Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion Lead and SENCO)

Defence Children Services (DCS) Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion Lead and SENCO) Episkopi Primary School – Army

Location: Episkopi, Cyprus

Grade: Deputy Headteacher L12-L16

Salary: £58,105- £64,225, with additional generous benefits, depending on eligibility, including cost of living allowance, free housing, and utility bills for 5 years, free education for dependent children, annual flights, and pensionable service through the teacher pension scheme.

Contract: Permanent, Overseas

Working Pattern: Full-time

Closing Date: 12/04/2023 23:59 

Are you an outstanding school leader with a proven track record and determination to lead school improvement?

Do you have the skills, knowledge, and experience to guide and inspire staff and children to reach their fullest potential?

We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Deputy Headteacher. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team whose culture and activity are driven by the core belief that every child should achieve their potential.

At Episkopi Primary School, we nurture and cherish each child by developing strong relationships built on respect, a sense of responsibility and kindness. This is the foundation for our learning and growing together in a happy, warm and purposeful environment.

Our aim is to support our children to develop curiosity and a thirst for learning that will grow and develop throughout their life. We encourage our children to embrace challenge, and opportunities to reflect, as they develop resilience and a pride in their achievements, both in the classroom and beyond. We develop our curriculum and wider learning opportunities to capitalise on our unique setting and environment ensuring high quality learning opportunities to enable our children to be:

Curious and kind - to have the courage to shine!

Job Description

The Deputy Head's Core Purpose:

• To provide strong leadership that results in the provision of first-class teaching and learning opportunities for all pupils.
• To deputise in the Headteachers’ absence.
• To work with other leaders and curriculum leaders to provide an integrated coherent approach to teaching and learning which ensures that all pupils make sound progress from their starting points.
• To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of teaching and pupil achievement ensuring high standards are attained by staff and that all children fulfil their potential.
• To lead the whole staff team in developing further a strong learning culture that has high expectations of work and behaviour at its centre.
• To set high professional development standards as a class teacher providing a role model for all staff in both classroom organisation and management and in implementing all school policies.
• To act effectively and inspirationally as an Inclusion Leader and SENCO.
• To support community cohesion within the school.

Person Specification

The post holder will be required to hold Qualified teacher status and the following essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Teaching throughout a key stage.
• Excellent teaching practice.
• Holding a post of responsibility for an area of leadership for at least two years demonstrating whole school impact.
• Developing effective approaches to teaching and learning in the curriculum.
• Leading professional development and INSET training.
• Deploying and managing staff effectively.
• Effective assessment and data tracking.
• Securing high expectations and challenging targets.
• Tackling under performance and areas of weakness.
• Ensuring improvement plans and policies are consistently adopted and promote continuous school improvement.
• Supporting children with SEND needs and staff to ensure effective inclusion for all children.
• Effective safeguarding procedures.
• Providing advice, support and relevant CPD for teachers and learning support assistants to raise standards with a direct impact on pupil outcomes.

The following are desirable:

• Relevant leadership qualifications (Desirable)
• National SENCO Award (Desirable)

Benefits

We are passionate about delivering extraordinary things for our people. We employ people who challenge and guide each other, working within a highly capable team who will support you to develop your skills and experience. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

• Learning and Development opportunities for professional and personal development of skills.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• Access to all amenities in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs).
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Superannuation is in accordance with the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• A paid annual return flight to the UK is also provided for each family member after first having completed 12 months in post.
• Accommodation is free for the first five years of your MOD employment overseas with subsidised utilities. Thereafter a reasonable modest rent is payable.
• This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability.
• Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

If you would like to have an informal

chat about the role before applying, please contact Natalie Watts, Headteacher (email:

natalie.watts@modschools.org)

To apply please visit Civil Service Jobs Defence Children Services (DCS) Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion Lead and SENCO) Episkopi Primary School- Army - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK to submit your completed application before the deadline of 12/04/2023 23:55.

Defence Children Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.