least two years of experience in a Middle or Senior Leadership role, preferably, but not necessarily, in an SEN setting.
• Evidence of major whole school responsibilities and experience of turning policy into effective and successful practice.
• Experience of working with and developing links with the community
• Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school.
• Experience of working with and involving school governors/trustees or executives

Benefits:

• Life assurance
• Teachers' Pension
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.