Deputy Headteacher - Teaching and Learning, Research and Continuous Improvement
Sir John Thursby Community College
Lancashire
- £73,509 - £81,070 per year
- New
- Salary:
- L19 - L23
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2025 or sooner if possible
- Apply by:
- 7 October 2024
Job overview
Deputy Headteacher
Teaching and Learning, Research and Continuous Improvement
L19 - L23
Required from 1st September 2025 or sooner if possible
“We are characterised by how we treat our people”
We are incredibly proud of our ambitious, curriculum focused, research-driven school. Our vision is built around the principles of ambition, respect and belonging and we have a strong commitment to the development of our staff as outstanding professionals.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a proven leader to make a difference as Deputy Headteacher. We are looking for a great leader who is ready to drive our strategic vision. The specific responsibilities in this post are around Teaching and Learning, research and improvement but we are keen to hear from outstanding leaders who are able to contribute to our strategic direction and so the specific responsibilities will be discussed with the successful applicant. The role arises due to the promotion to headship of the current postholder. It will involve supporting the Headteacher in the oversight of the strategic vision for our school as well as the development and leadership of our talented team of Assistant Headteachers and Lead Practitioners.
We are looking for a driven and passionate leader with the inspiration, motivation, vision and expertise to:
- continue to develop, communicate and deliver the strategic vision for the school
- provide dynamic and professional leadership and management of the school
- ensure that achievement rises across all subjects based on the delivery of an appropriate and inspiring curriculum and evidenced through analysis of student performance and outcomes
It is our ambition to become a beacon of excellence where our learners don’t just achieve great results but also grow and develop into successful and caring young people. We believe that all our students and staff should be known, valued and loved and our success as a school is built on strong positive relationships between all members of our community. We value our staff and invest in their professional development, believing that everyone has the ability to become great at what they do. This post would be ideal for anyone considering Headship. We are an oversubscribed secondary school and we are fortunate to work in a modern and well resourced learning environment. Our students are at the centre of all we do and our staff have a passion for improving the life chances of the young people and the community we serve.
We welcome visitors to the school - To arrange a time to visit and meet with the headteacher please contact his PA, Susan Rigg - s.rigg@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk or telephone 01282 682313 ext: 21006.
Further details and application form are available from the school website or Lynsey Clayton (on behalf of the Headteacher) as detailed below.
For application information please:
- download from the ‘vacancies’ section on the college website: www.sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- or email recruitment@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
- or telephone 01282 682313
Send your completed Application form to: recruitment@sirjohnthursby.lancs.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am Monday 7th October 2024
Shortlisting will take place Wednesday 9th October 2024
Interview process date: Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th October 2024
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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About Sir John Thursby Community College
- Sir John Thursby Community College
- Eastern Avenue, Burnley
- Lancashire
- BB10 2AT
- United Kingdom
Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16, multi-cultural, fully inclusive school which values all students, staff and our community partners. We have over 1,100 students on roll and over 150 staff enjoying working together to provide the best for everyone. We are also fortunate to work in a fantastic building that was one of five community high schools within the Building Schools for the Future project in Burnley. We work hard to support and develop our staff and make sure they can thrive as valued members of our team.
Everything we do is driven by our strategic vision and our high ambition for students and staff. Three words are central to what we do: Belong, Believe and Achieve. We are committed to ensuring that all our students have bright futures and we commit to our beliefs which are set out in our Strategic Vision and we are characterised by the way we treat our people.
In our latest Ofsted report in April 2023, the school was graded ‘good’ in every area and inspectors commented that the pupils ‘enjoy attending this thriving and popular school’ and that they ‘feel a strong sense of belonging to the school community.’ The report also identified that students ‘achieve well’ and that ‘almost all pupils successfully move on to apprenticeships, A levels or other forms of education, employment or training’.
People and relationships are at the heart of what we do. One of our key values is that all members of our school community are known, valued and loved and we work hard to ensure this happens. We were delighted that Ofsted saw this in our relationships with our young people when they commented that ‘staff know pupils very well’. We work hard to create an environment in which staff feel a strong sense of belonging to our school, our students and our families. We are firmly committed to ensuring that all our staff have a positive work/life balance and as a result we give all our teaching staff a minimum of 20% non-contact time and staff have excellent CPD opportunities.
In our 2023 staff survey, 97% of staff were proud to be a member of our school community and 95% said that they enjoyed working at the school. Staff commented that:
· ‘Leaders care and lead by example’
· ‘SJT is a great place to work’
· ‘I love being part of the SJT team and appreciate the opportunities that the school provides for its staff and pupils’
· ‘The staff are extremely positive and supportive of each other and value relationships with their students’
· ‘I do believe this is a great place to work, and I feel lucky to have this opportunity’
We have a highly ambitious curriculum with over 70% of students following the EBacc subjects. Our results are consistently strong with students Attainment 8 above expectations and Progress 8 in 2022 +0.16
We have a positive behaviour system which has ‘high expectations of pupil’s behaviour’ (Ofsted 2023).
We are proud of our achievements and continue to go from strength to strength. I would encourage you to come and visit SJT to see why we all believe that it is a special place to work and make a difference. We look forward to receiving your application and please contact us if you would like any further information.
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