Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Assistant Headteacher

•            Work to ensure excellent outcomes and provision across all areas and key stages of the school

•            Teach to a high standard across the 11-19 age range

•            Support in the development and communication of the school’s vision and ethos, policies, systems, organisation and processes

•            Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure anti-discriminatory practice in all aspects of your work

•            Provide strategic and operational leadership of key areas of the school’s activities (the areas allocated will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate) 

•            Line manage linked middle leaders, overseeing the quality of provision in linked departments and year groups, ensuring regular and systematic reviews provide early identification of strengths/weaknesses and effective interventions as required

•            Establish a culture of sharing good practice throughout the school and with other schools/organisations to secure excellent outcomes for all

•            Develop a broad, balanced and coherent curriculum that meets the needs of all students

•            Maintain high standards of behaviour and engagement and provide a safe, calm and well-ordered environment for all students and staff

•            Champion and support the progress and personal development of vulnerable, disadvantaged and underachieving groups of students

•            Support the development of high performing teams across the school by training, developing and coaching staff

•            Contribute to the identification of training needs and the delivery of training activities

•            Assist with the recruitment and retention of high quality staff

•            Assist as required in ensuring the school meets all statutory safeguarding requirements and safeguarding provision reflects best practice

•            Build and maintain positive working relationships among all members of the school community

•            Attend meetings, working groups and committees as required

•            Deal with urgent issues and emergencies calmly and promptly as they arise

•            Assist with the supervision of students before school, at lunchtime and after school

•            Contribute to an effective and rigorous Performance Management process

•            Contribute to the effective and efficient day to day running of the school

•            Carry out other tasks as reasonably required to meet the changing needs of the school

Designated Safeguarding Lead

•            Managing referrals

•            Line manage the Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (ADSL) and local partners providing safeguarding services

•            Refer cases of suspected abuse and neglect to the local authority children’s social care

•            Support staff who make referrals to the local authority children’s social care

•            Refer cases to the Channel programme where there is a radicalisation concern

•            Support staff who make referrals to the Channel programme

•            Refer cases to the police where a crime may have been committed