Deputy Headteacher

Purpose

• Ensure we offer a world class and student-centred , which develops young people to enable them to be self-regulated learners.
• Continue to develop a research-based approach to staff development which outlines the best practice for behaviour, culture and attitudes.
• Develop quality assurance systems which lead to accurate and continues self-evaluation at all levels.

Specific Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks

Leadership Responsibilities:

·Develop and implement the school’s strategic improvement plan, ensuring that all staff perform to the required standard and contribute to the school’s achievement culture therefore fulfilling our vision.

·Ensure the school meets the targets stated in the School Improvement Plan.

·Create an ethos that is based on inclusivity, fairness, equality and equal opportunity.

·To ensure that students and staff are safeguarded effectively.

·Lead on one specific area of the Ofsted framework (QoE or B&A) for the whole school, including Ofsted preparation where relevant.

·Deputise for the Headteacher, as and when appropriate.

·Support the Headteacher with wider school responsibilities for example budget planning, HR, exclusions, managed moves, off-site directions, safeguarding, admissions and other day-to-day leadership decisions.

·Lead whole school strategies.

·Lead on staff development, supporting recruitment and retention by ensuring consistently good and outstanding teaching.

·Lead on stakeholder voice, in order to gauge the effectiveness of implemented ideas.

·Account to Trustees on key areas of responsibility.

·Support the work of the leadership team including linking with department teams and year groups, and houses.

·Ensure CPD, ITT and wider staff development meets the needs of staff in fulfilling our vision.

Ensure high expectations of learning, achievement and behaviour are promoted across the school.

Teaching

·To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a main scale teacher.

Safeguarding:

Rugby Free Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this and the below commitments.

·  To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.

·  To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy

·  To identify children who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders

·  To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child

·  To protect children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care

·  To take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

·  Checking of visitor identification, especially at the point of school entry and the issuing of relevant safeguarding information.

Generic Responsibilities of all Rugby Free Secondary School Staff:

· To continue personal development as agreed

· To engage actively in the appraisal process

· To undertake any other duty as specified by the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document not mentioned in the above

· Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task to be undertaken may not be identified.

· Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description

· Employees are expected to adhere to the School’s agreed Code of Conduct and set an example of personal integrity and professionalism

· Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety

 ·To remain confidential at all times

· To adhere to the ethos of the school

· To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school

 ·The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition

· This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title

Please see applicant information pack for more information.