Assistant Headteacher
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 0TG |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 4316873c-aaa9-4855-b82c-de752bbfbdf5 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will display the following qualities and characteristics. They will:
• have a clear understanding of how to ensure students are provided with appropriate levels of support and challenge, in order to develop their independence and resilience
• have the ability to monitor practice, apply accountability and contribute to team thinking
• have demonstrated an ability to lead a team of professional colleagues as a middle or senior leader
• be capable of self-reflection to continually develop leadership
• display initiative and the ability to self-motivate
• display genuine interpersonal skills to motivate, inspire and lead others
• use data to question performance and set challenging targets
• be committed to the academic and personal development of students as individuals
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will find an experienced, supportive and very able Senior Leadership Team and will have the wholehearted encouragement, engagement and involvement of a strong and enthusiastic local governing body.
Each member of teaching staff is supplied with a laptop and access to a staff library.
We encourage our colleagues to continue their professional development and provide support for those wishing to complete NPQs appropriate to their role.
Our Trust has an active staff network with calendared opportunities to share best practise.
Further details about the role
The Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) will work closely with the Deputy Head-teacher (Curriculum), the Headteacher and the wider Senior Leadership Team to provide professional leadership and management. The Assistant Headteacher’s main responsibility is for the leadership of teaching and learning throughout the school. The Assistant Headteacher will lead on the development, monitoring and evaluation of all aspects relating to teaching and learning and in doing so, will contribute to the formation of a high performing secondary school catering for all students with a diverse range of needs. In addition, the Assistant Headteacher will also contribute to the broader strategic and operational aspects of the school’s provision. The Assistant Headteacher will have an appropriate teaching commitment.
The key focus of this post is to ensure the highest quality of teaching and learning provision and support the development of good and outstanding teaching by ensuring high quality CPD for all staff, by:
• Developing, leading and managing effective strategies to improve standards of teaching and learning by use of appropriate strategies across the school.
• Supporting the development an effective CPD programme for staff and leading aspects of it. This will be multi-faceted and appropriate to career stage.
• Developing the leadership and management skills of curriculum leaders through a rigorous programme of support and the setting of challenging targets for improvement.
• Accountability for line management of designated curriculum subjects.
• Support access to peer-to-peer and external professional development, including within our Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An online search will be undertaken as part of due diligence checks during the shortlisting process
The successful candidate will display the following qualities and characteristics. They will:
• have a clear understanding of how to ensure students are provided with appropriate levels of support and challenge, in order to develop their independence and resilience
• have the ability to monitor practice, apply accountability and contribute to team thinking
• have demonstrated an ability to lead a team of professional colleagues as a middle or senior leader
• be capable of self-reflection to continually develop leadership
• display initiative and the ability to self-motivate
• display genuine interpersonal skills to motivate, inspire and lead others
• use data to question performance and set challenging targets
• be committed to the academic and personal development of students as individuals
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will find an experienced, supportive and very able Senior Leadership Team and will have the wholehearted encouragement, engagement and involvement of a strong and enthusiastic local governing body.
Each member of teaching staff is supplied with a laptop and access to a staff library.
We encourage our colleagues to continue their professional development and provide support for those wishing to complete NPQs appropriate to their role.
Our Trust has an active staff network with calendared opportunities to share best practise.
Further details about the role
The Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) will work closely with the Deputy Head-teacher (Curriculum), the Headteacher and the wider Senior Leadership Team to provide professional leadership and management. The Assistant Headteacher’s main responsibility is for the leadership of teaching and learning throughout the school. The Assistant Headteacher will lead on the development, monitoring and evaluation of all aspects relating to teaching and learning and in doing so, will contribute to the formation of a high performing secondary school catering for all students with a diverse range of needs. In addition, the Assistant Headteacher will also contribute to the broader strategic and operational aspects of the school’s provision. The Assistant Headteacher will have an appropriate teaching commitment.
The key focus of this post is to ensure the highest quality of teaching and learning provision and support the development of good and outstanding teaching by ensuring high quality CPD for all staff, by:
• Developing, leading and managing effective strategies to improve standards of teaching and learning by use of appropriate strategies across the school.
• Supporting the development an effective CPD programme for staff and leading aspects of it. This will be multi-faceted and appropriate to career stage.
• Developing the leadership and management skills of curriculum leaders through a rigorous programme of support and the setting of challenging targets for improvement.
• Accountability for line management of designated curriculum subjects.
• Support access to peer-to-peer and external professional development, including within our Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An online search will be undertaken as part of due diligence checks during the shortlisting process