Assistant Headteacher

PERMANENT FULL TIME POST

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER

L5 – L7

From January 2025

 BURTON PRU

BURTON ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE

 Due to the current post holder retiring, we are looking to appoint a new full time Assistant Headteacher, to be fully responsible with the Head of School for the operational leadership and management of Burton PRU.

Burton PRU is a Local Authority Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) – it is recognised as a fully inclusive school, that empowers our students to make positive changes and achieve positive outcomes onto the next phase of their education. Burton PRU is judged by OFSTED as a good school and we have strong links with schools and agencies within our District, because of our commitment to providing the best holistic education to each of our students (and their families) who have been or are at risk of being permanently excluded.

We wish to appoint a new Assistant Headteacher, who will be fully accountable to the Head of School. The successful candidate, as a member of Senior Leadership Team, will have the overall responsibility for the smooth operational management of the school with responsibility for the culture, ethos and behaviour and learning attitudes across Burton PRU’s sites; as well as the leadership of further developing our school to become Outstanding.

The successful candidate will be dynamic in the classroom – delivering inspirational lessons that students fully engage with. You will have a thirst to lead and manage new whole school initiatives and share good educational practice, as well as oversee established practice. You will want to work with a small team of staff and want to be coached/mentored by the Head of School and Executive Headteacher, so that you can professionally develop. Your educational philosophy will need to be based in trauma informed and emotion coaching, as well as be a relational minded person who wants to make a difference to our students lives. You will work closely with the Head of School (and indirectly with the Executive Headteacher) and BPRU’s Senior Leadership Team, to shape and deliver the mission, vision and values of our school and also across the Federation. You will articulate high expectations; quality assure holistic teaching and learning, personal development etc and develop staff, through high quality CPD and Performance Management.

Burton PRU is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for the appointment to this post with 2 good references.

Please complete the application form and highlight the areas requested in your letter of application. Please note, CVs will not be considered.

ADVERTISEMENT DATES:                w/b 16th September 2024

CLOSING DATE:                                Monday, 21st October 2024 at 12 noon

SELECTION PANEL MEETING:          Monday, 21st October 2024

INTERVIEW DAY:                                Thursday, 24th October 2024

It will be a one-day interview process which will include a tour of the school; an informal chat with the Executive Headteacher, Head of School and other staff; student facing tasks; desk top tasks; a presentation and the formal interview with the interview panel.

RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS TO:

admin@kettlebrook.staffs.sch.uk by 12 noon on Monday 21st October 2024

 It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.