Deputy Head Teacher - Academic

Main Areas of Responsibility

We are happy to negotiate individual academic leadership responsibilities, which may include:

• Working closely with the Headteacher on implementing the school development plan.
• Leading the strategic development of teaching and learning across the academy, collaborating with the Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) to provide professional learning opportunities and ensure the highest classroom standards and pupil outcomes.
• Overseeing the strategic management of data, assessment, and target setting (including reporting achievement data to governors and external bodies as required), working with the Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum) to set challenging and aspirational whole-academy targets.
• Driving the development of the school curriculum, including planning, implementing rigorous teaching materials, and evaluating curriculum impact.
• Supporting the further development of a strong Personal Development curriculum, working closely with the Assistant Headteacher (Personal Development).
• Line management of three Assistant Headteachers.

Expectations as a Member of the Senior Leadership Team

As a member of the Academy Senior Leadership Team, you will be expected to:

• Collaborate to build and realize a shared vision of excellence and high standards.
• Play a major role in determining strategy.
• Contribute actively to the implementation of all academy policies and procedures.
• Set challenging subject targets and ensure rigorous monitoring, evaluation, and review of progress.
• Ensure high-quality teaching and learning in line-managed faculties.
• Manage delegated budgets effectively.
• Attend academy leadership meetings.
• Participate in staff recruitment processes.
• Fulfill lunch, break, and before/after school duties.
• Contribute to assemblies.
• Assist in managing pupil disciplinary incidents.
• Actively participate in monitoring, evaluation, and review of teaching and learning in line-managed faculties.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

We would like to hear from you if you possess the following:

• QTS and a good undergraduate degree (or equivalent).
• The ability to meet professional standards for teachers.
• A minimum of three years' experience at senior leadership level.
• Experience delivering high-quality INSET to teaching staff.
• Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader across at least two key stages.
• Evidence of leading, supporting, and managing individuals and teams to ensure high performance.
• Successful experience with processes of monitoring, evaluation, and review.
• Strong ICT skills and experience utilizing new technologies to enhance achievement.
• Recent involvement in knowledge-rich curriculum development.
• Experience presenting to a wide audience.
• Experience embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning on a whole-school level.
• Successful management and implementation of change at whole-school level.