AddressDeputy Headteacher (Curriculum, Staffing & Resources)
Full Time Permanent Post
Start: 1st September 2024
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: L20-24
Responsible to: Headteacher
Deadline: Applications should be received by 9am on Monday 26th February 2024
Shortlisting: Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Wednesday 28th February 2024
Interviews: Interviews will take place on Wednesday 6th March 2024
Visits We invite any prospective candidates for a tour of the school and meet Jonathan Smart, Headteacher on either Wednesday 21st February (between 11.30am and 4.00pm) or Thursday 22nd February (between 12.30pm and 4.30pm). Please contact the school via [email protected] to book an appointment.
About the role
King Alfred’s Academy is seeking to appoint a dynamic Deputy Headteacher with responsibility to lead on curriculum, staffing and resource management
The appointment is an excellent opportunity for an inspirational leader who can model and demonstrate the key values and attributes of leadership at King Alfred’s:
- Courage, conviction and creativity to achieve the best outcomes for all students
- Positive, enthusiastic outlook, creating and embracing opportunities and solutions
- Drive for improvement, sharing good practice and research with a focus on development
- Address underperformance through support and challenge and constructive conversations
- Visible and proactive presence around school, engaging with students and staff to support positive behaviour
- Effective communication and listening skills, influencing and inspiring individuals, teams and groups. Demonstrates the desire to hold others to account with professional warmth and honesty
- The capacity to model effectively our core principles of; Respect, Responsibility, Tolerance, Knowledge, Curiosity and Resilience
- Advocacy for equality, diversity and inclusion for students and staff
- Integrity and consistency in relation to your own behaviours and the school's practice
- The capacity to strategically develop teams, supporting career progression and succession planning
- Collaborative partnership working, within and beyond the school
- Leading learning as a reflective practitioner committed to continued professional development
- The ability to work as part of a highly effective wider leadership team, undertaking the generic responsibilities of members of the Leadership Team and delivering key aspects of the Academy Improvement plan
About us
King Alfred’s is a friendly, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Our mission statement is “Opportunity for All”, this is something we believe in passionately and seek to deliver for our students each and every day. We are committed to helping every one of our students find what makes them successful in life. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of professional development and collaboration. Each student deserves the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides security and confidence, supporting our students to be happy and to thrive.
Students at King Alfred’s benefit from a wider curriculum that would be the envy of many schools. Students have access to after school elective clubs, residential trips across the globe, sporting fixtures, the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, our own Character Development Programme, a truly diverse range of opportunities in the Creative Arts and the King Alfred’s Academic Enrichment Programme (KAAEP). Our students are privileged to have this as part of their school experience.
Our ethos of ‘Opportunity for All’ applies to King Alfred’s staff as well as our students. Colleagues at King Alfred’s can be proud to be part of something special, making a real difference to the lives and life chances of our students. It is a rewarding place to work as part of a mutually supportive team where everyone matters and makes a difference. Our staff wellbeing charter offers a thoughtful approach to wellbeing and means that staff have the support and challenge to succeed and advance. Our staff well-being charter sets out the high expectations that we have for ourselves in terms of how we support colleagues. Our aim is to be an employer of choice and somewhere that colleagues can be happy, supported and further develop their career.
Personal, professional and career development is fundamental to being part of King Alfred’s. Our induction programme for all new colleagues is carefully planned to give colleagues the practical strategies, advice and guidance they need to support a successful start. Continuous professional development is at the heart of our work at school. Our culture of high-quality professional development and reflection, supported by practical strategies and collaboration across teams, is enhanced by access to a wide range of training and resources to suit your professional progress and growth in the classroom. King Alfred’s staff also have access to the National College, and many colleagues are pursuing National Professional Qualifications and delivering training for a range of organisations.
King Alfred’s is proud to be part of the Vale Academy Trust, a network of schools nurturing opportunities and career development. Collaboration is an important benefit of working at the academy, with students and staff benefitting from our work with Trust schools and other schools locally and regionally.
Rewards and benefits
We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 21.1% of your salary; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture.
Would you like to know more?
Please visit King Alfred's Academy - Vacancies (kaacademy.org)
Please scroll to the bottom of the page for the Deputy Headteacher recruitment pack.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jon Smart on 01235 225700.
Completed application forms should be e-mailed to [email protected].
If you experience any difficulties whilst completing the application form, please email [email protected]
“King Alfred's Academy and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.”
