Deputy Headteacher

St Hild's Church of England School is looking for a Deputy Headteacher to help shape the future and make a real difference in young peoples lives. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our senior leadership team and ensure high quality strategic leadership in the development and implementation of strategies in school improvement within the context of recent outcomes. The successful candidate will also have an Initial focus on raising standards, with particular focus on the end of Key Stage 4 and robust implementation of the whole Trust assessment framework. 

We are looking for a leader who can inspire and influence a range of stakeholders and who will:

• have a proven track record in raising achievement and leading whole school initiatives
• be an outstanding teacher
• have a proven track record in managing and leading change
• have a proven track record in leading, planning strategically and delivering on outcomes on attendance, punctuality, teaching & learning and behaviour for learning.

Our school is within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

St Hild’s Church of England School is a rapidly improving school, as evidenced by our recent SIAMs inspection which we are eager to publish. We are an inclusive school and continues to grow, providing a thriving learning environment for all of our pupils.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued. 
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road. 

Interested in finding out more? Please contact Sara Crawshaw, Headteacher s.crawshaw@neatat.org.uk to arrange an informal chat.

Interested in applying? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight Tuesday 29th October 2024. 

Expected Interview Dates - 31st October 2024 

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.