Deputy Headteacher – Teaching & Learning

Permanent - Full Time

L23 – L27 (£76,122 – £83,956)

Required to start Summer Term 2024 (8th April)

‘Holte School welcomes everyone. It is a calm and safe environment in which pupils learn well.

Pupils treat each other and adults with evident respect’ Ofsted October 2023

The Headteacher and Governors are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Deputy Headteacher with a passion for teaching and learning, and a proven track record of raising standards through working with and bringing out the best in others. The successful candidate must be an excellent practitioner, and will take the lead in ensuring the school continues to innovate in teaching and learning, facilitating high quality professional development that ensures outstanding provision for the young people we serve.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who:

·        Is an established senior leader with a proven track record of creating a supportive culture that fosters quality professional development, coupled with ambition and high expectations, to continue to raise standards of teaching and learning and pupil outcomes.

·        Is an outstanding classroom practitioner, bringing credibility to the position and who continually role models best practice both in and out of the classroom, inspiring both students and staff.

·        Has a clear understanding of what constitutes highly effective teaching and learning, and a vision of how this can be implemented across a school, ensuring that all students receive a high-quality learning experience.

·        Has high levels of emotional intelligence, enabling them to work effectively with staff at all levels, providing leadership as well as facilitating it in others.

·        Forms strong relationships with all stakeholders, particularly those who are harder to reach.

·        Is deeply ambitious for students, staff and the community we serve.

We offer:

·        A supportive community and Governing Board

·        A talented and hardworking staff team, who welcome new challenges and are committed to supporting and developing colleagues

·        Enthusiastic students who are keen to learn

·        Quality continuous professional development

·        Opportunities to work in collaboration with partner schools, where available

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a ‘National IQM Inclusion Champion’ school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school, with plans to develop our sixth form facilities. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.

Our young people are proud of the school and their community, and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.

Please take the time to read our latest Ofsted Inspection (October 2023) which can be found on our school website. We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be.

For further details and an application form, please download information from www.holte.bham.sch.uk Vacancies page. A completed Teaching application form, recruitment monitoring form and supporting statement should be returned to hr@holte.bham.sch.uk. Please arrange an appointment by contacting Cherise Hogan, HR Assistant, on 0121 566 4370.

Closing date: Wednesday 29th November 2023 at 10am

It is anticipated that interviews will take place on 6th December & 7th December 2023.