Deputy Headteacher

Dunsville Primary School is looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher with responsibility for Safeguarding, Inclusion and Attendance who is passionate about providing the best for children. This is an exciting new role for an ambitious leader with the right skills and experience to join a successful and expanding senior leadership team in a high performing school and Trust, that includes the Headteacher, Lead Deputy Headteacher and Assistant Headteacher.  

This leadership opportunity is open to experienced qualified teachers with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience who can evidence a sound understanding of excellent safeguarding practices, a passion for inclusion and achieving high pupil attendance.

Dunsville Primary School is a friendly, welcoming school with a positive team of staff.  It is supportive of staff wishing to develop their leadership skills and experience. We have an extended leadership team and work collaboratively as part of the Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Multi-Academy Trust with other schools in our Trust. We are a school for our community and our Local Governing Board is engaged and dedicated to the school.

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who will:

·        Be an excellent classroom practitioner with high standards of teaching, learning and behaviour in their own practice.

·        Work to put the needs of pupils at the heart of everything

·        Strive to provide exciting and innovative learning experiences for children

·        Have proven experience of leading highly effective Inclusion provision at a whole school level

·        Have a strategic approach to the analysis of data related to pupil attendance, identifying barriers to attendance and the next steps. Have a knowledge of the procedures for working with families to raise attendance

·        Be highly motivated and ready to embrace a senior leadership role, working closely with the extended leadership team and staff in school

·        Be a supportive, flexible team member who develops excellent relationships with children, parents, carers and colleagues

In return we can offer you the following:

• A dedicated, experienced and caring team to work with within a positive working environment
• A commitment to your professional development
• A supportive and experienced leadership team and local governing board
• A school that encourages innovation and creative thinking
• A whole school ethos that nurtures confidence, develops self-reliance, where children learn to make decisions and develop the ability to articulate feelings and ideas